Just sneezed during my federal indian law class - someone said "bless you." And i thought how weird it is we do this - and I wondered what other cultures do when someone sneezes.
I looked it up - my favorite is what the french say in response:
In French polite speech, after the first sneeze, one says à vos souhaits which means "to your desires". If the same person sneezes again, the second response is à vos amours, which means "to your loves." Santé (health) is a more casual response.
You can look up your favorite here.
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From that wikipedia page: "In Korean, a sneezer might say 누가 내 얘기 했어?(Nuga nae yaegi hatseo), meaning "Did someone talk about me?" after a sneeze."
Um...that makes no sense.
(Adam, are all of your posts going to be about bodily functions? If so, I have a few recommendations.)
Is there an obligation to say "bless you" after someone sneezes? People in my office fall all over themselves to say bless you. I never say anything since people are sneezing so damn much around here. Am I "impolite" or "rude" by not rushing to be the first to say "bless you?"
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