Do you say bless you when someone sneezes?

[purplepoppy]

In English when you sneeze people will often respond with ,"Bless you" or "Gesundheit." In fact almost every language has a word or phrase, most translate to a "bless you" or "health. "

Historical sneezing predicted upcoming doom or even your soul temporarily leaving your body. Saying bless you protected it or prevented you dying.

Most people today no longer believe that, but the custom lives on. So when the snot flys do you say "Bless you"?

[NaultD]

With my friends after two sneezes it turned into "get your shit together." "Cops are looking at us." "Put the stuff away." "Get it together man." After every sneeze.

Makes me laugh. So I say "bless you bless you" then have to bite my tongue in everyday life. Still giggle like an idiot.

[mstbooblover]

Sometimes, when I someone around me sneezes, I say "Santé" (as well French as Flemish and Brussels dialect), which means "Health" (Gesundheit in German).

I heard about old Persia that when one sneezed, it had to happen two times in order to avoid a bad omen.

[FreyaRed]

It's "na zdrowie" [for the health] it can be a toast for alcoholic beverage consume either.
Turks have something like "die soon" as reply to sneezing, i think they divert from the rule.

[dustybiker2]

I last yelled it across a parking lot, and they yelled thank you back.

[WhiteSteve]

I usually say “Salud”, the Spanish version. Feels more non-religious😝

[DJB72]

The English "Bless You" started during the plague when it was a symptom of being a carrier (Ring a ring of roses) and they believed saying it would prevent death entering the home.

[AgentG111]

I just thoroughly enjoyed the picture of the giraffe sneezing like telling those birds to GTFRTFOT.

Side note yes at times I may say bless you or gesundheit if I'm close enough.

[exitseven]

I say God Bless You. When I belch I always say God Bless Me,

[Static_In_The_Attic]

As for me I usually say Gesundheit or I laugh & say I hope you don’t have Covid.

[Coden7]

I ripped such a Dad sneeze today at work. It was a little quiet so I’m sure everyone heard me.

[FunkyMonkee]

I just say, "Gez." If they sneeze more than once, "One to a customer!"

[shortster]

Nope, I am not superstitious. Plus nobody says anything when you cough; and a cough is just a sneeze of the mouth.

[Anonymous]

In my country we say it differently, without religious context.

[noohair]

Yes I do... or gesundheit...

[Miristheiss]

I say: "You're so good looking".

[Shiprex]

Gesundheit or prosim but mainly excuse me

[mysteriousNicholas]

Yes @purplepoppy yes, I do.

[Fireguy17]

Yes, or some form of that.

[AviatorTom]

Yes I do.

[najekim]

Nope. "Gesundheit."

[azgınteke]

elbette ama çok yaşa demiyorum iyi yaşa diyorum

[Paige90]

No I don't

[andreasderjuengere]

I say

[andreasderjuengere]

Wipe that off the floor please

[ilistengood]

Yes, bless you

[chrissykerdock]

i say god bless you

[Wiredone]

Yes I do.

[Staximus]

Usually

[fish5505_87]

Yup!

[Jerre]

Yes I do

[CubaPirate]

Yes i do

[hollyhankwood]

Yes i do it normally

[eagle1951]

yepper