[DOC] [TLE] Why We Say Gesundheit When Someone Sneezes [PAR]  [DOC] [TLE] Responses to sneezing - Wikipedia [PAR] November 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) In English-speaking countries, the common verbal response to another person's sneeze is "bless you", or, less commonly in the United States, "Gesundheit", the German word for health (and the response to sneezing in German-speaking countries). [DOC] [TLE] Why We Say Gesundheit When Someone Sneezes [PAR] Mar 12, 2014 ... You are probably accustomed to hearing or saying bless you after someone sneezes. It's simple sneeze etiquette, at least in English speaking countries. In Germany, it's polite to say gesundheit after someone sneezes, which more or less means health. [DOC] [TLE] Gesundheit | Definition of Gesundheit by Merriam-Webster [PAR] Gesundheit was borrowed from German, where it literally means "health"; ... exit 
the body during a sneeze, causing ill health, so folks said "God bless you" to... [DOC] [TLE] Why do we say 'bless you' or 'gesundheit' when people sneeze ... [PAR] Learn about the history and meaning behind bless you, the sneeze and 
gesundheit. ... term "gesundheit" comes from Germany, and it literally means "
health. [DOC] [TLE] etymology - How did "gesundheit" work its way into common ... [PAR] Aug 25, 2011 ... Personally I prefer "Gesundheit" to "God Bless you" because it satisfies the ... 
Why Do We Say Gesundheit After Someone Has Sneezed? ... The after sneeze 
use of 'gesundheit' can be attributed to German and Yiddish ... the word (meaning 
"Your health") may have been understood in the United States as a... [DOC] [TLE] meaning - What is an alternative to "Bless you" after sneezing ... [PAR] Jan 7, 2012 ... My question is, is there an alternative to bless you which can be used when ... '
Gesundheit' is used by English speakers without knowing German. .... Of course '
Gesundheit' (health) is the correct thing to say, because that is what you ... When I 
asked what he preferred instead, he responded, "Your health."... [DOC] [TLE] Gesundheit! 20 Ways to Say Bless You Around the World [PAR] Jan 20, 2015 ... How to say "Bless you" (or its local equivalent) in 20+ languages. ... In other 
countries, it's more common to refer to good health rather than ... Germany  
Gesundheit ... For example, in France, the first sneeze gets a response of  tes 
souhaits, which means to your ... Mail (will not be published) (required). [DOC] [TLE] Atheist Living: Aachoo! Alternatives to Saying, "Bless You!" [PAR] Jan 27, 2011 ... Some people are offended when others do not say, "Bless you! ... Next time an 
atheist sneezes instead of Bless you I'll say F--- You! .... i think everyone should 
chill. saying Gesundheit and Salute in those countries .... Spanish phrase is "
Salud" or "Su Salud" meaning "Health" or "to your health" respectively. [DOC] [TLE] Gesundheit! and Alla Salut! mean Cheers! and God Bless You! [PAR] Jun 7, 2006 ... I mentioned the German word Gesundheit, which is said to ... He'd say, alla salut (
it sounded like ah salut), meaning to health. .... If in the suffix -sg you 
incorrectly use E instead of , the result will be ... Does anyone know why a 
sneeze stops if someone says bless you before the sneeze occurs? [DOC] [TLE] What are some alternatives to saying 'bless you' when someone ... [PAR] Gesundheit! (I startled the hell out of the German guy next to me by saying this to 
him when he ... In other words, it is nothing but wishing someone well, no 
religious meaning needed. If a person is religious, they can ... After how many 
sneezes do you have to stop saying Gesundheit (bless you)? What should be 
one's reply... [DOC] [TLE] European

Question: Gesundheit, meaning "health", is what Germans say instead of "bless you" when you do this
Answer: Sneeze