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IAmTheTouch said: minneapolisgenius said: 
Gee, how did I know that you'd be the one to respond to my post? 
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Anxiety said: I'm probably mangling the spelling of that word (what a bad German I am), but here's the question:
Does anyone get offended when they sneeeze and someone says "gezundheit"? At work, I notice when people sneeze and we say "bless you", it's always followed by "thank you" by the sneezer. But when I say "gezundheit", it's always followed by silence. What, if anything, is up with that? Actually, if I am correct, "gezundheit" translates into roughly "healthiless" or "health". It is similar in Dutch, where "gezondheid" is said after a sneeze, meaning "your health". It has nothing to do with being blessed, al least in the literal translation. Although it is true that people thought that your soul could escape or be stolen by the devil via a sneeze, or even from sleeping lying down in the Middle Ages.  [This message was edited Thu Apr 1 11:49:05 2004 by minneapolisgenius] "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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