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sutspeare
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Only if they sneeze. I don't randomly say it.
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Always and always they reply thank you..so far no has been offended.
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Every time.
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Yeah i usually just quietly say it to them.
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Yes, but it could be in Italian or German as well as English.
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Being a typical New Yorker, I say "f*** you!"
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Yes I do. It's fairly common in the South to say it to strangers.
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Yes - absolutely!
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I say Gesundheit...I don't want to offend someone while minding my own business.
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i joke with people. if they have more than one sneeze, i bless them the first two times and after that i say that they are on their own. if theres one sneeze, instaed of saying bless you, i say damn you just to be funny
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Pretty much so...it's what my Mama taught me to do...and they usually respond with either Thank you, or and to you too.
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I say "Salud" (Health). That's because I work in a Spanish speaking environment and that's what you commonly say when people sneeze in this area.
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Of course.
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As a rule, yes.
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I say what is considered acceptable and polite in the area where I am. Here in England and in the US, I always say "Bless You" every time I hear someone sneeze, even to strangers, and no one has seemed offended. They usually thank me. In France where I work a lot, and to French people here in England and the US, I always say "A vos souhaitez" which does translate as "To your wishes". In France you don't bless people who sneeze, they acknowledge it by saying to your wishes.
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