The other day I wrote an entry about the customs around sneezing in different countries. I mentioned the German word Gesundheit, which is said to someone after they’ve sneezed. I looked up Gesundheit, and found that it’s also said as a “cheers” before drinking with someone. It’s literally “to your health”. The Gesundheit...

Today Devon over at Head, Shoulders, Knees and all that wrote a blog post about sneezing in Japan. He said in Japan they say hak-shun when they sneeze. In English we say a-choo. After Japanese people sneeze, no one says anything special. In English we say God bless you or Gesundheit....