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[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 55 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I once had an autistic, elderly man living above my room. Whenever I sneezed, I would hear “gesundheit” from the ceiling.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

My wife sneezes very loudly and my house isn't great at sound insulation. Whenever she sneezes, I text her "bless you." (Even if I'm in the same room, but it's more fun for me when I'm not.)

Perhaps I am an autistic, elderly man.

[–] artifex@piefed.social 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can't argue with your logic!

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Being here, the odds are better he is an autistic middle-aged man.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not young - I'm 38 - but I don't believe I'm middle aged yet. Wikipedia notes that there is not an age officially stated to be middle aged, but it's commonly said to start at 45.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

Middle aged is at about E+37 years old.

Since we are building the torture nexus.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I feel seen

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I am careening towards the elderly part faster than I would like. But maybe we got along so well because of some autistic synergy.

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Should've said "Danke"

[–] mEEGal@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Keep things personal and cozy with a warm

JAWOHL, MEIN KOLONEL !

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

May just be a passive aggressive sneeze louder!

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I knew him quite well. He is very autistic and just as equally nice.

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I love saying “Gesundheit” instead of that cultish “Bless you” nonsense.

[–] Sunschein@piefed.social 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Well, I know just enough German to tell you that I've got some bad news for you...

Edit: good news, everyone, I'm a dumbass

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Gesundheit is short for "Ich wünsche dir gute Gesundheit" (i wish you good health). No bad news there.

[–] Sunschein@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

wait really? Crap, my bad. I guess about 1/3 of all the German I thought I knew was wrong.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is it lupus? Oh god, it's lupus, isn't it?

[–] Sunschein@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

Nah, lupus in German just means lupus

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

And I speak it fluently enough to know it means “wish you good health” as someone else has mentioned.

[–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

It's been my go-to since I was a lad.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Having moved to Germany and immediately gotten a nasty cold I believe the kid is on to something

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Verdammt! Er ist uns auf der Spur!

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Now if only I knew German

[–] probable_possum@leminal.space 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

sneeze and gesundheit.

When you are startled by a particularly loud sneeze some respond with Schnauze! - which means shut up - and I think that's beautiful.

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

I kept saying "Gesundheit" every time someone sneezed when I was in Australia. Many looked at me confused.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago
[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Achtung

Unfortunately my sneezes actually sound like that

[–] monogram@feddit.nl 3 points 2 weeks ago

Gesundheitlich… das ist ein Befehl!