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Yes. The literal translation is “health”, which is also awkward. But in US English, this is a common response to a sneeze, basically the equivalent of “bless you” which is also a response to a sneeze.
Yes, and in the US, half-assed and plain stupid sayings exist, often lifted from other cultures but completely malformed and inane in doing so. Ergo, "in US English" is a shit argument. 🥲