It's classic attention-seeking behavior.

https://lemmy.world/post/39812401

OMG, the “bless you” is such a weird culture shock to me. It feels so awkward. Why gotta say it, like WHYYY? (I’m an introvert, I hate this weird “tradition” or whatever)

Can we just stop saying “bless you” or whatever?

Last time I checked it was considered uncultured in some savoir vivre guide.

Why did I check such a thing? I was raised without this odd tradition and a long time ago had a girlfriend who was border line offended every time I didn’t react to her sneezing. Unfortunately she taught me to say it anyway and it’s pretty hard to unlearn again. After more than 2 decades.