Once, when a British Prime Minister sneezed, men half a world away would blow their noses. Now when a British Prime Minister sneezes nobody else will even say 'Bless You'.
Source: In The Times, 1976.
-- Bernard Levin, (Aug 19 1928-2004), British journalist, critic; He was an award-winning newspaper, magazine, and television writer since 1953; his books include Enthusiasms, 1983.