Grüß Gott
The expression grüß Gott (German pronunciation: [ɡʁyːs ɡɔt]; from grüß dich Gott, originally '(may) God bless (you)') is a greeting, less often a farewell, in Southern Germany and Austria (more specifically the Upper German Sprachraum, especially in Bavaria, Franconia, Swabia, Austria, and South Tyrol). == German-language use == The greeting, along with its variants, has long been the most common greeting in Southern Germany and Austria, centered in Schwaben more than Baden or Bavaria.