Why do I witness habit of spitting here & there in this Indian sub-continent only.
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March 18th, 2008
It’s very natural habit of the human being of spiting. When one sees something nasty, ugly, distasteful etc. one spits. Sometimes I’ve seen the cricketers or soccer players spit in mid field because of their tiredness probably when their mouth go dry or something, But I’ve visited London, Birminghum, Belgium, Italy and few other European countries where it’s very rare to see people spit. Yet in this sub-continent: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal—-here people spit on public place so often. Is this a sign of geographical something. How do the Westerners, Europeans express their actions after facing any nasty or ugly thing. (say for example, your co-passenger vomiting. or returning from a vacation, you see at your kitchen a dead rat melted.waakkkkk.)
K3422 says:
It seems to be a lower class thing in England. It’s not nice.
March 19th, 2008 at 12:40 am
glitter_for_brains says:
you would spit too.if flies get into your mouth
March 19th, 2008 at 1:37 am
rosa says:
y would spit to if y lived in india
March 19th, 2008 at 2:31 am
missCuba says:
spitting is common in many places, not just India. It’s just a cultural thing.
Don’t forget, the English were horrified when they went to Japan in the 1800s and discovered that everyone there was bathing EVERY DAY. outrageous, those Japanese. ;p
March 19th, 2008 at 3:12 am
bonitakale says:
There’s a book called _The Rituals of Dinner_ that mentions that. Most people in Western countries have managed to control spitting to the extent that they aren’t conscious of the impulse anymore. (Some haven’t, but they look like classless louts.) It really is just a matter of different etiquette, and trying not to give offense.
March 19th, 2008 at 3:52 am