July 25, 2009
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Spitting in Public
I was just reading an article about the increased health risk of people spitting in public. It was an opinion article talking about the nasty habit of spitting. The author of the article was concerned about the health risk of spitting for diseases such as H1N1. Here is the link: Link
Do you think it is gross to spit in public?
Comments (92)
ugh totally. especially when people do the phlegm spit. ughhhh
Yes… I hate it when people hock a loogie right in front of me. What’s the point, anyway?
It’s against the law in Singapore.
Eh, typically yes. My boyfriend does it, but we swap spit and… other things… so his spit doesn’t bother me.
ew, yes!
Yes.
Yesss. It’s gross.
i don’t care if they do or not.
Yessssss…ewwie. My uncles do it all the time. …and my cousins…
If I don’t spit in public how will I show my disdain?
YES.
Yes, I do. My great-grandfather used to say, “If you expect to rate, don’t expectorate.” There’s some wisdom handed down from a hundred years ago.
Spit is one of those things that makes my skin crawl. I can’t stand it.
My friends torment me with this fact often.
Yes, definitely.
That is the single most fastest way to get me to barf in front of friends… No lie
Kinda, yeah.
Yes, it’s absolutely gross!
Sure a lot of people hate it… but a lot sure are quick to chow down on a greasy, revolting McDonalds cheeseburger.
@leadheavy - A good law!
yes I do. Yes it is.
Yeah man, it’s totally fucking disgusting
Yes, especially if it’s right where people are walking. Can’t they spit in the dirt or a trash can, if they must spit in public?
yes. its really really gross if they dip snuff like a lot of guys do where i live…..nasty
It’s uncouth. Unless you’re competing with a friend to see if your spit sticks together as it falls into the water from the bridge you’re standing on. Only then is spitting in public acceptable.
I don’t really care.
yes !
Yes.
I spit at my friends.
It doesn’t bother me a bit.
Yes. And I see people doing it all the time. It’s nasty.
ewwwwww heck yes – especially when u r watching a sports game, its like they are spitting in my home
Doesn’t matter or change my daily life if they do
Yeah I hate that.
It grosses me out.
yes, and as you know they do it all the time in Texas.
No. Hell, I need to spit otherwise I have massive amounts of mucus laying dormant and clogging me up. I can’t blow into a kleenex either because my nose doesn’t work right so I have to sneak off and get the green gold with my fingers. Otherwise, I’ll explode.
I used to, but my boyfriend does it all the time, so now I’m more or less used to it. As for being a health risk? Whatever. Why don’t we all just walk around in hazmat suits and quiver in our sterile rubber boots. Society is becoming one big germophobe. We should stop being such pussies, be smart and wash our hands once in a while and get on with our lives. We treat germs like they’re the great enemy. People are becoming more prone to illness because we sterilize everything don’t allow our immune systems to build themselves.
Well. If you really can’t swallow it, at least spit into the grass or a trashcan. Not on concrete where people walk. If you really got manners, then do so into a tissue and throw it away. But spitting all over the place is just disgusting.
thats really not too bad. You know whats worse is when people ( nearly always males) do what is called a “farmer”. Some people have heard of it i am sure. Its where you block one nostril with your finger and discharge the contents of the other onto the ground. SO disgusting.
errrr…yes.
i dont like it when other people spit in public, but i dont care when i spit in public
In most situations…yes. But if the person is hiking or out running or something then it’s practically a must.
We used to have hankerchiefs and cuspidors, but those were more civilized times (except maybe the west of course).
oh yess///yucky
no thats dumb
yes its so gross i cant stand people that spit
It is nasty
I saw an old man chuck a loogie on a bus, an old lady slip on it, she fell and broke her hip.
People have been spitting for ages. Why are they just now trying to fear mongor the (non)issue?
It does not really bother me but what does bother me is women smelling each other (I witnessed this phenomenon a few weeks ago while on an elevator at work).
because I’m really going to let the mucus stay in my mouth after a cough, or worse swallow it.
Yes, it’s disgusting. Especially smokers hawking up loogies and being obnoxious about it — not to mention spitting dip. I used to work with a guy who’d keep a soda bottle at his desk for spit, the sight of it made me gag — much less the smell. And he wouldn’t stop, even after I got pregnant and had horrible morning sickness.
I referenced your comment in my recent thought blog.
I do it, but it bothers me when other people do it. lol As hypocritical as that sounds….lol
It was strange reading one of your posts without a picture.
@trebleclef402 - It’s uncouth. Unless you’re competing with a friend to see if your spit sticks together as it falls into the water from the bridge you’re standing on. Only then is spitting in public acceptable.
I like how you follow up big words with sloppy sentences. It’s ironic!
You know, I think you can be whipped in some countries for spitting in public. Spitting is a gross habit, regardless of if it is in public or not. It is such a gross man/ape thing to do. Is it required to scratch yourself in your private parts right after spitting?
its disgusting. my ex would always spit…its one of the few things that i dont miss about him.
If I have to I will. I try to be as civil as possible, out in public.
@GunStarHero1988 - That isn’t quite the fair comparison. I would say something equally disgusting as spitting in public would be not caring about a dog drooling all over the place would be a much better comment. Both serve the same purpose (to break down your food before it hits the stomach/intestines), as opposed to food which is primarily to be eaten possibly containing cooking grease which can be used for a variety of purposes, none of which come close to digesting your food.
gross. yes.
yes,.
They told us that at school. Sometimes you just gotta get it out though.
I do it.
It’s illegal in my city….you can get a decent fine for spitting in public.
Fuck them.
Gross, eh, yeah, sometimes..
But othertimes I don’t really care. Just don’t spit on me lol
It’s pointless generally but sometimes phlegm is just too gross to swallow. And yes, I occasionally hork in public. But outside obviously.
Yeah. Some guy hocked (spelling? Never spelled that before…) a loogie into the pool at my work. It’s like, what was that for? I wanted to yell at him but he was at the other end of the pool.
I couldn’t care less. If I feel the need to spit then I do.
yes, it’s gross.
just like farting and picking your nose in public.
it’s rude.
REALLY, the “health hazards of spitting”?! Look, I know it’s gross, but these days stuff is just getting to germ-freaky. WE HAVE IMMUNE SYSTEMS.
ugh YES..
@Theyneversuspecttheshortone - I didn’t think there was any part of the world left where snuff was still popular.
@scrambledmegzntoast@hardestlevel - ”Is it required to scratch yourself in the private parts right after spitting?” No, it is not, as far as I know, but do you not think it ought to be? Also a cry of “yo” and an enquiry “wassup?” might be in the spirit of things.
i spit in public all the time! i dont give a shit man. i am not swallowing snot ok!
yeahh, especially when theyre not experienced at that
I don’t care at all. I, personally, only spit when i’m playing my sports.
Yeah its unnecessary and gross.
Depends where.
Yes, it’s hella gross.
In the middle ages, people used to throw their buckets of waste out of the windows and onto the streets. That disgusting habit is one of the reasons that caused the Bubonic plague. I think that spitting in public CAN gave people a risk of infection of an illness.
- Kunoichi
Yes.
uh, yeah … it’s just unhygienic and grosss.
It’s disgusting! & so not lady-like!!
@Redeye_Express - I don’t think you got what I was saying. It’s quite absurd that people would want something like spitting in public to be banned because it “looks disgusting” but doesn’t really effect them if they don’t go around rubbin’ up against it, whilst they would conciously put something into their bodies that is truly unhealthy and can cause serious health concerns. Saliva is obviously something you wouldn’t want to randomely touch(which, if done so, is miracously cured with hand soap or Purell), but something that has been proven to be a major, national health concern just doesn’t seem to phase people as long as it’s disquised as something desirable. But, I guess you didn’t get what I was saying… or connecting.
Yes. It is very unnatractive for men and women.
yes. I can’t fucking stand it when people spit all over the place. no one wants to step in your germs and it doesn’t make you look manly. I only ever see guys doing it.
hell yeah it’s nasty. when i see people doing it i just want to slap the shit outta them!
I don’t think it’s gross. It’s better to cleanse the body of it than swallow it back down.
Disgusting! Didn’t their Mothers teach them any manners?
Definitely, and I feel bad because I know Chinese people do it a lot
Oh yes!
Yh, it’s gross… i really hate it when you’re walking pass them, and they’re just leaving, and they just HAVE TO spit on the side or where you’re walking… i seriously hate that =(
yeah I agree. Especially since I heard that it can be considered first degree murder. If the spitter has a infectious disease and spits on you, knowing you can get infected, its first degree.
yes