Chiense people are notorious for spitting. They spit in every public places. Not ony in public places, they spit even inside the lifts, train compartments, on the shop floor of the factory and even inside the airplanes . (The other day the man who sat by y side on board an aircraft cleaned his throat so loudly and spit into the vomit bag provided for every seat)
They do one more thing. After making horrible sound while cleaning the throat and discharging on the train compartment, they use their shoes to spread it on the floor! So nauseating. They don't mind even if anyone sits in the next seat. Now in the bone chiling cold in many parts of China, these dirty things on the raods are more visible as they are solidified!(so obnoxious, isn't it?)
There is no age difference . Young or old, all are addicted to spitting. Still, on a happier note, I should admit that young and looking to be modern guys and gals do not often spit in public places. Hope more and more exposure to the outer world makes changes in their habit. One more news that is more comforting is that they do not use ghutka or panparag. Had they been using these vices too, then the entire China streets would have turned into red long time back! But, we should wonder aloud, why they do not use ghutka and pan parag, instead they are so fond of cigarettes
Now it is winter. In addition to the throat cleaning, they have one more thing to clean. The nose. In winter, everyone tends to have running nose. I too have while walking in the cold conditons. We have to often clean the nose. We do it quietly, without causing inconveniece to others They do it right in the middle. Like we Indians, no one uses handcurchiefs. Everyone uses tissue papers. The fluid from the nose is deposited in the tissue with a loud noise and kept back in the pocket.
If you happen to travel in Europe in winter, we can come across this dirty act in public enacted by the people who are hailed as cleanest in the world. Many times, on train, I used to feel so irritated to hear the howling noises of nose cleaning. They do it irrespective of the place they are in - in can be even a restaurant. There too, they use tissue papers for this purpose.
One day, on the way to frankfurt on plane, the English speaking lady by my seat had been sneezing profusely and cleaning her nose incessantly. After a few minutes, she asked me if I could speak English. When I said yes, she started explaining to me of her ailment. She apologised for any inconvenience caused to me and informed that hers was a harmless common cold
They do one more thing. After making horrible sound while cleaning the throat and discharging on the train compartment, they use their shoes to spread it on the floor! So nauseating. They don't mind even if anyone sits in the next seat. Now in the bone chiling cold in many parts of China, these dirty things on the raods are more visible as they are solidified!(so obnoxious, isn't it?)
There is no age difference . Young or old, all are addicted to spitting. Still, on a happier note, I should admit that young and looking to be modern guys and gals do not often spit in public places. Hope more and more exposure to the outer world makes changes in their habit. One more news that is more comforting is that they do not use ghutka or panparag. Had they been using these vices too, then the entire China streets would have turned into red long time back! But, we should wonder aloud, why they do not use ghutka and pan parag, instead they are so fond of cigarettes
Now it is winter. In addition to the throat cleaning, they have one more thing to clean. The nose. In winter, everyone tends to have running nose. I too have while walking in the cold conditons. We have to often clean the nose. We do it quietly, without causing inconveniece to others They do it right in the middle. Like we Indians, no one uses handcurchiefs. Everyone uses tissue papers. The fluid from the nose is deposited in the tissue with a loud noise and kept back in the pocket.
If you happen to travel in Europe in winter, we can come across this dirty act in public enacted by the people who are hailed as cleanest in the world. Many times, on train, I used to feel so irritated to hear the howling noises of nose cleaning. They do it irrespective of the place they are in - in can be even a restaurant. There too, they use tissue papers for this purpose.
One day, on the way to frankfurt on plane, the English speaking lady by my seat had been sneezing profusely and cleaning her nose incessantly. After a few minutes, she asked me if I could speak English. When I said yes, she started explaining to me of her ailment. She apologised for any inconvenience caused to me and informed that hers was a harmless common cold
What is the definition of ‘civilized’, I wonder.
ReplyDeleteIt was all there since civilization itself.
It’s only the perspective that has changed.