Snorting phlegm

hightower1

A co worker of mine recently moved near my desk in work and I hadnt noticed before but he continually hocks phlegm with horrific regularity and volume! :eek:

I work in an office and while its not very quite its still extremly audiable and consistent. I very well may vomit all over the screen if it keeps up, its bad enough having to listen to someone clear snot from their nose by snorting then swallowing it but the worst of it all is having to listen to that right before lunch.

He's not ill or anything but seems to think its totally acceptable? Is it? Am I being up tight?

Ghandee

hightower1 wrote: »

A co worker of mine recently moved near my desk in work and I hadnt noticed before but he continually hocks phlegm with horrific regularity and volume! :eek:

I work in an office and while its not very quite its still extremly audiable and consistent. I very well may vomit all over the screen if it keeps up, its bad enough having to listen to someone clear snot from their nose by snorting then swallowing it but the worst of it all is having to listen to that right before lunch.

He's not ill or anything but seems to think its totally acceptable? Is it? Am I being up tight?

Is he Chinese though?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-a8oSL_El8

veryangryman

Spent a month in China at an office - ALL the guys do it there. I was fit to punch one of them by the end of it

biko

They might not even realise. Can you tell them?
"Hey sorry but I can hear you "coughing" all the time, need cough drops?"

Tabnabs

Respond with snot rockets in his direction, he'll soon get the message move desks again.

Einstein

mate of mine does it all the time. He's a minger, and I tell him he's a minger...

Just tell him he's a minger...

CardBordWindow

It's a real sign of this recession, people snorting phlegm instead of cocaine!
It's a disgrace Joe!

kfallon

Tabnabs wrote: »

Respond with snot rockets in his direction, he'll soon get the message move desks again.

Snot Rockets galore at football last night

kc66

veryangryman wrote: »

Spent a month in China at an office - ALL the guys do it there. I was fit to punch one of them by the end of it

Whats the story with the Chinese doing this? I had a guy doing work experience with me for 6 months. He never quit, everyone was horrified with the noises he was making.

Chuck Stone

Christ is that ever a disgusting and egocentric thing to do.

That's just the type of thing that I would let me wind up until I exploded.

The explosion could be anything from 'WILL YOU FUCKING STOP YOU HORRIBLE BASTARD' to a workplace gun rampage.

Raminahobbin

veryangryman wrote: »

Spent a month in China at an office - ALL the guys do it there. I was fit to punch one of them by the end of it

Haha yeah, you can't walk down the street there without someone spitting phlegm at your feet...the attitude over there is better out than in!! I was working in a hospital there, the patients were spitting on the ward floors as well

A book fell down the side of my bed in the hotel I was staying in, and I picked it up only to discover a huge puddle of phlegm between my bed and the bedside table. I was rushing out the door to work and didn't come back until late that night, only to discover a COCKROACH had drowned in the puddle of phlegm. :eek:

I've never been so disgusted in all my life.

Chuck Stone

biko wrote: »

They might not even realise. Can you tell them?
"Hey sorry but I can hear you "coughing" all the time, need cough drops?"

That's a good idea.

I would let it wind me up because I'm dumb like that.

Duggy747

I love doing lines of phlegm.

Annoying thing about it is it'll eventually get clogged up in the €50 note. Scoop it up with your finger and rub your gums with it.

Shiny

biko wrote: »

They might not even realise. Can you tell them?
"Hey sorry but I can hear you "coughing" all the time, need cough drops?"

Do this but do it *Every* time that he coughs for a few days or until such a time that he becomes self aware.

People do this on the bus and it induces rage. :mad: I don't think I could put up with that for extended periods!

veryangryman

kc66 wrote: »

Whats the story with the Chinese doing this? I had a guy doing work experience with me for 6 months. He never quit, everyone was horrified with the noises he was making.

In fairness, with the oppressive government and media censorship, they will take some time to learn basic manners from the rest of the world. Beijing has almost zero western people and very few speak a word (no exxageration) of English.

Different strokes for different yokes as they say

Immaculate Pasta

kc66 wrote: »

Whats the story with the Chinese doing this? I had a guy doing work experience with me for 6 months. He never quit, everyone was horrified with the noises he was making.

They just do it to clear the sinuses, there isn't the same social stigma that it is over here. When I was in Hong Kong it's also social convention to wear a mask over your mouth and nose if you're feeling unwell so you don't spread it to other people. So you'll walk through the city seeing people wearing masks and nobody bats an eyelid. At first it took me back but the mask's are a sign of respect to others. You're respectful to other people's health so you don't spread it around.

Different cultures eh?

Raminahobbin

kc66 wrote: »

Whats the story with the Chinese doing this? I had a guy doing work experience with me for 6 months. He never quit, everyone was horrified with the noises he was making.

In Chinese Medicine, a substantial amount of illnesses can be traced back to the build up and retention of phlegm in the body. It makes alot of sense to get rid of it early by spitting it out rather than swallowing it, and they don't understand why we would intentionally hold it in.

sbsquarepants

I worked with a guy who done that, about every 2 minutes, on top of that he was the ugliest looking freak you've ever seen in your life. He was actually a very nice bloke, but you just couldn't spend more than a few minutes at a time around him, it was absolutely disgusting!
He left the job to drive a taxi, i'd say his fares love him!!

Saila

when you say he's not ill you mean under the weather dont you. he could have a serious illness unknown to anyone else and the medication for which does this. I know someone like that and this is why. meds are a bitch.

Spread

Have you considered going postal? A bit on the drastic side but 100% effective

Spread

Raminahobbin wrote: »

In Chinese Medicine, a substantial amount of illnesses can be traced back to the build up and retention of phlegm in the body. It makes alot of sense to get rid of it early by spitting it out rather than swallowing it, and they don't understand why we would intentionally hold it in.

Yeah, spit or swallow - the eternal question

Merch

Honestly, I would rather it out than in, but if i have to, I only hack outdoors and I make a point of not doing it in full view or where people can see or are eating, my neighbours friend the cnut hacks into my drive the fooker, I didnt say anything till recently as it keeps going on.

Frank Black

I was in China for a couple of weeks, got up one morning in a really nice hotel, walked out on the balcony to watch the sun rise over the Yangse River, with some shimmering mountains in the distance.
It was magical, and only slightly ruined by the Chinese guy on the balcony above me loudly hocking up a lump of phlegm and narrowly missing my head as he spat it over his balcony.

they wear masks to stop the spread of infection yet spit all over the place spreading infection...

30Min

Immaculate Pasta wrote: »

They just do it to clear the sinuses, there isn't the same social stigma that it is over here. When I was in Hong Kong it's also social convention to wear a mask over your mouth and nose if you're feeling unwell so you don't spread it to other people. So you'll walk through the city seeing people wearing masks and nobody bats an eyelid. At first it took me back but the mask's are a sign of respect to others. You're respectful to other people's health so you don't spread it around.

Different cultures eh?

Is that what the masks are for ??? Thats so nice and considerate !!

Bowlardo

Buying some exputex and put it on his desk. That stuff is theis priceless. basically if he takes it the morninghe will get all the stuff out of him in 1o mins. disgusting i know but at least you would be able to go about your day after that

Immaculate Pasta

30Min wrote: »

Is that what the masks are for ??? Thats so nice and considerate !!

It is yes

I have a relative who taught English over there and the government issued the risk of a flu pandemic so everyone in the city was expected to wear one so she had to teach a class full of children wearing a mask

ICANN

My housemate does it all the time. It's disgusting, I thought she had something wrong with her for a while but it's just because she smokes 20 a day.

mattjack

ICANN wrote: »

My housemate does it all the time. It's disgusting, I thought she had something wrong with her for a while but it's just because she smokes 20 a day.

Are you sure its phlegm ? Some girls swallow and some spit.

ICANN

mattjack wrote: »

Are you sure its phlegm ? Some girls swallow and some spit.

I suppose that makes sense if her large disposable income is anything to go by.