Spitting in public

Chorcai · 14-04-2010 02:28PM #1

I was walking past Connelly station and across the road there was guy skanger crossing the street, above all the hussle and traffic noise I could hear him hawking up what ever phlem he had left in his toes, he then spat this on the footpath, there was a taxi man standing by his car who just shook his head and rolled his eyes, few old ladys just looked on in disgust hands to their mouth in shock, I actully thought I was going to throw up. I'm alright when it come to blood/puke/poop but yesterday I was caught off gaurd or something.

Ok we have all spat in public at some stage but there was no need for such a huge macho display or spitting out what looked like a liter of milk with apple pureé.

If your going spit, spit into a drain or a bin, even the side of the road, not on the ****ing footpath, there is also no need for the loud HHHUUUCCKKKTTUUUUUOOOO sounds either.

Sykk · 14-04-2010 02:30PM

At least he didn't swallow!!

donmeister · 14-04-2010 02:32PM

At least its more accepted than swallowing :eek:

bronte · 14-04-2010 02:33PM

It is absolutely horrible. :mad:

I can't stand when some people make such a big deal of it, like they're expecting a prize at the end or something?

Kiera · 14-04-2010 02:33PM

I walked around a corner in town* one day and straight into a huge gob of phlegm. Most disgusting thing EVER. Its not even a habit. Why people cant wait to get a tissue is beyond me?

*Dublin City, Frada.

kingtut · 14-04-2010 02:34PM

Chorcai wrote: »

Ok we have all spat in public at some stage

ewwwwwwwwww no we haven't! :mad:

Now take your HHHUUUCCKKKTTUUUUUOOOO and go on your way :cool:

sbsquarepants · 14-04-2010 02:48PM

A couple of years ago i was waiting for a friend outside the cie place in o'connell street, there was a gang of young fellas hanging around and one in particular was spitting like a llama with a chest infection, there was actually a puddle of spit around him! I don't think i've ever seen a more disgusting site. It's a filthy filthy habbit. Disgusting.

ejmaztec · 14-04-2010 02:52PM

Chorcai wrote: »

I was walking past Connelly station and across the road there was guy skanger crossing the street, above all the hussle and traffic noise I could hear him hawking up what ever phlem he had left in his toes, he then spat this on the footpath, there was a taxi man standing by his car who just shook his head and rolled his eyes, few old ladys just looked on in disgust hands to their mouth in shock, I actully thought I was going to throw up. I'm alright when it come to blood/puke/poop but yesterday I was caught off gaurd or something.

Ok we have all spat in public at some stage but there was no need for such a huge macho display or spitting out what looked like a liter of milk with apple pureé.

If your going spit, spit into a drain or a bin, even the side of the road, not on the ****ing footpath, there is also no need for the loud HHHUUUCCKKKTTUUUUUOOOO sounds either.

Was he an alien?

Lux23 · 14-04-2010 02:53PM

I can't abide it and I don't see why there is any need for someone to spit apart from when brushing your teeth. Why is it a sign of manliness for some people? I really don't get why disgusting those around you is somehow impressive to some people.

admiralofthefleet · 14-04-2010 02:54PM

its disgusting, i nearly heave when i see people doing it

opinion guy · 14-04-2010 02:57PM

Hmmmm yeah its is gross when people do that big public phlegmy one for no reason.

Thou i have to say I do spit when I run, but its either that are suffocate, and I think randomers would rather i spit on the ground that having to fish it out whilst resusitating me

IvyTheTerrible · 14-04-2010 02:58PM

It's absolutely disgusting. Can people not at least spit into a tissue?

The Chinese had an anti-spitting campaign before the Olympics, we should implement some of their ideas over here! :P

Degsy · 14-04-2010 03:00PM

Its even worse when you see girls doing it.
I was standing at a bus stop when a chinese girl walked by and casually hacked a looger onto the pavement a yard from where i was standing.
Disgusting and most unladylike!

Schism · 14-04-2010 03:01PM

sbsquarepants wrote: »

A couple of years ago i was waiting for a friend outside the cie place in o'connell street, there was a gang of young fellas hanging around and one in particular was spitting like a llama with a chest infection, there was actually a puddle of spit around him! I don't think i've ever seen a more disgusting site. It's a filthy filthy habbit. Disgusting.

Brilliant

Anyway spitting on the street like that is just another 'I'm a skanger, look how tough I am' thing.

abouttobebanned · 14-04-2010 03:02PM

Not as bad as eating crisps...:pac::pac:

bonerm · 14-04-2010 03:05PM

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

The Chinese had an anti-spitting campaign before the Olympics, we should implement some of their ideas over here! :P

They also had an anti-breeding campaign..... which I think had it been started here 15-25 years ago would have work wonders wrt limiting the amount of spitters on the streets today (among other benefits).

Abortions for some, miniature social housing for others.

Cookie_Monster · 14-04-2010 03:10PM

I blame premier league players for influencing them all as kid, every know football players are macho and hawk out huge gobs of phlegm all the time

opinion guy · 14-04-2010 03:20PM

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

I blame premier league players for influencing them all as kid, every know football players are macho and hawk out huge gobs of phlegm all the time

What choice do they have ? They are pro atheletes running aournd at high speed in the middle of freakin winter. THey are hardly going to go off the pitch to spit up some phlegm are they.

Kiera · 14-04-2010 03:22PM

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

I blame premier league players for influencing them all as kid, every know football players are macho and hawk out huge gobs of phlegm all the time

Or the snot spit: where they stick their finger on one nostril and blow out the other. Yuck yuck yuck!

sam34 · 14-04-2010 03:23PM

oh this is absolutely vile

*shudder*

Max Power1 · 14-04-2010 03:24PM

Degsy wrote: »

Its even worse when you see girls doing it.
I was standing at a bus stop when a chinese girl walked by and casually hacked a looger onto the pavement a yard from where i was standing.
Disgusting and most unladylike!

totally agree.. she could be the hottest woman in the world - she'd still look horrible. Women spitting is one of the most disgusting sights.

gurramok · 14-04-2010 03:25PM

If you have catarrh at the back of your throat, sometimes you have to spit out of sight when you have no hankerchief!

Cookie_Monster · 14-04-2010 03:26PM

Kiera wrote: »

Or the snot spit: where they stick their finger on one nostril and blow out the other. Yuck yuck yuck!

I do that a lot while hiking actually

Kiera · 14-04-2010 03:26PM

gurramok wrote: »

If you have catarrh at the back of your throat, sometimes you have to spit out of sight when you have no hankerchief!

No! Swallow it ffs!

No one likes a spitter

Cookie_Monster · 14-04-2010 03:27PM

opinion guy wrote: »

What choice do they have ? They are pro atheletes running aournd at high speed in the middle of freakin winter. THey are hardly going to go off the pitch to spit up some phlegm are they.

be a man and swallow it

seanybiker · 14-04-2010 03:27PM

I'm always doing it

I normally aim for the corner where a wall meets the ground, least then nobody has to walk into is and it makes a game out of it aswell.

IvyTheTerrible · 14-04-2010 03:29PM

Kiera wrote: »

No! Swallow it ffs!

No one likes a spitter

And we're SUPPOSED to swallow, cos the stomach kills the bacteria.

RichTea · 14-04-2010 03:33PM

Kiera wrote: »

Or the snot spit: where they stick their finger on one nostril and blow out the other. Yuck yuck yuck!

A friend of mine used to get all sorts of abuse for doing this. He just didn't stop! It was only fair to slag the lad for such a horrible habit.

bonerm · 14-04-2010 03:36PM

Kiera wrote: »

No! Swallow it ffs!

No one likes a spitter

I was hoping you'd be a gargler.

14-04-2010 03:38PM

urrrgghhh thats disgusting! i hate spitting its so rank when people just spit all over the place! one time i was waiting for a bus on o'connell street and there was a guy just standing there spitting away like you wouldnt believe! :eek: seriously there was about 20 spits on the ground all around him!!! as soon as he spat one out he was hocking up another!! i dont know how people have that much spit in them to be honest!

knird evol · 14-04-2010 03:39PM

Kiera wrote: »

Or the snot spit: where they stick their finger on one nostril and blow out the other. Yuck yuck yuck!

'snot spit' ...great way of describing it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dHZ2CmTwdA

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