Indian Spit-fest

Indians cannot wait to part with their bodily fluids, place and time be damned. Everyone spits in India, ALL THE TIME...It is a miracle that Indians have so much saliva inside them, that it is always wanting to come out, and no one really bothers where they are, before spitting it out.

Hell these spitters are everywhere. In cars, walking down the road, public places, but nothing really deters an experienced spitter, does it ? All you gotta do is, just arch your back, and let one rip. Car windows will roll down, while waiting at a red light, and out will come the thickest, the greenest (or red, if they've consumed some kind of betel) phlegm one has ever seen. And the best part is, no one has the right to say anything to these people, or else you end up starting a free-for-all. You would be driving a Rs.2,00,000 car, but when you gotta spit, you gotta spit..!!

India's street and pavements are dotted with 'Do not Spit' signs, and there are spit stains right under those signs. Talk about irony !!

I had the (un)fortunate chance of experiencing a spitter (who happens to be a well educated colleague, I might add) right next to me while we were hanging out. And I was disgusted, to say the least, but he actually had an argument to defend himself about his actions. This is what he had to say :

He said "Everyone around us does that. If you feel like spitting, you just go ahead and do that, there is no other alternative. If someone feels so dirty, then the government should provide spittoons all over the place."
I asked him whether he would do the same at home, and he obviously had no answer to that.

And these same Indians, when they travel abroad for various reasons, act perfectly pious and never litter (read spit) on the roads, because it is their duty to keep the city clean. But really, they are just afraid to pay fines, because Indians are very stingy people too. But it is always the other person's responsibility to keep the country clean, while in India. Hell I've seen people vomiting out of buses on the roads, while the bus is in motion, which frankly for me, is past disgusting, and goes into 'Hell No' territory.

The Indian government needs to take cognizance of this spit-fest all over the country, and the health hazards associated with it. And they need to do it. Like now. I am not sure if the compulsive spitting that is common in India is result of an excessive disgust for the life Indians live in India. Even if that is true, please do not spit on me. EVER !!