Drive-by Spittings

Has it ever happened that you are standing or walking on the road and all of a sudden a splash of saliva has hit you? If it has, then you can proudly say you are in India.

Reckless spitting in public places is a very common practice in India. A large section of the population is addicted to chewing tobacco and paan and the affliction is more acute in the Northeast. There is no problem in people chewing betelnuts, locally known as tamul. It is the associated spitting in public with gay abandon that raises a question of hygiene....more

I have learned a couple things from this article. First, these callous, free-spitting Indians need their asses kicked. I can't even imagine getting spit on by some Indian dude with a hog in his mouth. I would flip out. Do these spitters apologize to their victims? Since this article does not mention these spitters getting punched in the head, I am going to assume that Indians are also passive and far too diplomatic. Maybe it is seen as an inconvenience to get spit on rather than a means for giving someone the Waterboy treatment through a wall.

Second, I believe we just located the worst job on Earth. He who cleans ye public spitoons has poor workforce skills and thus must settle for emptying gobs of thick, brown awfulness.