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[Merlyn]

More than 5 years in Korea and here's a new first. Sure it is nothing new to see Korean men spitting on the street, or on the sidewalk, or even spitting in my direction as I walk by, but this was a first last night in a sam gyup sal restaurant. We were sitting in the table and chairs section of the restaurant, as opposed to the sitting on the floor section. Two younger Korean guys were sitting in the same area. Throughout the entire time the guy was eating, he would continually spit on the floor of the restaurant, so much so that he had made a puddle of spit and gobbers all over the floor. It was disgusting, not just to do that any place, but to do it in a restaurant on their floor. I've never seen anything like it. Must have picked that habit up from his father.

[caniff]

I had one of 'my friends' (English guy) start doing that at my bar one night. He speaks Korean really well, but that was going WAY too native for me. In my bar.

I let it go (with a comment to cut that crap out).

I would have slapped him in Boston. When in Rome, right?

[gsxr750r]

Koreans spit a lot more that foreigners do. Hands down. No contest.

Beautiful Korean women will up and spit on the street, and it's sort of freaky.

[rothkowitz]

I think the idea is "better out than in".

Got TB?Hoik it on the street-nice one

I've never seen anyone blowing out a snot bullet on the street here though,so,guess I should be grateful for small mercies.

[Crowzone]

I don't mind spitting outside, on the street, whatever.. but on the floor INSIDE yeah wow..

[Zolt]

Spitting was invented by King Sejong the Great, and is one of the finest achievement of korean culture.

.. or don't you know what they used to do to mark their territory before spitting came into fashion?

[kat2]

I don't understand how spitting is completely acceptable, but blowing one's nose into a tissue is a huge no-no.

I think they are both disgusting and would only do it in the bathroom with the door closed, but I'm in the minority in both the US and Korea.

[Sincinnatislink]

With a title like that, this thread disappointed.

[caniff]

[Qinella]

[kat2]