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Smithington
Joined: 14 Dec 2011
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 Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 7:22 pm Post subject: The utter vileness of Korea's spitting culture. |
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I loathe it beyond what words can describe. And why the heck are they still doing it during a MERS crisis? Why does it not bother their dolled up and refined girlfriends? Why do we not see them doing it on their precious k-dramas? Do they know its utterly repugnant but don't wish to show that aspect of their 'beautiful culture' to the world? Western women here with Korean boyfriends, how did you broach this issue with your boyfriend / husband afer your first meeting?
Honestly, it's the thing that bothers me the most about Korea. It's undescribably foul and makes them look like a nation of primitive cavemen. I can't stand at a crosswalk for thirty seconds without someone horking.
If I could change one thing about Korea that would be it. It's vile, repugnant and disgusting. Why the government doesn't seize this MERS crisis to start a campaign against this vile habit I'll never know.
UGH!
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Chaparrastique
Joined: 01 Jan 2014
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| Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 8:25 pm Post subject: Re: The utter vileness of Korea's spitting culture. |
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The problem is that nobody is allowed to call them on it. You stand to be in a protracted argument with the police taking their side if you so much as criticize an ajosshi. Its a crime to tell off an older person. So they get a free hand to behave as obnoxiously as they want.
The only possible change will be generations away when enough people have been abroad and realise how poorly it is perceived by outsiders, and those people reach a majority in the population and become the ones leading by example. That cultural tipping point is far off. |
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Adam Carolla
Joined: 26 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 8:46 pm Post subject: Re: The utter vileness of Korea's spitting culture. |
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| Smithington wrote: |
I loathe it beyond what words can describe. And why the heck are they still doing it during a MERS crisis? Why does it not bother their dolled up and refined girlfriends? Why do we not see them doing it on their precious k-dramas? Do they know its utterly repugnant but don't wish to show that aspect of their 'beautiful culture' to the world? Western women here with Korean boyfriends, how did you broach this issue with your boyfriend / husband afer your first meeting?
Honestly, it's the thing that bothers me the most about Korea. It's undescribably foul and makes them look like a nation of primitive cavemen. I can't stand at a crosswalk for thirty seconds without some mane horking.
If I could change one thing about Korea that would be it.
Vile, repugnant and disgusting. Why the government doesn't seize this MERS crisis to start a campaign against this vile habit I'll never know. |
There are a lot of things to dislike about Korea. Spitting? Get the F out of here you puritan western puke. Family values, education, relationships, etc. apparently mean nothing to you, but spitting, yeah, that's the straw that broke the camel's back. Get out. Now. |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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I spit, usually behind trees, and onto dirt.
Anyways, I have yet to see massive spitting as people constantly describe here. Only the occasional person spitting. Maybe it's because I stay inside most of the time. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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If I could change one thing about Korea that would be it.
Vile, repugnant and disgusting. Why the government doesn't seize this MERS crisis to start a campaign against this vile habit I'll never know.
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The reason nothing is being done about it is that if Koreans could change one thing about Korea, spitting would be #265 on the list.
I for one would rather see a more efficient bureaucracy, improved health care coverage for catastrophic illness, better pension benefits, continued military upgrades and improved soldier welfare, continued education reform, continued maintenance of roads and construction of bigger highways, environment regulation and expanded use of green energy, funds for reunification, improved aid in humanitarian missions, expanding job opportunities for college graduates, encouraging young people to pursue a trade, lower energy costs, etc.
But yeah, compared to all of that, I'd like them to make spitting priority number one. After all, that sidewalk with its pigeon crap, dead worm, grime, and ants was so clean up until someone spat on it. I was just about to fry an egg on it, but then someone spat. |
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radcon
Joined: 23 May 2011
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| Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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If I could change one thing about Korea that would be it.
Vile, repugnant and disgusting. Why the government doesn't seize this MERS crisis to start a campaign against this vile habit I'll never know.
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The reason nothing is being done about it is that if Koreans could change one thing about Korea, spitting would be #265 on the list.
I for one would rather see a more efficient bureaucracy, improved health care coverage for catastrophic illness, better pension benefits, continued military upgrades and improved soldier welfare, continued education reform, continued maintenance of roads and construction of bigger highways, environment regulation and expanded use of green energy, funds for reunification, improved aid in humanitarian missions, expanding job opportunities for college graduates, encouraging young people to pursue a trade, lower energy costs, etc.
But yeah, compared to all of that, I'd like them to make spitting priority number one. After all, that sidewalk with its pigeon crap, dead worm, grime, and ants was so clean up until someone spat on it. I was just about to fry an egg on it, but then someone spat. |
Everything you mentioned would take large amounts of money, time, effort, and/or political will. Not spitting is free and could start immediately with little effort. Actually it takes less effort not to spit than to spit. |
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Smithington
Joined: 14 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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It's not just ajosshies. Males of all ages do it. I live near a university and I can't sit down outside for a coffee for thirty seconds before I hear "GAARRRAAUUCCHHH" and the resultant discusting glob of spit flying through the air. Then there's the group of teenagers who stand around letting one glob of spit after another drop to the ground. Doesn't matter if it's mere inches from another person's foot. They gotta spit. Gosh darn it, if it was good enough for their ancestors in 4000 BC it's good enough for us.
Evolve faster, Korea.
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Smithington
Joined: 14 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 10:18 pm Post subject: Re: The utter vileness of Korea's spitting culture. |
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| Adam Carolla wrote: |
| There are a lot of things to dislike about Korea. Spitting? Get the F out of here you puritan western puke. Family values, education, relationships, etc. apparently mean nothing to you, but spitting, yeah, that's the straw that broke the camel's back. Get out. Now. |
Yeah, that's real fine logic. Being thoroughly repulsed by cavemen spitting on the street means I have no interest in family values. education, or relationships.  Family values should involve teaching your children about respectful, non-anti social, behavior around other people. Education should teach them that spitting spreads disease and is fantastically unhygeinic. Education would also explain to them why other advanced countries ban spitting and why those societies are so intolerant of it. Also, thank you for mentioning relationships. Understanding the importance of relationships with other people, especially with those we share civil society with in a shared public space, should surely curb the spitting. You can't have a healthy relationshp with other people around you if you don't respect their desire not to have your filthy spit all over the sidewalk and their shoes. You make sure you don't repulse the people who come in contact with you and, especially in the current health climate, you make damned sure to keep any diseases you have to yourself. As for your "puke" reference, well that's a whole new thread all by itself. We'll have to get to that later.
Keep failing, pal. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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| It wouldn't hurt to put up some public awareness posters and run some ads on TV every now and then. |
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Smithington
Joined: 14 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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| It wouldn't hurt to put up some public awareness posters and run some ads on TV every now and then. |
2,400 Koreans died last year from Tuberculosis. Anyone want to know how that is spread? Doesn't "family values, education and relationships" have any bearing on not spreading disease to other people. On top of that we have MERS, and a perfect opportunity for the government to start an information campaign against spitting. It's also illegal - get the friggin' police to start handing out W200,000 tickets per offence. The deficit would be gone in a fortnight.
Korea is truly unique (as they like to tell us). One foot is in the 21st century, while the other is stuck in the 14th. It needs to decide where it wants to be. Because at present they are living in both, and it ain't pretty.
Men in three-piece suits emptying their nostrils onto the ground mere inches from where people are eating food. |
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Plain Meaning
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Smithington wrote: |
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| It wouldn't hurt to put up some public awareness posters and run some ads on TV every now and then. |
2,400 Koreans died last year from Tuberculosis. Anyone want to know how that is spread? Doesn't "family values, education and relationships" have any bearing on not spreading disease to other people. On top of that we have MERS, and a perfect opportunity for the government to start an information campaign against spitting. It's also illegal - get the friggin' police to start handing out W200,000 tickets per offence. The deficit would be gone in a fortnight.
Korea is truly unique (as they like to tell us). One foot is in the 21st century, while the other is stuck in the 14th. It needs to decide where it wants to be. Because at present they are living in both, and it ain't pretty.
Men in three-piece suits emptying their nostrils onto the ground mere inches from where people are eating food. |
I call them on it.
I give a big WTF?!?!?
9 times out of 10, they know that they shouldn't be doing it (and it's usually indoors). |
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Who's Your Daddy?
Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 8:14 am Post subject: Re: The utter vileness of Korea's spitting culture. |
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| Smithington wrote: |
| You can't have a healthy relationshp with other people around you if you don't respect their desire not to have your filthy spit all over the sidewalk and their shoes. |
At root I think the problem is not respecting others. |
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WadRUG'naDoo
Joined: 15 Jun 2010
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 9:48 am Post subject: |
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| jvalmer wrote: |
I spit, usually behind trees, and onto dirt.
Anyways, I have yet to see massive spitting as people constantly describe here. Only the occasional person spitting. Maybe it's because I stay inside most of the time. |
They spit indoors, too. A lot. A group of them get together and spit and smoke in dark stairwells and people have to walk through that. And in the bathroom between their legs as they're using the can. That's just disgusting and you have to watch that it doesn't get on your shorts, pants, or belt, let alone your shoes.
You don't ever see that when you use the can? Does it look like a miniature bouquet of roses to you? "I rarely see..." COME ON! |
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slothrop
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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