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[riceNbeans]

I was walking down the street tonight and I saw a group of good looking girls. Next thing I know, this girls spits. A second later, I turn the corner and a 20 something guys let�s one go.

I have been I Korea for almost two years now and I have seen Koreans of all ages do this. Sometimes, I notice that people will spit continually while talking to friends or whatever. I�m sure they must leave a nasty puddle. I�ve noticed that the older men don�t spit but rather, hawk lugs and hurl nasty throat butter. The kids, or younger people tend to drip out saliva. It�s not like they are chewing tobacco or anything like that. In Taiwan, especially in the south, a lot of guys spit up red stuff from the beetle nut that they chew. It makes you salivate a lot.

So, if no one is chewing anything, why all the spitting? I�ve never seen so much spitting in my life! The Chinese come close, but I still think the Koreans got em beat on this one. Is this a monkey see monkey do thing? Why, why, why? Someone please help me understand!

[spliff]

They don't like to swallow.

[Guri Guy]

Here is a discussion on spitting. Some interesting thoughts:

http://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn/viewthread.php?tid=498733

[Richard Krainium]

[huck]

The pollution and yellow dust in the spring can get some funky stuff in growing in your throat/sinuses...

Would you rather swallow a huge wad of yellow snot that's in your throat, or would you spit it out? If you swallow it, that's like eating from a used kleenex after someone has blown their nose...I see nothing wrong with spitting, even though they could be a bit more discrete about it sometimes.

[crazy_arcade]

A lot of Korean's think it's disgusting and low class.
The principal at my middle school has noticed how much the students have been spitting and is planning a large scale school wide education program on spitting and littering.

Some people seem to think it's cool or makes them "hard' when they spit. And, yeah, seeing a girl spit is a huge turnoff. I'd expect seeing a guy spit would be too. However, I often a couple of young guys hanging out with a bunch of cute girls and the dude will be reaching as far back into their mucus reserves as possible and horking while hanging out chatting. Nasty.

[jvalmer]

I think if they had more garbage cans in public places, people would spit into the garbage cans. At least, that's what my friends do back home.

[SuperFly]

[cbeck13]

you've been breathing in this air for two years and you don't know why they spit. i want you lungs. and they spit a hell of a lot more in china, at least beijing.

[crazy_arcade]