9VSPO From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1289 times:
Footballers have been urged to stop spitting because it makes a revolting habit look macho. Keep Britain Tidy says youngsters are copying their heroes and covering the streets in saliva. Chief executive Alan Woods said: "Spitting remains the ultimate insult, a contemptuous gesture drowning in hate.
The charity polled nearly 300 soccer fans from 19 clubs around England.
It found they were overwhelmingly upset by the incident in which Bolton striker El Hadji Diouf spat at Portsmouth's Arjan de Zeeuw. Asked to say what was the grossest thing they had seen at football, 75% of the fans opted for the 2004 spitting incident.
YooYoo From Canada, joined Nov 2003, 6055 posts, RR: 53 Reply 4, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1248 times:
I do.
When i do it is for a purpose. I spit out phlegm and other "things" not wanted in my mouth. I make every attempt to do this in private, i'll even go to a seclude area when outdoors and spit. Sometimes it's just necessary.
It is not nice to see, so i don't want or let other see me do it.
As for footballers or athletes in general. Give me a break. These people are running their bodies to the ground. There is a build up of mucus and it needs to be "released".
Next thing footballers will be asked to stop perspiring..."eeewww mommy he's sweeting...make him stop"
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Birdwatching From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 3573 posts, RR: 52 Reply 5, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1243 times:
Big no-no. It's disgusting, and sometimes when somebody does it I say eeeeek or something, very loud. All heads turn, always tons of fun.
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I'm still in a public domain, just because i duck behind a column or garbage bin makes it so drastically different?....is it because i don't do it at their (the publics) feet?
I on your comment and the time and effort you took to type it to make such a petty reply.
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Scamp From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 533 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1212 times:
I've never quite understood the general practice of spitting. Ever since I moved to New York I observe it all the time. Yet, amazingly enough, I have gone practically my entire life without the need to expectorate on a public sidewalk...which seems to be done here for sheer entertainment value. Perhaps I am just unique...I'm certainly special.
Daleaholic From UK - England, joined Oct 2005, 3184 posts, RR: 15 Reply 11, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1203 times:
I used to, I used to think it was good but I realised it's just disgusting and now I only spit when necessary and I try to find a toilet to do it or I just keep it to myself.
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TheSorcerer From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2005, 1047 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1192 times:
Me too. If i have phlem in my mouth i'm not gonna swallow it so i just spit it out. A bit of phlem going into a drain isn't going to do any damage. If anyone sees me doing this then ne luck it's not pleasant but it's not going to hurt anyone.
Dominic
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Jafa39 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 13, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1185 times:
I don't do it, waste of fluids in the NZ summer heat!
The Chinese do it a great deal and when there was an influx of Chinese into AKL there had to be a bit of an education programme to stop it as a lot of Kiwi's go barefoot!!!
I must say, I have never seen an Asian person spit in the street in NZ.
A330Fan1 From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 856 posts, RR: 12 Reply 15, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1161 times:
9VSPO From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 16, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1158 times:
Quoting A330Fan1 (Reply 15): it's disgusting
why is it necessary??
Quoting YooYoo (Reply 4): As for footballers or athletes in general. Give me a break. These people are running their bodies to the ground. There is a build up of mucus and it needs to be "released".
MaverickM11 From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 15722 posts, RR: 47 Reply 18, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 1129 times:
JAGflyer From Canada, joined Aug 2004, 3321 posts, RR: 4 Reply 19, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 1121 times:
I admit I do spit out gum or candies in public. I really shouldn't spit out the gum because it gets stuck to people's shoes. I know what that feels like and it can be really annoying. I won't go into phlem discussions here.
One thing I cannot stand at all are people who HORK loudly in public. It is the grossest sound you can ever hear.
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Vaporlock From Canada, joined May 2001, 3645 posts, RR: 58 Reply 23, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 1046 times:
Well......as far as I'm concerned spitting is the worst, most disgusting thing that a person can do in public.....
Sorry, but I live in Toronto and as you probably know it is considered the most "multi-cultural" city in North America. Well, if you've ever taken public transportation in the city of Toronto, or walked down a street...you'll be guaranteed to see men, woman and children "horking & spitting" on sidewalks, at bus stops it is DAM DISGUSTING!!!!
Quoting Falcon84 (Reply 22): "Of course we do. It's a good way to relieve stress."
Good God, I hope you don't "scratch your balls" in public!!! LMAO
Phyllis
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HAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58 Reply 24, posted (7 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 1043 times:
On the sports field if there is a reason to & the washroom is far away.
regds
MEL
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25 Brendan03: I generally don't spit because of how disgusting it looks but if I get a snotter in my mouth I can't handle to swallow, I'll walk over to the nearest
27 Toulouse: I CAN'T STAND IT! And when I go back to Ireland and see my teenage nephews spitting, especially when they're playing football matches, apart from givi
28 ME AVN FAN: says ME ! it is NOT nice if done discreetly either, but NOT as disturbing as if done openly in sight of other people. I mean if you hide behide some
29 Brendan03: Well yes, That's because It's not healthy to swallow toothpaste, It's the same when it comes to snot, You'll only give yourself a stomach bug if you
30 YooYoo: Nice?...no it's not. I don't get pleasure from spitting. More relief really. Maybe this is what the thread starter is trying find out. There are peop
31 ClassicLover: How on earth do you figure that? In 29 years of never spitting, I've never contracted a stomach bug of any kind from phlegm being swallowed. It's per
32 Pyrex: Do you also manage to go through life without urinating or defecating? Some people are just to sensitive, it's the same when people get grossed out j
33 Delta767300ER: Yup, I spit in public all the time. Especially when I'm dippin Copenhagen. When I go into a place like a movie theatre, mall, stadium, Wal Mart, ect.
34 Brendan03: Guess I have a sensitive stomach I don't agree with spitting outside a cafe or resteraunt, I'd be quite offended if someone did, as I mentioned earli
35 Toulouse: Well said Classiclover. Pyrex, I'm no doctor, but as far as I know there is no medical benefit for spitting. Spit is simply saliva, which are chemica
36 Brendan03: What about when you get a big chunky booger in your mouth that's been sitting in the back of your throat? I couldn't personally handle to swallow one
37 Toulouse: Yep, I suppose that's the best thing to do. maybe I'm just lucky, but that doesn't seem to happen to me (hope there nothing abnormal about that). Whe
38 Brendan03: Oh I doubt it, I think we both have weak stomachs I agree, I do get a bit embarrassed when I have to spit and I'm in public
39 Pyrex: Spitting on the sidewalk is disrespectful but if you need to there are ways to do it more secludedly. I just don't think the act of spitting itself i
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