Why do men spit in public?

Spitting is disgusting and unnecessary IMO
I now live in Spain and it is very prevalent here, makes me feel sick, especially as it seems to follow a disgusting loud sniff or cough

I'm afraid that this is a disgusting, filthy habit that I've seen lots of times where I live! Even boys from around the age of about 12/13.

It absolutely turns my stomach .

In Hong Kong spitting was an offence which could get you a fine, not that it stopped anyone! It can spread TB at worst

With you 100% suziewoozie - posted on 'Site Stuff.

A real sleazebag post from Maxblanc - YUK!!!!

Or right even

Tight I’ve posted - please back me up

I’m going over there now - join me?

Going on site stuff might work. I hated his use of slang for genitalia ( creepy sleazey) but his comments on children were beyond the pale

I also reported that disgusting post, yet after 10 hours Mumsnet HQ has not removed it.
What is going on? Are reports not getting through?
Perhaps we should all report again.

In our town there is a lot of spitting, it seems to be cultural for both sexes. I once witnessed a young girl (teenager) spitting three times while she crossed the street in front of me.
Horrible habit. I don't understand the need.

I think Max's comments are in very poor taste. I've reported.

Here in parts of London it is very common from men of a certain ethnic minority. I don't care if it is their culture it is disgusting, unhygenic and could be the cause of the rise of TB in the capital. I have remonstrated a couple of times but just get verbal abuse back. I even saw one man hawking and spitting on the bus!

It makes me feel sick when I see this being done

Completely agree!

Men who spit are just rude, and don’t know any better. I hate it.

I totally agree that it's a horrid habit! Sadly, I do think that seeing footballers/rugby players spitting when on the field encourages this behaviour. I agree with EllanVannin that in public, people could simply carry tissues and use those in the event of needing to get rid of phlem.
Sadly, on the continent, I have seen both men and women spitting in the street (in Greece &Bulgaria for instance), and often this was older people.

The whole post is utterly disgusting - the sort of post that makes my flesh crawl. Nice advert for GN and what HQ considers appropriate. No doubt I’ll have a post deleted soon for personal attack on a poster ?

Thank you Willow. Any body else?

Have done suziewoozie. Creepy.

Funny because if you try to discuss what constitutes a racist post, it’s deleted immediately as it might encourage random racists who read the posts. But posts like this wouldn’t encourage random paedophiles ? Yuk

Willow I reported it but HQ seem to think posts about children and their genitalia quite acceptable as it’s still there. Would you like to report ot as well - it’s creepy and if I were in the park with my dgc I wouldn’t want him in the same county as me.

Just read your post Maxblank. I don't know where your mind is - (or maybe I do)! The question was about spitting, nothing else!

Spitting on exposed ground is less likely to spread diseases than spitting into a tissue or hankie and then putting said t or h into pocket or under sleeve. This is because when the spittle is exposed to sunlight the sunlight kills many germs. TB germs are killed by sunlight. The problem is of course that most people don't live on farms or large gardens where the spittle has a chance to be so exposed before it is trodden on or worse.

I think I must be living on another planet or walking round with my eyes closed,stepping into all kinds of yuk,because as I said earlier I can't ever remember seeing this happen.

Horrible dirty habit ?. And it spreads disease . Should be huge fine for spitting