Gordon wrote on Feb 1
st, 2020 at 1:27pm:
On a tour
If you failed to notice any spitting in China, I call into question your observation skills as it's simply part of Chinese culture.
As Chinese wealth and social education standards increases it become less common, but even wealthy areas have workers from the country side who have no notion there's is anything wrong with the habit.
I could sit and give 100 links..here's just one.
January 4, 20190
China’s spitting custom is probably one of the first things that many of us remember noticing when moving here. But why do some Chinese people insist on such an unpleasant habit?
Certainly, in the case of China, it has something to do with Traditional Chinese Medicine. According to TCM, phlegm is considered a toxin that needs to be removed. So, spitting the phlegm out is a healthy thing to do, just like sweating, especially when you are sick. “In China, many people view spitting as a cleansing action for the body,” Professor Coomper addressed.
https://www.heredg.com/2019/01/spittingculture-in-china/ Some of those articles are old, the most current one was stating that the elder of past used to do that but not much nowadays with the younger generation.
Singapore must have been bad in the past with the spitting culture, as were Aussie’s I remember when growing up in the 50s.
Singapore now has a strict law against this along with swearing, smoking within a certain perimeter of shop fronts, and definitely no dropping of ciggie buts. Unlike Australia, smokers are still needing etiquette in that area big time! Dropping cigarette buts on ground so carelessly.
Then there’s their excessive drinking and vomiting. Burping and farting openly are so funny to Aussies too.
We are such a wonderful culture aren’t we!
As for my powers of observation, my recall growing up in early Aussie days were how the elder men spat on the ground a lot!
When I used to catch the train from Flinders Street to Lilydale in the 1970s, I recall men in suits, would spit. Seemed the norm to see so much slag on the underground walks to station platforms.
My observation is alright Jack, I am an avid photographer, eg: China 7000 photos. That requires a keen eye and a camera has taught me to notice the smallest details which many friends and rellies have commented on how I notice things that are overlooked by others, or taken for granted. My own elderly mother said I am like a paparazzi.
I have won photo competitions with numerous prizes and awards. I am in world wide photographic sites online, where numerous photos of mine have been printed on t shirts and greeting cards to which I receive a percentage of $
But this isn’t about my powers of observation as you may have made a mention of it.
This thread isn’t about that, it’s about governments failing to look after the people. Including our very own!!
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