Anyone who's been to China, or perhaps India and other parts of Asia, will more than likely be familiar with the seemingly acceptable behaviour of spitting in public. And not just a little saliva, but the whole works, hocking up every last little bit of phlegm and depositing it wherever is convenient - usually the street but the worst offenders I recall were decorating the aisle of an overnight train (note, however, that this was still the floor).
On our latest Ecuadorian bus, we were witness to the most disgusting public act either of us has seen. The guy infront of us suffered a little sneezing fit and proceeded to spray the window about a dozen times. And it wasn't like he didn't have use of his hands to cover his mouth, as between every two or three sneezes, he blew his nose into his fingers, and flicked them onto the seat next to him!
You can imagine how we felt when there was no time to warn the poor girl who sat next to him as the bus quickly filled...
Lucky for you this is one post without pictures!
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