Betel nuts stalls: Hainan has the culture of chewing betel nuts.
It didn't take me long.
They spit everywhere: in shopping malls (into litter bins), pavements, gardens, parks, from buses and so on.
Maybe the youths should know better than their elders. I was wrong.
Travelling in an inter-city bus, the young man in front of me kept spitting out of the window at least a dozen times.
Aside from this spitting culture, there's also the culture of chewing betel nuts in Hainan Island. The pavements everywhere are splattered with red spittle as a result. Disgusting.
Never knew they chew betel nuts in Hainan. It came as a total surprise to me frankly.
And they smoke everywhere too.
ReplyDeleteI have seen some older folks doing their big business in the early morning, in the city of Shanghai too.
It will take time before they learn to be civic conscious, a long time.
Betel nut chewing is UGLY! I've seen chewers with damaged gums and stained teeth, mouth + lips - IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE!
ReplyDeleteBut thn again, betel nut has addictive and short term euphoria-like effects. Asians LOVE IT!
I'm not surprised about spitting in public China. Spitting has proved almost impossible to halt in China.
Cheers!
mylo
Andy, I am shocked to hear that they do their big business in Shanghai.
ReplyDeleteLoke, you're right about the ill-effects of betel nut chewing. Seems they get a high. Can anyone explain why they need to clear their throat so often and then spit?
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