It's ironical, truly ...
Bombay is full of people covering their noses / faces with masks / handkerchiefs / saree pallus / chunnis ... what-have-you ... but they can't keep their mouths shut!
They have to open it, you see!
To spit!
Spitting is still rampant, arrogant, merry, unconcerned spitting ... people spit on road, and don't even bother to bend or go on the side, to do so ... (like, if it's some uncontrolalble urge!) ... they spit while walking, not bothering to see who is around ... they spit while standing in the middle of the road ... they spit from out of windows of cars or buses or any old vehicle ... not bothering to see if spittle is likely to land on some unsuspecting sod ... if the car is an AC one, the driver ... (or even the seth / sethani, sometimes) will open the car door and let out a stream of spittle, white, yellow or red ... WHAT a roadside decoration ...
It's time we all opened our mouths ... to protest, complain, do something to ensure this stops ...
It is now stated medically, that the quickest method of the spreading of flu germs ... swine or otherwise ... is through droplets of spittle ... hence, we need to cover our mouths / noses when we sneeze or cough ... how much more infection are these `spitters' spreading?
When I protest, friends protest too ... "you are spoiling your health, Armin ... How many people will you tell?"
Point is, if all of us protest, if all of us tell off people who spit, it will make an impact ... it HAS to ...
While I do sometiems get abused for protesting, very often, people do apologize ... realization does sink in ...
So how about multiplying that effect? How about all of us actively protesting, on the spot, pronto?
Before we all get covered in spittle and swine flu ...???
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