Spit it out!!! Or not...

"Khaa thoo"... How often does one hear that? Or rather, how often is one witness to slimy gooey stuff on the roadside? Most importantly, how does one feel when one sees the mucus and saliva thrown out of another person's mouth?
Spitting is a very common occurrence in our country... In every city, every village all over India, you get to witness it.. People spit whenever they want, and where ever they want. "I don't care about what I'm doing as long as I get to do it. I'm happy".
You know, I think spitting should be included as an Olympic event. We're sure to win hands down in it! Seriously, the way people spit, we don't even require team practice. Just line up all the paan chewers and we'll definitely bag the gold! We'd win in all the events:
Longest Distance Traveled by Spit,
Thickest Spit Spat,
Variety of Colours Spat etc.
Minimum 3 golds for sure ( if my suggestions are heard).
My dad told me that once in Kurla station ( thats a railway station in Mumbai, for those of you who didn't know), he saw a guy spitting, So he approached him and asked him, "bhaisahaab, aap thookte kyon hai?" ( sir, why do you spit?). The man looked at my father as though he were mad and asked him "tere ko marna hai kya??" (do you wanna die???"). My dad "Kyon?" (why?). The man replies in Hindi ( I'm not typing out the Hindi dialogue as translation is a pain) "Do you know that if you swallow your spit you die???"... My dad was too stunned to explain to this dude that he was talking utter rubbish, before the man walked away in a hurry for his 13:24 fast local to Andheri ( thats another place in Mumbai).
When we find out that there are people with such ridiculous notions, we realise that we have a serious problem at hand. Reaching out to the masses and explaining to them that saliva has some of the strongest acting enzymes that help in digestion, and that it has some of the most important anti bacterial compounds in it, is something we must all give importance to. Else we're besmirching the earth with something that's supposed to be inside us, not on the road or on the wall.
Next time you see someone spit, tell them that it isn't a pleasant sight.. And if thy don't walk away by the time you finish that statement, explain to them the scientific facts behind the importance of one's spit.
Spit out the truth, Now!!!!