It's generally considered bad manners to let bodily fluids leave the body in public. I assumed this was a universal. Not in Southeast Asia, apparently.
This morning on our way to church Alyssa saw a man stop by a tree, put a finger on one nostril, and blow snot onto the tree with the other nostril.
I know, right?! Gross.
I've also read about people peeing on the sidewalks in Vietnam. Businesspeople, too, in suits. I'll report on this after our October trip.
I don't know about you, but I think the no-releasing-bodily-fluids-in-public rule stands up to the categorical imperative.
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Lauren, i am suprised that was the worst of it. I don't think they hold to that rule when it relates to mouth and nose....unfortunately....erk...watch you ankles dear!
ReplyDeleteI hate to poke a hole through your categorical imperative, but I fear that it would punish people who are seriously injured and bleed in public. I think we might need an addendum to allow for such unfortunate releases of bodily fluid.
ReplyDeleteAlso, there have been times in my life where I wished I could just walk over to a tree and pee on it, because it is a hassle to wait for a toilet. Having said that, I would cease to be a member of society if I did that.
Kant would've wanted it that way.
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