comfort . discomfort

Cont'd:
My husband thinks that giving that packet of tissue won't work because
1. How do you tell a person to spit "correctly"?
2. I might get punched.

He finds complaining to the NEA (National Environment Agency) and making them take action against those who spit in public thoughtlessly more effective.

But the big picture is not my style. I guess i really have to get out of my comfort zone if i really want to see some change. Perhaps i'll do a little of both. jeanne

are we part of the solution?

spit, spitting, spat

Oh gosh, i just can't stand it when it happens so fast... and right in front of you. And off they go.

I'm like: How do you respond, when a foreign worker spits in front of you, on the floor - in the coffeeshop, on the road - upon which you tread?

i thought and thought and thought. Perhaps i'll give them a card that says: "Please do NOT spit, Keep Singapore clean." Hmm, too preachy. i hate that.

Then, i came up an idea: i'll give him a packet of tissue paper. (My imagined corny thought: i'll flash a huge smiley face card in front of my face, should i be really shy). The packet of tissue paper would have a card with an appropriate slogan like: "Please spit into something" or "Please spit wisely".

i might write to an MP who's now battling with all these problems with the acceptance of foreign workers into their neighbourhood.. perhaps i can begin with that neighbourhood that embraces them (can't remember which estate but it's definately not serangoon gardens).


AND - by the way, i spit too. jeanne