In March the Chinese government went on the offensive with spitters at home. Those caught spitting will either have to clean it up on the spot or cough up 50Yuan on the spot. The government also wants to curb soup slurpers and queue shovers, but haven’t mentioned any penalties for these violators.

I’m not so bothered by slurpers or even the mad dashes to the front of queues as I am with public expectorating. Not only do the Chinese spit, they preface the spit, almost a warning, with a loud “haaaaak.” The spitting is just limited to the pavement. When we were at the Terra cotta warriors museum, a dressed in the usual Chinese tourist attire of polyester suit, hacked and spat right on the museum floor.

Now comes news that the Chinese government is alsoschooling Chinese tourists abroad to not leave no mucus behind.

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