Shanghaiist: Spit bags come to Shanghai's taxis

Jenn

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:54:15 +0800

The spitting problem in Nanjing doesn't seem any better to me. And it definitely is not just cabbies. All people, all ages, all the time.

Thai Radio

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:05:45 +0800

Some Chinese traditions are tough to die...

junathon

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:26:59 +0800

there should be a campaign to educate people on how to swallow their own spit. afterall, it's just a bunch of mucus and neutrophils.

Simon Templar

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:03:06 +0800

bring back Sars...i say

Simon Templar

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:01:52 +0800

Ill have a nescafe coffee jar of green tea to go with my spit bag...xie xie

morgan

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:18:00 +0800

Yeah.. I don't know if cabbies should be spitting into anything held by their hands which will then be holding my change. I've seen cabbies miss when spitting out their driver's side windows and unless these bags are gigantic industrial garbage bags, I would anticipate getting a little something extra along with my fahhh pee yoww.

davesgonechina

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:42:45 +0800

The question I've had ever since I heard of the spit bag concept was "what happens to all the bags?" I can imagine trashcans overflowing with spit bags and gutter clogged with phlegm-filled plastic. And will all that plastic be recycled?

Dan

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:54:08 +0800

This sounds like and awful (and not-at-all-hygienic) solution. I'd much prefer a cabbie (or previous passengers) to direct their spit toward the road than a small bag inside the car. What if they have bad aim? Better yet, why not forget the bags and teach people this fact: They don't need to spit.