Spitting, a disgusting habit, found on UNT campus

November 8, 10:32 PMDenton College Life ExaminerRobyn Siegel

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While sitting on the bus between my apartment and the Union Building at the University of North Texas, a 10 minute drive, I happened to look out the window to witness an action most of us are becoming oblivious to: a fellow student spat on the sidewalk.

Now, I know everyone spits.  It's a part of being human.  I'll even go as far as admitting I spit.  But the big difference is, I do it in the privacy of my bathroom into running water, not for all to see and hear.

After watching people and listening for the stomach knotting sound of someone "hauking a lugie," I have noticed it is mainly the male sex who participate in this "convenient and fun" action as Kile Crandell said.

But to add to the disgusting sound, the sight of seeing spit momentarily dangling from their lips is not a great image to paint in my mind.

"When I see men doing that, it makes me think,... what is so disgusting in their mouth that they have to spit it out?  Which makes them way less attractive," said Michal Broussard, a UNT.

So this brings up a question: what is in spit, anyways?

Well, most of us know it's mostly water - about 98 percent actually.  But, the other two percent is made up of bacteria that can cause bronchitis, pneumonia or tuberculosis; fungi; and an organism similar to bacteria called mycoplasma, which can also cause pneumonia.

So, if I'm walking past you one day, and you need to spit, please for the sake of the rest of us near you, hold it until you are not in a public place.  If this is not possible, maybe consider a trash can.