Spitting
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Spitting is the act of forcibly ejecting saliva, sputum, nasal mucus and/or other substances from the mouth. The act is often done to get rid of unwanted or foul-tasting substances in the mouth, or to
A cartoon of Charlie Chaplin spitting on the ground (1931, by Hinko Smrekar)
"Don't spit" prevention poster
Advisory on the wall of a building in New Orleans
The statues of Qin Hui and his wife at Yue Fei's tomb in Hangzhou, China. It was formerly common for visitors to spit, urinate, or defecate on the statues as a continuing denunciation of their supposed role in Yue's 1142 murder, but signs now discourage public spitting as uncivilized.
Betel nut chewing
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Betel nut chewing, also called betel quid chewing or areca nut chewing, is a practice in which areca nuts are chewed together with slaked lime and betel leaves for their stimulant and narcotic effects
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…China and became outlawed in some places in 2003. Spitting is often associated with different forms of chewing juices and cultural practices such as betel nut chewing, including in India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan. Spitting is a common practice in Ghana, partly associated with locals who use chewing sticks…
Ghiyas al-Din eats a betel chew, illustration from the Nimatnama-i-Nasiruddin-Shahi. Malwa, c. 1500. British Library
The items used in a chewing session. The betel leaves are folded. Slices of the dry areca nut are on the upper left. Slices of the tender areca nut are on the upper right. The pouch on the right has tobacco, an optional element. On the lower right, there are dried cloves.
Betel leaves at a market in Mandalay, Myanmar
A statue of a hermit with an offering of betel quid from Thailand