Spitting is the act of forcibly ejecting saliva or other substances from the mouth. In some cultures it is seen as offensive to spit in public, whereas it is widely tolerated in others. For the band, see Saliva (band). ...

Spitting upon another person, especially onto their face, is a near-universal sign of anger, hatred or contempt. It is possible to transmit infectious diseases in this way. This article needs to be wikified. ... The Hulk has been the personification of anger and rage for several decades. ... Hate or hatred is an emotion of intense revulsion, distaste, enmity, or antipathy for a person, thing, or phenomenon; a desire to avoid, restrict, remove, or destroy its object. ... Contempt is an intense feeling of disrespect and dislike. ... A disease is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those in contact with the person. ...

In London, bus drivers have recently been given equipment to collect saliva when they are spat upon by irate passengers. The police can then analyse the DNA of the offender. The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben Tower Bridge at night A red double-decker bus crosses Piccadilly Circus. ... The Bus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ... Space-filling model of a section of DNA molecule Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or deoxyribose nucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions specifying the biological development of all cellular forms of life (and many viruses). ...

In much of China, spitting in public has traditionally been widely tolerated, although attitudes are changing.

See also

• Spittoon
• Spitting fetishism
• Cherry pit spitting
• Drooling

A Chicago courtroom scene, mid 1910s. ... Spitting fetishism is the name used to describe a fetishistic attraction to spitting. ... Cherry Pit Spitting is the act of spitting, or ejecting, the pit of a cherry from ones mouth with great speed so as to send the pit a great distance. ... Drooling is caused by saliva flowing outside the mouth. ...

External links

• DNA test brings arrest for spitting at bus driver on ThisisLondon

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