To tell this man what he's doing is disgusting?

[Helpinsuchapickle]

warning. May make some people feel a bit sick

walk to school and back every day, there is one basic route from my house (so I can't go another way before it's suggested).

I pass by a fellow school childs house early on and the father and I often end up walking close to each other. We don't talk as he doesn't speak English bar a few phrases.

Here's the problem. He spits and blows his nose constantly. Not into a hankie, but onto the floor. He hacks up phlegm very loudly and really fires it out. And when he blows his nose he covers one nostril and blows everything out through the other one. Everywhere with no tissue.

It actually makes me heave. I've been late to school before because I've had to hang behind him and wait for him to get a good deal ahead of me because I couldn't listen/see it.

WIBU to say something to him?

It's literally every day I see him hack something up.

It's cultural.

I used to dodge Bangladeshi men hocking phlegm on the street when I used to work in Whitechapel.

You could register your disgust with him, but I doubt he'll care.

If he doesn't speak English then what do you plan to say to him???

Disgusting. Just heave and walk off?

Dirty bastards. I wish there were serious consequences for people who spit like that outside.

That's vile

Yes, totally down to cultural differences. It's just totally acceptable over there. It was / possibly is still illegal here due to the old TB outbreaks.

That how diseases get spread, but as it's cultural it must be fine

It's disgusting.

Absolutely disgusting, not acceptable over here.

I don't know what I'd say but surely he would understand me pointing at what he just did with contempt

I can't just 'walk away' I end up trailing behind him as he does it because we walk the same and only route. I can't walk faster than him either.

I know what you mean, I've seen the holding of one nostril and blowing out of the other, fucking disgusting.

Is he Chinese by any chance?

Hmm that's a real tricky one. I doubt saying anything would stop him doing it. Pretty gross.

Could you leave home a wee bit earlier at all?
That is so disgusting, I would feel the same and every day, poor you & your dc.

He isn't Chinese, no. I think he is from India.

I already struggle getting out of the door as it is. We always just seem to end up on the road at the same time.

Jesus, bogey eating man and this in one night. gag.

This is why I don't walk my dog in towns. Carrying dried human phlegm in on their feet. I would rather have pig shit brought in!

Give him a box of tissues?

Hand him a pack of tissues. It's bad enough dodging dog shite without worrying about treading in someone's goz then trailing it through your home like snail trails....

I think that's gross but what are you going to say to him if he can't speak English?

And when he blows his nose he covers one nostril and blows everything out through the other one. Everywhere with no tissue.

Footage or it didn't happen.

That how diseases get spread, but as it's cultural it must be fine

This

But a pocket pack of tissues and hand him them.

Could you leave a little earlier so you are ahead of him?

It does sound gross.

Bless you I was never good at leaving early.