Spit Spat

You might have blasted a stranger before. I did just that today. Yes, I blasted a stranger.

I was standing near the bus stop on the busy Sampige road waiting for my husband to pick me up. I was looking around at people shopping, walking dogs and was generally passing my time. I also noticed a man sitting by a shop with his head buried in a newspaper. Suddenly the man stood up. He walked towards the road. He spat. A dirty spat. Right on the road. He went back and nonchalantly continued reading the newspaper, like he just drank water and came back.

Of course I was angry. Now, there were two things I could do.
1. I could ignore the whole thing.
2. I could take action.

If I'd opt for the first one, I'd lose the opportunity of blasting someone :). If I'd take action, two things could happen.
1. He'd yell back at me, create a scene and his friends around could join in.
2. He'd comply and I'd feel great about what I did.

I decided to do the latter. The fact that he was thin and possibly couldn't do much harm helped a great deal. Ofcourse, looks can be deceptive, but I decided to take a chance.


I walked towards him. I stood with my arms crossed and looked at him reproachfully. And before I knew it, strings of broken kannada flew out of my mouth in a rage. I almost giggled as i was speaking because I was invariably stammering for the right kannada words. To make matters worse for me the poor man feebly muttered, 'yes sir, sorry sir' Sir??. Still with a straight face (and with the broken language) I went about explaining how people like him spoil the streets by indulging in these kind of dirty actions. Believe me, I was more relieved than him when I spotted my husband a few yards away! I got into the car with the same straight face and the same angry look. Once I shut the door with a bang, I grinned a wide grin. Not because of my broken vernacular. But because I was proud of what i just did!


My sincere request to all you guys and gals. Next time u see a stranger spit, blast the hell outta him. Let's make our country a cleaner place to live in :).