Posted: Submitted by wtanaka (648) on Sat, 2006-02-11 11:14. | Subject: Paper Spit Bags

This article about "the woman whose job is to convince Beijingers that common sights here — spitting, swearing, belching and cutting in line — are no way to welcome the world." has been linked in a few places that I've seen.  There are a few pretty funny quotes in it:

There is no guarantee Chinese spectators will applaud the performances of home-country athletes who don't win gold, he said. 

... Instruction in "civilized spitting" and distribution of millions of paper spit bags.

... Beijing students, already pressed to complete their studies, must take courses in Olympic knowledge.

..."We won't just stop spitting because the leaders say so," taxi driver Yu Yongxing says.

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