Socially Unacceptable Behaviour at Traffic Lights

There's something odd about people when they get into their cars and hit the road on their way to or from somewhere. Particularly men at traffic lights. I think men feel themselves sufficiently isolated and alone and don't seem to be socially aware of other occupants in the cars around them.

Cars, even fogged up cars in bad weather, still allow people to see out enough from their windows when they look around them at traffic lights, to see what others are doing. Most people, drivers and passengers, sit patiently and wait for the lights to change before moving off. However, some men take this opportunity to have a good old nose pick. I watched one fellow the other day, I thought he was trying to mine his nose.

This is a seriously gross, socially unacceptable, habit anywhere but in public it is a totally unacceptable practice.

When people are in their cars on the street, even when the vehicle is only moving slowly in traffic, people around them can still see in. Passengers have no where to look except out their windows at people in the cars around them and to be subjected to a "nose picker" is enough to make one want to throw up.

Car windows, unless they are highly tinted, still allow others to see inside a vehicle. Here in Australia, many cars have tinted windows all around to cut down on glare and to try to reflect some of the suns rays away from inside the vehicle. There is legislation covering the percentage of tinting every car can have because if it is too dark, then driver visibility out is reduced.

Even with slightly tinted windows, people can still see inside a vehicle, so to remain socially acceptable to those travelling around you, it is a good idea to be aware of what you are doing and what others can see you doing.

Nose picking is one seriously gross, unacceptable and definitely unsociable habit.

The other thing I see too frequently at traffic lights are "the spitters". "The spitters" are those men who hawk up nasal congestion into a big gob of phlegm and spit it out onto the street. This is another gross habit that actually has ramifications far worse than just being a socially unacceptable practice.

One of the reasons why TB (Tuberculosis) has largely been eradicated from western society is because we stopped spitting on the street. These "spitters" are endangering everyone's health and well-being through spitting and I for one find this more than socially unacceptable. No one has the right to endanger my health with their bad habits. I have enough of my own and don't need theirs. My bad habits don't endanger anyone's life or make anyone around me feel nauseous and want to throw up.

So if you are a man who has unacceptable social habits when you next stop at traffic lights please remember reading this article. Our world and environment will thank you.