Spot the Spit
A new ad from Dubai Municipality brought the first smile of the day on my face. It shows a stained wall(Stains which look like everything from simple spit to paan masala spit to cough spit to pee(?perhaps a late night one,risked by someone when no-one's around!!), with the caption' Spitting in public areas is something Llamas do!You are different, don't spit in public places.' How simple, and how 'to the point'- Frankly, I feel astonished to see that some people just cannot give up their spitting habits, even in a city like Dubai. I mean, the Municipality's put up so many dustbins at convenient places around the city, so if you must spit, why not there? Why do it on walls, on the ground, anywhere? Perhaps it's a bit like the smoking habit- it makes the spitters feel 'I have the power- I spit where I want,when I want'? I feel a bit of consciousness spread via such ads might help make the city better. However, what would really work is fines- jus...