Monday, April 13, 2009

Eewww! Gross!!

There are some things better done in private. But there were so many times when you stumbled upon these people who did their 'thing' in public.

I remember around two months ago when we were having lunch at Bukit Jalil after the girls’ squash lessons. We were just finishing our drinks when we saw this Indonesian helper/waitress leaning against a pillar, picking her nose! And there were more than ten customers eating! Eeeeww!! When she came over to get the payment from us, we gave it to the owner instead. And the helper got a short ‘lecture’ from me. C’mmonlah, you’re serving food, apa? Duh!

There’s one Bangladeshi guy working at the Shell station near my house who loves to pick his nose. I think it’s a hard habit to break. Everytime he comes near me or my car, I’d say, Eh, don’t come near me, I saw what you just did. He’d just smile and acted as if he did nothing wrong.

But the worst was yesterday. I was at Mydin yesterday afternoon with my Hanis to get some books for my Hasya. Was waiting for my turn to have my fruits and veggies weighed at the weighing station when I glanced around and saw this man doing something really gross. I wished I hadn’t seen him but too bad, I already had. He was a customer in his early fifties, wearing a pair of shorts, a brown t-shirt, a pair of slippers and a pair of dark sunglasses. He was actually standing two feet away behind the man manning the station, so I was sure that those 10 to 15 people standing there with me saw what he was doing.

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I first saw what he did. I mean, why didn’t he do it in private, instead of doing it in front of two long queues of people? Hello, public etiquette... you forgot? This man actually picked his belly button, and brought the boogers(?) or dirt to his nose, and smelled them as if they were roses!! Gross!! He did it more than twice, at least, coz the nauseous feeling made me turned away after the second act. Luckily my breakfast was long digested and I haven’t had my lunch yet!

It's disgusting when people acted as if it was ok to do these things in public. This morning while stopping at a red light, this man in the car next to me was digging up his nostrils. Really deep. Gosh, I wished I would just stare ahead, instead of glancing outside the window.

Maybe it was an invasion of his privacy. He was in the personal comfort of his car. So, was I in the wrong here?

10 comments:

yus said...

Jaaa...
Hahahaha..too bad you already witnessed all these not to be involved emotionally and psychologically eh? Alang2 menyeluk pekasam, why didn't you just wriggle your fingers at them while they were doing that thing(buat macam "tak tau!tak tau!" sambil kata kuat2 guna tune mengejek zaman budak2 dulu tu..)When we were smaller, one of my family members liked to 'ehem' like one of your story tu. So, what we did, everytime ternampak, cepat2 we all sua tangan dan kata "mintak sikit!" the person will be tersipu2 kemaluan..heheheh..Kadang2 dia dah terkedu, tapi dia buat2 baling dan we all pun buat2 le jatuh terlentang terkena balingan 'bola batu' yg baru keluar lombong tu. hahahha...

tireless mom said...

Dear DDI

Reading your entry pun has made me want to puke. I hate these kind of people. Not civic minded and don't know what is the meaning of etiquette. Geram betul! I continuously remind my children cos at times they all pun terlupa.

mamasita said...

hahahaha..
memang gelinya! And pulak kebetulan kita yang terpandang! Bencinya!Yucky!! These people yang tak practise public etiquette should be tied to the pole and biar sepasukan kerengga gigit them from head to toe!

anom said...

eeeewwwwww.. gross!!

Dalam Dakapan Ibu said...

Yus,
I don't know what's wrong with me that I had to witness semua tu within days! But that guy kat Mydin tu really surprised me. I've never seen anyone buat macam tu. When I searched the net, rupanya memang ada yg habit suka smell their belly buttons! Isshh.. nak termuntah baca!

Dalam Dakapan Ibu said...

Dear TM,
I pun sama... selalu dok ingatkan my children not to do that. But children, lainlah sikitkan.

Everytime I think of the man in Mydin tu, I rasa nak termuntah. So gross, especially dgn dressing dia tu.. I wish I didn't see him that day!

Dalam Dakapan Ibu said...

Mamasita dear,
Kena gigit kerengga satu badan tu baru padan muka..hahhaha... good idea!

Dalam Dakapan Ibu said...

Anom,
Bebaik, satgi termuntah betul-betul pulak ;)

yus said...

I betui2 simpati dgn you Ja. kes niaya sebab terpandang silap haribulan...
haritu ada sapa ntah hantar email video clip yg caught in the act, org tu makan tahi hidung sendiri.ewww..ni lagilah double triple gross!!!yuck!

Dalam Dakapan Ibu said...

Yus,
I pun dapat email tu... caught in the act!