Civility and Disgusting Acts

Civility is defined as formal or perfunctory politeness or the act of showing regard for others. One of our daily practices of civility is walking on the left side of a flight of stairs. This is not known by many, and totally understandable if not practiced by Malaysians. Sad but it is irrefutable that Malaysian youngsters are not taught to comport according to situations.

Let's put that example aside. What I find really intolerable is that loud burping and farting. I have people around me burping loudly while others are eating and farting in public. It is nauseating, really. I know this one person who sweats profusely when he eats something spicy. That's not a civility crime. He should either get done with eating and clean himself up later or pat dry his face. But what he does is contrary to the norm of any society! He wipes his sweat to one side of his forehead, and flings his hand, then his sweat droplets either drop on the table where we're eating or the wall beside which he's sitting. Either way, it is disgusting. I can understand if lowly educated people from the outskirts of Malaysia practice this. They are not put in social situations where these  practices of courtesy become obligatory. Unfortunately, this comes from someone who is 'supposedly' educated and calls himself somewhat 'sociable'. Oh yeah, now I see how he mingles. He spritzes his perfume and goes out in search of a hottie. Seriously, what kind of a hottie are you expecting to land with that awesome set of qualities of yours?