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9. The did it in China because

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 05:52 AM

Mar 2020

In China it is not uncommon for people to spit on the street

Paul Theroux writes about it in one of his travel books

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Where are the trucks spraying down the streets? [View all] Demonaut Mar 2020 OP

Which streets? Throck Mar 2020 #1

What were they spraying in WUHAN anyway? OhZone Mar 2020 #2

We don't have our shit together like South Korea. SunSeeker Mar 2020 #4

any indication this would be effective? (nt) stopdiggin Mar 2020 #5

It couldn't hurt TeamPooka Mar 2020 #6

that's pretty fuzzy for my tastes stopdiggin Mar 2020 #8

I only saw China doing it, so makes me think it was just theater Amishman Mar 2020 #13

Italy Did It, Too ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #18

That would be up to each city and state to decide to do Raine Mar 2020 #7

The did it in China because GusBob Mar 2020 #9

I live in Brooklyn Dorian Gray Mar 2020 #10

I watched a woman spit in an Aldi parking lot & then go in the store. CottonBear Mar 2020 #11

Not likely to happen in America and could be dangerous. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #14

It's Virus Theater. Codeine Mar 2020 #16