To understand the pyschology behind the act of spitting 3. To study the various methods of spitting, the differences between them and the reasons for these differences. We will undertake a large survey with a lengthy questionnaire, to try and meet the various objectives. Our preliminary studies have found that there are no hard and fast criteria for the type of people who spit. Young children spit less, but after the age of 15, there is no difference.
All religions spit equally.
All castes spit without bias. These can be spitted out in the form of a drool, straight down, straight direct, with mouth open or through pursed lips, gently or with a considerable ejectile force. All these will be evaluated in detail to assess for specific associations with gender, religion, socio-economic status and the like. The next question will deal with the emotional state before and after the act of spitting. Our early results have shown that there is an element of agitation before spitting, especially if a cough has brought up phlegm or if a person is chewing paan.