a stinking affair

i am very sensitive to smell. be it the smell of a freshly brought book, the smell of rain or a stink that is not pleasant i do react to it. but my recent sojourns and meeting with a very old problem of the indian roads may slowly make me completely insensitive to smells. and the bus journey's and window seats i love have their unpleasant side to them which i tried to ignore but could not. i have seen from the time i can remember men peeing in public road sides and streets. an article in a vernacular journal about men peeing in the open streets and roads did make me think of it a bit too. but what made me key in my thoughts about it is my daily trips to college. every morning and evening i have to pass a particular spot on my ten minute walk that particular point which is a favourite (let's say) peeing point. dont know if it is the stink or example by others or what else makes these men do it in broad public glare when public toilets are near by. they teach their boy kids to follow their example and let's say live up to the father's example! how does it feel when people pass by while one dirty the public platform. think of a day when it is drizzling and one has to pass the point in the water that washes it away. the concerns about hygine and manners that are horrified at the dust level in the air and the morality brigade that starts wagging at women's necklines getting deeper dont seem to care about this dirtying of the public place and public display of the phallus. and all those out there who love to meet and talk to strangers think twice before shaking hands with men because it may not have met soap and water after caressing the phallus. disgusting, the thought is. but think of the reality. and if women can use the toilets why do men pee in public. is it because it is easier or is it because they can not control their bladder problem. or do all men who pee in public has a prostrate or bladder problem that makes it difficult for them to wait till they see a toilet. if so it is high time attention is paid to this serious health problem that men in india are vulnerable to. not many european men seem to obe affected by this necessity of peeing in public. why can not we teach our children better manners and hygine to keep our country a bit cleaner? and talking about cleaner cities, a friend from chennai told how littering in public is punishable with a fine of 100 rupees peeing in public roads can cost the offender only half the amount, just fifty rupees, may be visible litter causes a worse image than stinking roads, 'seeing is believing', aint it?. so it may be all about stop littering and start peeing in public for indian males!