Have you seen some people scratch their "private area" in the public???

I agree it is very unpleasant to see. I don't go out to see people scratch them selves in public. Go to the toilet to scratch if you have to please.

Its always males i see doing this. Yesterday while riding the bus this guy gets on. He is wearing jeans with holes in them. He is wearing sweats under them. One of the holes is right you know where in the front. When he sat down something sweatpant covered buldged out of the jean hole there. You could not help but look before having to turn away. I do not know if he knew what was going on there or not. I cant imagine how he didnt know. Kind of like when you are wearing a sock with a hole it it and your toe pops out. You know it.

I don't remember seeing any one scratch privates in public but last year I saw a police man riding in a circle with his finger stuck in his nose.

It is indeed immoral and unpleasant. I usually observe that same thing with the men standing by, waiting for cabs or sitting on a bench. When they do the digging in their nose, they will mostly wipe it somewhere else. GROSS! Smelling it after they do the thing is really disgusting. But I think it will be more disgusting for my eyes if I saw them putting their fingers used for scratching inside their mouth. LOL Just kidding! No innocent person would do that right?

I cannot help but wonder why it seems that the guys are the culprit from some of the response? Don't the ladies do that too? While the habit is indeed unacceptable, we must not forget there may be health conditions that is causing their discomfort. Unless we know why they are not able to find a more convenient place before the act, we are assuming that it should be bearable for them, which may not be the case. We all may have habits other find deplorable, but lest we start to judge others, maybe we should learn not to look at the act since the act is so unacceptable to us. If the person really does scratch somewhere or dig his nose or something similar and extends his hand for a good firm shake, I trust you will know how to excuse the reciprocal. Just to clarify, I don't do any of this in public. I am not defending myself. But who knows, what if I should end up with similar medical conditions, maybe I will look back at this article and be thankful I state my case upfront first.

Haha! Oh yes, and especially men. I have an ex-colleague who does that (scratching his private area), even while talking to you. That's disrespectful.

unfortunetly,yea i have seen it. i think some just forget where they are...or never had any class to begin with. don't feel bad tho..i saw a guy on the bus the other day that had lice-you bet i moved my seat.

i agree with you, i don't understand why these people don't use their brain. I stay away from these people. As soon as i come to know this person does all unwanted thing. my face expression change. one of my colleague does this and i am away from him.

I've seen a lot of them and i just felt its very weird. They can fidn a room or go somewhere else to scratch it, Not In Public. I even see people cleaning their nose.. that is so ewww...

I almost stopped shaking strangers hands for these reasons.I have seen some of my mates who are untidy ... they least care to wash their hands when they return from washrooms....much worse when they use the same hands to have their food AUCKS!

Yep, none of us want to see that. And no one would want to be seen doing that. At least anyone with any decency. Which really could be a problem. There are not that many people with decency. Still it does disturb me. Especially just some of the circumstances. If I can only unsee what I just saw. Now where did I put that brain bleach.

Oh God!!!! I see that as an everyday occurrence in India. I do understand that they have a problem - well, not knowing that 'scratching your private area in public' is not socially acceptable for one. How can we educate these kind of people, who just are not aware of socially acceptable behavior? If we all tell them that is just gross, would they stop? Or it would take more than that? Like pointing and laughing at them everytime we see them?

yeah, its nasty, idk why people do that..I always walk or go to store and see people scratching their personal areas..its so disturbing ...maybe they do not have good hygiene or maybe they have shave and they feel weird.. but anyways PLEASE i hope anyone who do that STOP.. ...

It's tragic that nowadays some people lose their capability to respect the next, acting like their beings were the most important, needless of consequences. Nothing matter to those people but their lifes, and this is why the new generations that are coming, are getting the worse example ever. And as long as it keep on going this way, there will be consequences.