Not really related, but in Japan, I came across a monolingual sign that said: “In Japanese culture, it is considered impolite to piss in public”.
Westerners don’t litter but the locals do
Have you not seen how westerners behave on vacation? Maybe you got lucky, but there’s a reason the tourist part of nearly every city has the most litter
No, they’re often less dense and smaller than residential areas, and more walkable, but they attract people who don’t give a shit because they’re in a mindset where they don’t give a shit. They require a lot more cleaning too.
When you go to Asia
Already there. Also you should be more specific, EA and even Central Asian countries are reasonably clean. When you’re talking about places with monumental amounts of trash, you mean SEA and India, and even there, lots of places aren’t like that.
Places that are a bit more affluent tend to have the resources to dedicate to keeping the streets clean. Westerners on vacation don’t have an excuse.
The Japanese are better than the westerners
Maybe, in cities, but there’s a bit of a littering problem in more rural areas and in rivers. Also in the poorer areas of cities.
Not really related, but in Japan, I came across a monolingual sign that said: “In Japanese culture, it is considered impolite to piss in public”.
Have you not seen how westerners behave on vacation? Maybe you got lucky, but there’s a reason the tourist part of nearly every city has the most litter
The Japanese are better than the westerners I’m not denying that.
Probably because thats where the most people are.
When you go to Asia most people are locals. Even driving through areas buses and trains don’t stop the amount of trash is monumental.
No, they’re often less dense and smaller than residential areas, and more walkable, but they attract people who don’t give a shit because they’re in a mindset where they don’t give a shit. They require a lot more cleaning too.
Already there. Also you should be more specific, EA and even Central Asian countries are reasonably clean. When you’re talking about places with monumental amounts of trash, you mean SEA and India, and even there, lots of places aren’t like that.
Places that are a bit more affluent tend to have the resources to dedicate to keeping the streets clean. Westerners on vacation don’t have an excuse.
Maybe, in cities, but there’s a bit of a littering problem in more rural areas and in rivers. Also in the poorer areas of cities.
It’s not cultural, it’s moral and intelligence-related
As with all good vs bad discussions…