Comments on: England’s Rubbish Problem http://uberbusy.com/2009/06/14/englands-rubbish-problem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=englands-rubbish-problem Fri, 18 May 2012 12:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Martin Beauchamp http://uberbusy.com/2009/06/14/englands-rubbish-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Martin Beauchamp Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:40:55 +0000 http://uberbusy.com/?p=334#comment-124 It's true, Germany is definitely cleaner, even Berlin with all of it's graffiti still manages to hold tidier streets. Seem to remember Paris as a particularly bad city for litter as well. Change social acceptance, change behaviour. It’s true, Germany is definitely cleaner, even Berlin with all of it’s graffiti still manages to hold tidier streets. Seem to remember Paris as a particularly bad city for litter as well. Change social acceptance, change behaviour.

]]> By: martinbeauchamp http://uberbusy.com/2009/06/14/englands-rubbish-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-384 martinbeauchamp Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:40:00 +0000 http://uberbusy.com/?p=334#comment-384 It's true, Germany is definitely cleaner, even Berlin with all of it's graffiti still manages to hold tidier streets. Seem to remember Paris as a particularly bad city for litter as well. Change social acceptance, change behaviour. It’s true, Germany is definitely cleaner, even Berlin with all of it’s graffiti still manages to hold tidier streets. Seem to remember Paris as a particularly bad city for litter as well. Change social acceptance, change behaviour.

]]> By: Calvin Robinson http://uberbusy.com/2009/06/14/englands-rubbish-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Calvin Robinson Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:42:18 +0000 http://uberbusy.com/?p=334#comment-121 This is one of the things that really sets us apart from mainland Europe IMO. As I mentioned before, I spent a lot of time in Germany growing up, and I always refer to it as "just like a cleaner Britain", it really is. It's just so nice walking down the street without seeing people's rubbish everywhere. I totally agree on the prisoners/community service idea. Works in America? I do think industries are changing though, supermarkets especially seem to be actively seeking out ways of using less packaging these days. As for spitting, I feel that's worse in England at the moment than it's ever been. Up North you have the 'chavs' spitting all over the place, and in London you have Somalians with their habitual flemming all over the pavement. Foul behaviour, but as you say, it's societal acceptance (and culture) This is one of the things that really sets us apart from mainland Europe IMO. As I mentioned before, I spent a lot of time in Germany growing up, and I always refer to it as “just like a cleaner Britain”, it really is. It’s just so nice walking down the street without seeing people’s rubbish everywhere. I totally agree on the prisoners/community service idea. Works in America? I do think industries are changing though, supermarkets especially seem to be actively seeking out ways of using less packaging these days.

As for spitting, I feel that’s worse in England at the moment than it’s ever been. Up North you have the ‘chavs’ spitting all over the place, and in London you have Somalians with their habitual flemming all over the pavement. Foul behaviour, but as you say, it’s societal acceptance (and culture)

]]> By: Calvin Robinson http://uberbusy.com/2009/06/14/englands-rubbish-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Calvin Robinson Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:42:00 +0000 http://uberbusy.com/?p=334#comment-383 This is one of the things that really sets us apart from mainland Europe IMO. As I mentioned before, I spent a lot of time in Germany growing up, and I always refer to it as "just like a cleaner Britain", it really is. It's just so nice walking down the street without seeing people's rubbish everywhere. I totally agree on the prisoners/community service idea. Works in America? I do think industries are changing though, supermarkets especially seem to be actively seeking out ways of using less packaging these days. As for spitting, I feel that's worse in England at the moment than it's ever been. Up North you have the 'chavs' spitting all over the place, and in London you have Somalians with their habitual flemming all over the pavement. Foul behaviour, but as you say, it's societal acceptance (and culture) This is one of the things that really sets us apart from mainland Europe IMO. As I mentioned before, I spent a lot of time in Germany growing up, and I always refer to it as “just like a cleaner Britain”, it really is. It’s just so nice walking down the street without seeing people’s rubbish everywhere. I totally agree on the prisoners/community service idea. Works in America? I do think industries are changing though, supermarkets especially seem to be actively seeking out ways of using less packaging these days.

As for spitting, I feel that’s worse in England at the moment than it’s ever been. Up North you have the ‘chavs’ spitting all over the place, and in London you have Somalians with their habitual flemming all over the pavement. Foul behaviour, but as you say, it’s societal acceptance (and culture)

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