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I'm no Picasso
Joined: 28 Oct 2008
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Why do some people in Korea like to complain about things being dirty?
Because people treat the main street where I live like a garbage dump. There are no rubbish bins so everything gets thrown on the footpath including copious amounts of advertising fliers (deliberately). Then there are spots along the street where the local businesses create huge piles of half open rubbish bags containing food waste which inevitably spills out on to the street. There is a permanent sticky mess in these spots that gives off a foul stench in the summer. To top it off I saw a rat amidst one of these rubbish piles the other morning on my way to work. I kid you not. I must emphasize this is not some backstreet or ghetto suburb but one of the main streets in the busiest part of the city I live in and it has a lot of foot-traffic.
I think the situation is shameful and now that Korea is an advanced nation it could be doing a lot better. Rubbish bins are not that expensive. The cost could also be covered by a enforcing a fine on all the litterers. |
Christ. Have you people never been to New York or L.A.?
These are crowded cities we're talking about. There are people stacked on top of each other. Many people = loads of rubbish. No matter what you do to manage it, it's still going to be an issue.
Granted, I'm not a fan of having to walk 20 blocks before you come across a public garbage can. But as far as smelly piles, rats, and sticky puddles, Korea's hardly far behind many other "advanced nations" in this regard. Walk down any side street in Manhattan on an August day and see what kind of repulsive odors you encounter. And don't even get me started on rat comparisons. |
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asylum seeker
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| Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 2:19 am Post subject: |
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Why do some people in Korea like to complain about things being dirty?
Because people treat the main street where I live like a garbage dump. There are no rubbish bins so everything gets thrown on the footpath including copious amounts of advertising fliers (deliberately). Then there are spots along the street where the local businesses create huge piles of half open rubbish bags containing food waste which inevitably spills out on to the street. There is a permanent sticky mess in these spots that gives off a foul stench in the summer. To top it off I saw a rat amidst one of these rubbish piles the other morning on my way to work. I kid you not. I must emphasize this is not some backstreet or ghetto suburb but one of the main streets in the busiest part of the city I live in and it has a lot of foot-traffic.
I think the situation is shameful and now that Korea is an advanced nation it could be doing a lot better. Rubbish bins are not that expensive. The cost could also be covered by a enforcing a fine on all the litterers. |
Christ. Have you people never been to New York or L.A.?
These are crowded cities we're talking about. There are people stacked on top of each other. Many people = loads of rubbish. No matter what you do to manage it, it's still going to be an issue.
Granted, I'm not a fan of having to walk 20 blocks before you come across a public garbage can. But as far as smelly piles, rats, and sticky puddles, Korea's hardly far behind many other "advanced nations" in this regard. Walk down any side street in Manhattan on an August day and see what kind of repulsive odors you encounter. And don't even get me started on rat comparisons. |
What's your argument here? NY and LA are also filthy cities so that makes it alright?
I've lived for a year in London which is a city of comparable size and the garbage situation was far better. I've also visited Osaka and Tokyo in Japan and many other big cities in Europe which were much cleaner. If NY and LA are as bad as you claim then this reflects badly on those cities and they also need to install more rubbish bins. It doesn't excuse the situation here.
The fact is there are no public rubbish bins at all in the area and no off-street garbage disposal for businesses. This is a situation that could and should be improved. That's total BS on your part to claim that the rubbish situation could not be managed better. |
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tremendous
Joined: 12 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 2:27 am Post subject: |
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| I'm no Picasso wrote: |
| asylum seeker wrote: |
Why do some people in Korea like to complain about things being dirty?
Because people treat the main street where I live like a garbage dump. There are no rubbish bins so everything gets thrown on the footpath including copious amounts of advertising fliers (deliberately). Then there are spots along the street where the local businesses create huge piles of half open rubbish bags containing food waste which inevitably spills out on to the street. There is a permanent sticky mess in these spots that gives off a foul stench in the summer. To top it off I saw a rat amidst one of these rubbish piles the other morning on my way to work. I kid you not. I must emphasize this is not some backstreet or ghetto suburb but one of the main streets in the busiest part of the city I live in and it has a lot of foot-traffic.
I think the situation is shameful and now that Korea is an advanced nation it could be doing a lot better. Rubbish bins are not that expensive. The cost could also be covered by a enforcing a fine on all the litterers. |
Christ. Have you people never been to New York or L.A.?
These are crowded cities we're talking about. There are people stacked on top of each other. Many people = loads of rubbish. No matter what you do to manage it, it's still going to be an issue.
Granted, I'm not a fan of having to walk 20 blocks before you come across a public garbage can. But as far as smelly piles, rats, and sticky puddles, Korea's hardly far behind many other "advanced nations" in this regard. Walk down any side street in Manhattan on an August day and see what kind of repulsive odors you encounter. And don't even get me started on rat comparisons. |
Maybe it's the immigrant Koreans that are making such a mess. |
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I'm no Picasso
Joined: 28 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 3:38 am Post subject: |
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| asylum seeker wrote: |
| I'm no Picasso wrote: |
| asylum seeker wrote: |
Why do some people in Korea like to complain about things being dirty?
Because people treat the main street where I live like a garbage dump. There are no rubbish bins so everything gets thrown on the footpath including copious amounts of advertising fliers (deliberately). Then there are spots along the street where the local businesses create huge piles of half open rubbish bags containing food waste which inevitably spills out on to the street. There is a permanent sticky mess in these spots that gives off a foul stench in the summer. To top it off I saw a rat amidst one of these rubbish piles the other morning on my way to work. I kid you not. I must emphasize this is not some backstreet or ghetto suburb but one of the main streets in the busiest part of the city I live in and it has a lot of foot-traffic.
I think the situation is shameful and now that Korea is an advanced nation it could be doing a lot better. Rubbish bins are not that expensive. The cost could also be covered by a enforcing a fine on all the litterers. |
Christ. Have you people never been to New York or L.A.?
These are crowded cities we're talking about. There are people stacked on top of each other. Many people = loads of rubbish. No matter what you do to manage it, it's still going to be an issue.
Granted, I'm not a fan of having to walk 20 blocks before you come across a public garbage can. But as far as smelly piles, rats, and sticky puddles, Korea's hardly far behind many other "advanced nations" in this regard. Walk down any side street in Manhattan on an August day and see what kind of repulsive odors you encounter. And don't even get me started on rat comparisons. |
What's your argument here? NY and LA are also filthy cities so that makes it alright?
I've lived for a year in London which is a city of comparable size and the garbage situation was far better. I've also visited Osaka and Tokyo in Japan and many other big cities in Europe which were much cleaner. If NY and LA are as bad as you claim then this reflects badly on those cities and they also need to install more rubbish bins. It doesn't excuse the situation here.
The fact is there are no public rubbish bins at all in the area and no off-street garbage disposal for businesses. This is a situation that could and should be improved. That's total BS on your part to claim that the rubbish situation could not be managed better. |
My argument, oh ye of little reading comprehension, is that it has nothing to do with being an "advanced nation". Try again. |
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