Who did you want to clean this up?
By Kimberley
@mom210 (9117)
United States
January 31, 2021 3:42pm CST
I have a nice little park I walk at in the evenings while my little guys play. It has a handful of picnic tables, a set of bathrooms, and a nice .5 mile track for walking and running made of recycled tires.
As I was leaving I see that somebody has left their dinner trash in the parking lot. Out of curiosity, I counted the number of trash cans just in the lower area, where the picnic tables and play equipment is located. A dozen, looks like they planned ahead so there would be no excuses to make a mess. Within just a few steps they could have gotten to a trash can very easily. They didn't want to.
It really frustrates me to see such a mess, and I cannot help but wonder, just who did they think should have cleaned up after them??? Plus they are teaching their kids, this is how it is done.
I think what upset me the most was, as they left they drove over their mess. Really?
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21 responses
@kaylachan (69370)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
31 Jan 21
The U.S. is one dirty country. You can't go five steps in some places, and not see liter somewhere. Yesterday, my husband cleaned up our font yard from the litter that the wind brought into it.
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@kaylachan (69370)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Mar 21
@mom210 I can agree with you. It's rare not to see litter, and belive me I've rolled over my fair share of it. so I understand.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
2 Mar 21
Some people are just ignorant pigs and there is no help for them, it frustrates me too!! seriously, we all live in this world, pick up after yourself.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
2 Mar 21
@mom210 evidently their mom picked up after them!!
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
6 Feb 21
Yes, many are teaching bad habits like this to the younger ones and apparently don't care. We are always shocked how much trash is in parking lots, parks, the beaches. Many just don't seem to worry about the mess they leave behind.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
1 Feb 21
Some people are thoughtless and just plain weird.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
2 Mar 21
@mom210 A lot of people just wouldn't care.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
3 Mar 21
I’ve joined coastal clean ups three times and got frustrated that people who enjoyed their time along the beach kept on leaving their trash. They were probably confident that somebody would pick up their trash. What embarrassed me was the fact that a US war veteran was a consistent participant of the clean up even though he was on crutches.It was so embarrassing for me that a foreigner had to pick up the trash of the locals.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
5 Mar 21
@mom210 Indeed but there are a few countries with disciplined people like Japan and Singapore. While eating a piece of candy, they put the wrapper in their pocket if there's not bin nearby and throw the wrapper in the garbage bin when they reach home.
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@Sam_graphixer (2465)
• India
1 Mar 21
So bad this is ... this is something... no school , no colleges can tech you ... if you don't want to change for yourself
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
31 May 21
People now a days just don't seem to care, they don't feel they have any responsibility to do anything they don't want to. Laziness is getting to be a huge problem.
