That's a mess, is it Sihanoukville? It's something that happens everywhere to some extent though, empty lots are used to fly-tip garbage. I was out in the countryside for a few days recently and it's really disappointing how messy and unkempt so many places are. So many households/ businesses that just dump giant piles of garbage and unused junk right in front of their premises.
The former King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej, instigated a program in the 1950s which equated being a decent citizen with pride in the nation and tidiness. I'm not sure how effective it always was but on the rare occasions I visit Thailand (or Vietnam) I am always surprised how much more neat and tidy everything is. Something like that needs to be put in place here. In the 1960s Prince Norodom Sihanouk successfully banned the hanging of washing on balconies facing the streets, surely throwing piles of rotten shit on the pavement and having a front yard covered in useless junk should be made a treasonable offence? And while we are at it all those construction crews who leave piles of sand half-way across the street?

John Bingham wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:24 am I'm not sure how effective it always was but on the rare occasions I visit Thailand (or Vietnam) I am always surprised how much more neat and tidy everything is.

Vietnam would be waist-deep in garbage if it was not for the thousands of cleaners that fan out across every town and city/ Get up early one morning on your next visit and see all the garbage everywhere.

It's true the Vietnamese produce plenty of garbage too, but at least they do something about it. Cambodia, not so much.

johnny lightning wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 6:09 pm It's true the Vietnamese produce plenty of garbage too, but at least they do something about it. Cambodia, not so much.

Not really. My job has me travel all over Vietnam and not only is Vietnam one of the biggest producers of plastic; it is also one of the biggest importers since other countries in the region are clamping down on it.