Purely not where they sweep, but where there are no Chinese.
Purely not where they sweep, but where there are no Chinese.
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Re: Purely not where they sweep, but where there are no Chinese.
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?
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?
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Re: Purely not where they sweep, but where there are no Chinese.
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.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.
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It's true the Vietnamese produce plenty of garbage too, but at least they do something about it. Cambodia, not so much.
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I was shocked when a Vietnamese friend took us to a restaurant in Hanoi where the floor was covered in used napkins, There were small garbage cans at each table and they were all past overflowing, the floor was filthy. She laughed, said it was a very popular restaurant and that it was cleaned every night. Cultural differences, in our world it would be shut down for health violations.
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When dining out in VN, you need to be prepared for the worst. However, occasionally, about once every two years or so, you will be very pleasantly surprised.Anthony's Weiner wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 6:22 pm I was shocked when a Vietnamese friend took us to a restaurant in Hanoi where the floor was covered in used napkins, There were small garbage cans at each table and they were all past overflowing, the floor was filthy. She laughed, said it was a very popular restaurant and that it was cleaned every night. Cultural differences, in our world it would be shut down for health violations.
Last time I was in Ha Noi, we ate Mexican food at a place called Provecho nearly every night. Also, the bar we hung out in served some kind of middle eastern/Greek? sausages.that were quite tasty.
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Re: Purely not where they sweep, but where there are no Chinese.
Yes, this is Sihanoukville, not far from the new casino on 610 Street.
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Re: Purely not where they sweep, but where there are no Chinese.
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.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.
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