Despite many attempts by my Indian guides I still haven't adopted the Indian custom of dropping litter where you stand. Yesterday I follow my usual routine to tip the staff and keep them on-side, showing the hotel keeper the full bin. He looks at me, picks up the bin and tips it over the edge of the balcony where we stand. I should have seen that coming.
I have tried to be the apologist on rubbish up til now, but I can't use this any more... when pressed some Indians seem to know its wrong (clearly my sample biased towards english speakers). It's done because nobody is going to stop them.
There isn't any consideration of impact, even in towns which depend on tourism. But why throw the rubbish on your own doorstep! Is this hotel more beautiful because of the surrounding ad-hoc waste dumps? Is beauty relative? To me it makes no sense. Why invest in concrete and then devalue the very spot on which you have built your expensive hotel. Will the smell finally reach your guests on a hot day
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