> there just isn't the same kind of intense urge to clean and purify public space as in other European and western cities This is rather a gross romanticizati

> there just isn't the same kind of intense urge to clean and purify public space as in other European and western cities This is rather a gross romanticization of the situation. It's not at all that the exotic people of Naples are somehow essentially different and just don't feel a squeamish need to clean public spaces, as in other cities. Most Neapolitans strongly wish the city was much cleaner. An ongoing dispute between the local government and organized crime has resulted in minimal trash collection since the 1980s, as part of efforts to pressure the city government. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naples_waste_management_crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naples_waste_management_crisis