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Isn't this statement disproved by places like Japan or other cities where there isn't China-tier surveillance but also littering isn't really bad?
by snapcaster 3y ago
Isn't this statement disproved by places like Japan or other cities where there isn't China-tier surveillance but also littering isn't really bad?
- lotsofpulp 3y agoNo, because people in different places behave differently, for whatever reason.
- RajT88 3y agoCulture is the reason. Japanese people have a more collectivist instead of individualist society, which promotes a shared sense of ownership in society. (At least, this is what they taught me in my Japanese courses in college) Changing culture is hard. But, some cultural shifts have been brought about by public awareness campaigns, protests, etc.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoYou are not going to bring about a Japanese or Scandinavian or whatever other “model” culture anywhere within a reasonable amount of time.
- RajT88 3y agoWhat makes it harder is the naysayers. Change is more likely when people think it is possible.
- nerdbert 3y agoSingapore made that cultural shift within a generation.
- skyyler 3y agoCorporal punishment sure is effective at controlling a populace.
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- amluto 3y agoI’ve never really understood the Japanese system. Public trash cans are essentially nonexistent.
- stefandesu 3y agoMe neither, but it works. Japanese cities, even Tokyo, are SO much cleaner than cities in Europe, it's ridiculous. (They do have public trash cans in every convenience store, by the way.)
- Raz2 3y agoI will be downvoted but the obvious truth is that Japan has way less Moroccans and Algerians.