> Take an Indian to US or Australia and he will not spit or litter. While the same person might even pee on a street back in India. I think this is the "broken

> Take an Indian to US or Australia and he will not spit or litter. While the same person might even pee on a street back in India. I think this is the "broken window effect." [1] We Indians see so much litter / garbage around us most of the time, we don't feel it is wrong to add a little more to it. Also, we feel, "If nobody else cares, why should I"? [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory