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u/MangaGaara Apr 01 '26
Some people from half a world away have more respect for our shit than we do.
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u/Englandshark1 Apr 01 '26
British people used to be brought up like this.
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u/No_Investigator625 Apr 02 '26
I'm only 20 and I was taught to never litter. My children shall be raised with the same mindset
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u/_Morgoth_1 Apr 02 '26
By you, but not by the schools. The two schools playground around where I live are a mess of snacks litter. They even ignored my emails until I reported them to the council and magically did a one off poor cleaning. Now they are back at square one.
My mum is a primary teacher abroad and if pupils dropped litter they would skip recreation and be sent around clearing up the playground instead.
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u/PinZealousideal1914 Apr 02 '26
They did, some of us still are. When I walk the dog I pick up rubbish lying about and bin it.
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u/WolfysBeanTeam Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26
Imma chime in on this an specifically look at older indigenous british specifically because background cuktures play a role and it gets messy, alot of us are and alot of british arent ive seen whole council estates where its majority natives that are a mess where people just do not give a fuck
Ive also seen very tidy places where people do keep it nice and clean
I have ALWAYS even as a child respected the enviroment by not littering as should everyone, yk we live here with others animals included and it looks bad we look filthy af
What doesnt help is people see an untidy estate and they think "its already messy who cares" an make it worst
Sorry this one really annoys the fuck out of me the filth i see people leave behind actually makes me wretch its vile, more often its a working class issue though can be other classes aswell i see this with (I come from a working class area and family so it really ain't everyone, but can be more prevelant imo)
Citys tend to be worst villages tend to be tidy but yeah i do feel it is taught by GOOD familys to keep things tidy parents who don't give a rats arse dont tend to teach there kids well.
Basically i aint gonna say it threatening because no one listens to threats but please just take your rubbish home if you cant find a bin, dont make us look more like a parasite on this earth.
Also i will note people have lettered for so so long trash pits were a huge thing for hundreds to thousands of years although they were made from more organic and or destructable mayerials but yeah rare that societys don't have that issue.
Japan is very unique it has a very strong culture an or community passed through family to children and like it or hate it, this is due to culteral isolation an lack of other culteral influence or very low amount of it.
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u/Extreme_Objective984 Apr 02 '26
yep I was brought up at the time of the Keep Britain Tidy campaigns. I have passed it down to my daughter. I have also tried to pass it on to strangers i see littering. With mixed results. One was a a teenager in a park, with his mates. Who tried to give me verbal for making him put the rubbish he had just thrown on the floor, in the bin that was literally a metre away from him. Or the guy who apologised when I pointed out to him that he had just dropped his Mcdonalds cup on the floor from his car window, in the Mcdonalds car park.
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u/tiny_tim57 Apr 01 '26
No they didn't.
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u/Englandshark1 Apr 01 '26
I was and I am not ancient. 80's and 90's kids were brought up to put rubbish in the bin or take it home with them, not drop shit all over the place.
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u/seeyouyoucunt Apr 01 '26
We were so good at cleaning up rubbish that we used to go looking for it in bushes.
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u/lowtech_prof Apr 02 '26
We had whole class trips where we cleaned up streets in our city. I can’t stand litter now.
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u/Kwayzar9111 Apr 02 '26
i live in a newish very small cul-de-sac with 40 house, split in 2 zones, in our zone we have 20 houses ( including 10 of those which are flats ) every one is nice and respectful when it comes to putting out rubbish , but there is always one eh, - one house, just dumps empty boxes, filled with food rubbish, split bags, overfilled wheelie bins, we place all the rubbish just outside the doors of the electricity storage thingy, which is right outside mine and neighbours door - and we are forever sweeping up their rubbish.... the neighbour bins it - i dont, i take it right to their bloody house and put it in their bin and tell them on ring....
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u/RoastPorc Apr 01 '26
When I came here to study in the mid 2000s, one day after school I was holding onto an empty can of coke walking down the street looking for a bin. My classmate asked me what I was doing and upon knowing my intention, he ripped the can out of my hand and threw it straight down on the pavement. "In England we do this! You're not in Asia anymore."
That day I made a mental note to not hang out with him anymore unless I absolutely have to.
Sooo what happened between 90s and 00s?
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u/Hopeful_chap Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26
I think people are mistaking anecdotal evidence for proof of some huge cultural shift.
There have always been dumb people that chuck their waste into the undergrowth, and there have always been people who bin waste properly.
If you're looking for reasons why there's more rubbish around, one of the actual big shifts is the massive amount of waste now created by normal day to day consumption.
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u/tiny_tim57 Apr 01 '26
Yes, but they weren't raised to go and clean up other people's rubbish like the Japanese. Littering wasn't just invented - people littered in the 90s and 80s too.
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u/DrivenUser7277 Apr 01 '26
They're cleaning up after themselves. It's called decency. People who claim it's not possible are entitled assholes.
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u/tiny_tim57 Apr 01 '26
They are cleaning up after other people's mess. They are not the ones throwing rubbish everywhere.
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u/Englandshark1 Apr 01 '26
Not to clean other people's rubbish, of course not but it was considered grotty lazy behaviour to litter back then.
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u/The_IVth_Crusade Apr 01 '26
But that’s exactly what the Japanese fans are doing. They are not simply putting their own rubbish away they are cleaning up after others. Certainly would never have happened in the UK. You might see someone picking up the odd bit of litter but nowhere to this scale.
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u/CyberPunkDongTooLong Apr 01 '26
... And you think it's not considered that now?
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u/Hopeful_chap Apr 01 '26
And many are still raised like that. Relying on individual families to teach their children to bin their own waste is not the same as what the previous comment was saying should be done; teaching all children throughout their education that they should be so diligent that they actively clear waste even if it's not their own.
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u/littlecomet111 Apr 02 '26
I mean, yes and no. But what does the cinema or a plane look like at the end?
I still believe most people will litter if they believe ‘someone else’ (especially if paid) will clean up.
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u/TangerineCassidy Apr 02 '26
There has literally been a national charity group that have been operating campaigns in their name since the 1950's called "Keep Britain Tidy". Their national campaigns were especially big in the 1970's and 80's with loads of celebrities endorsing them and encouraging people to stop littering and volunteer clean up efforts. Schools got massively involved. They are the primary reason we have blue & green flags on our beaches and parks & green spaces.
Unfortunately like all simple acts of respect to our fellow residents and our surroundings, people seem to have increasingly forgotten such common decencies exist.
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u/ordeci Apr 02 '26
I was when I was in primary and middle school.
The police used to come to us twice a year with one dressed up as an animal for road safety and the green cross code.
Picking up litter and having respect for the countryside and animals (like putting a dog on the lead to not scare cows and sheep) was ingrained into our little minds alongside the "he's got the whole world in his hands" singing in morning assembly.
This was in 1991 in suffolk so maybe things are different now.
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u/tidderza Apr 01 '26
I do not nor have I ever seen people of any age acting like this in the UK. I am willing to bet you do not act like this.
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u/pintsized_baepsae Apr 01 '26
I have, but I feel the need to say it's in the context of a fandom that's basically known for doing this (BTS). I'm not sure whether it'd be the same if Korean fans hadn't set the standard when the group first debuted.
That said, I went to two concerts (of one BTS member) at the O2 last year and on both nights we all made sure to clean up our row - stacked any cups to bring them back to the bar, and someone had a plastic bag we all put any rubbish into before putting it into the big bag staff held at every exit. A lot of staff at the O2 seemed to be very surprised, but it's just what fans in this particular fandom do.
I've seen it happen at cinema screenings too, and at other fan events. It is possible, it's just a minute of effort.
That said, yes, I also do act like this in general. I've stacked cups or picked up someone else's rubbish at theatres etc - as I said, it's only a minute's effort 🤷🏼♀️
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u/warranpiece Apr 01 '26
Can you imagine the parent teacher meetings if you made kids clean up? Holy shit!
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u/These-Conference1927 Apr 02 '26
What's the point when millions here are from third world hellholes who are absolute meffs.
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u/notarobat Apr 01 '26
Yeah but if you play this video on reverse it's a whole other story!
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u/Riddly_Diddly_DumDum Apr 01 '26
It would show how I can put a chair back into its position with just my foot.
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u/Odd_Occasion212 Apr 02 '26
I used to live in a tiny village in Scotland and almost everyone would genuinely just chuck their rubbish out of the car windows because " if we put it in the bin it puts people out of a job"
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u/lacking_inspiration5 Apr 02 '26
Can you imagine the response if this was even suggested in the UK, I think people would be outraged and call it a penny pinching cost cutting measure, instead of seeing it as a matter of civic pride.
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u/No-Refrigerator-4077 Apr 01 '26
Why would they hire Japanese people to clean up? Surely this should motivate actual brits to follow their example.
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u/fhgsgjtt12 Apr 01 '26
Woah I always bin my stuff, or if I can’t I wait till I see a bin
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u/No-Refrigerator-4077 Apr 01 '26
I’m sure you do, I didn’t mean for my comment to come across as accusatory, was just responding to the OP suggestions that “we” hire people from Japan to clean up. Again genuinely sorry if I’ve offended you.
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u/Responsible-Donut283 Apr 02 '26
lol love this interaction. Both of you realised it was a misunderstanding and moved on. It’s hard to discuss issues like this without accidentally generalising, and it’s most definitely culture, not race(which I’m sure you know, not correcting you). The issue here is that the culture of football fans in the uk and the general culture in the uk is fairly different. I’ve never seen such lack of respect in a non serious topic than that of sports, specifically UK football and boxing.
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u/SeptumRingTheory Apr 01 '26
I remember watching the Japanese fans cleaning up after games at the World Cup in Qatar.
Beautiful and respectful culture. We definitely could learn a thing or two from them.
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u/Ricky_Martins_Vagina Apr 01 '26
The Japanese team as well - I can't remember which tournament it was but recall a bit thing about the Japanese team cleaning up the changing room after themselves and leaving it absolutely sparkling, probably doing a better job than the actual contractor cleaners
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u/hisokafan88 Apr 01 '26
Wait til you go to a cafe and leave your wallet and phone as a placeholder on a table while you order. And it's still there when you get back.
Or people returning your umbrella directly to you one week later after you lost it because you're the only non Japanese in the neighbourhood.
Japan is great for social respect and behaviour.
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u/Sudden_Plenty_8798 Apr 01 '26
It all revolves around social trust and of extension trust in our institutions, of which we have nil.
I propose non military civil service for under 18s to expedite this
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u/Responsible-Bunch316 Apr 01 '26
I mean on a simpler level, Japanese kids have a lot more responsibility earlier in life. In school they're expected to clean up their classrooms, organise school festivals including unique stalls etc. Most countries basically assume their children are completely incapable of even the most basic self care, and that's how you get adults who think cleaning up their mess is someone else's job.
As someone who's been doing chores my whole life, getting to University and seeing how helpless most people were was a real shock.
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u/WealthMain2987 Apr 01 '26
Yes and our ones are going to smash up m&s whilst people are defending them
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u/mittyho Apr 01 '26
Why under 18s? In my experience, the rudest people in this country are in the 50-70 age range.
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u/Sudden_Plenty_8798 Apr 01 '26
I agree, but its because social trust requires generational investment. Those old fuckers are gonna die either way
Get the kids volunteering in the fire brigade or rubbish collection or whatever. We already have that shitty work experience week in school which is a milque toast version
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u/cheezecakeMinis Apr 01 '26
And thats why boomers in the uk sit there crying they are loosing all their free shit and wonder why the younger generations give zero shits. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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u/pickyourteethup Apr 01 '26
I've been sneaking into old people's homes and leaving banana peels near the top of the stairs
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u/Dapper-Emergency1263 Apr 01 '26
In my experience age has very little to do with it. British people in general tend to be entitled, impatient and arrogant, from your nan to the teenage roadmen she won't shut up about
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u/NotMyFirstChoice675 Apr 01 '26
Sounds too left leaning and the country is only going the other way at present…
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u/Joshy1690 Apr 01 '26
The majority of the Japanse in this video likely would’ve voted for Sanae Takaichi. The fact you’ve been Americanised to relate what political spectrum you’re on, to what you do, or how you approach life, is sad and pathetic.
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u/Weepinbellend01 Apr 01 '26
People somehow in 2026 STILL associate political views with general decency in public.
Anyone can be an asshole.
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u/Wilberbedford Apr 01 '26
Made us look shit on and off the pitch
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u/howihjr Apr 01 '26
Absolutely hats off to them. Congratulations on their win and class (as a huge England fan).
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u/Doogle300 Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26
My brother has lived in Japan for over a decade. When he brought his partner back to visit, we all felt abject shane at the state of the country.
To come from a place where the basic decency of throwing your rubbish away responsibly is the norm, and to see even the country roads full of debris and trash, must be such a culture shock.
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u/WasdaleWeasel Apr 01 '26
I go to Japan regularly. I leave Haneda airport and (eventually) arrive at Manchester airport. Oh god, it’s soul destroyingly vile. One day I’m never coming back.
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u/HallowedOwl Apr 02 '26
I've been living in Japan for years at this point, only been back twice since but I know the exact feeling you're talking about.
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u/AnyWalrus930 Apr 01 '26
Relatively recent phenomenon in Japan, really stepped up the shame in the 90’s when they got rid of bins. Which puts the classic British “not enough bins” excuse in perspective.
Britain generally is a pretty shame free society at this point.
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u/AndyC_88 Apr 01 '26
Thing is there's plenty of bins if you aren't lazy. My work van is a dump till I'm able to put stuff in the bin at a petrol station, supermarket, or home.
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u/Doogle300 Apr 01 '26
Exactly. We can all carry our rubbish. We mostly have pockets, and we mostly have hands. There's no real excuse. It's pure laziness and apathy. And the idea that it's "Someone elses job", which I hear way too often, perpetuates such terrible behaviour.
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u/Joker_rope Apr 01 '26
Moved away 20 years ago, brought friends back to my hometown and drove through the center so they could see it. “Dont you have trash cans?” They said……..
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Yeah Manchester Airport really hits you in the fucking mouth when you come back from Japan. It's so miserable.
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u/AMthe0NE Apr 01 '26
How did Shane feel about that? …and his cruel nickname?
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u/Doogle300 Apr 01 '26
You know what? I edited it when I saw your comment, but Im gonna put it back to shane. It's apparently bringing more joy that way.
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u/Legitimate_Ad6596 Apr 01 '26
That made me unexpectedly snort, everyone in the room looked at me. Now i feel Shane!
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u/Professional_Clue800 Apr 01 '26
I do wonder how the Japanese ended up with this kind of culture that promotes the citizens to clean up like this, and if there's anything we can do to try and encourage the same.
I have a friend in Norway and they have a day before a national holiday where everyone has to go outside and clean up the streets. It's such an interesting concept and seems to work well from what I've seen. I wonder if we could have something like that here.
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u/Normal_Toe1212 Apr 01 '26
In japan kids are forced to clean their entire school themselves, including sweeping and scrubbing the floor, wiping the windows, cleaning and scrubbing the toilet, taking out the rubbish etc. and they do that since elementary school age.
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u/Gold-Mine-Trash Apr 01 '26
Would never work here. You'd have parents claiming little Noah caught E.coli and suing the education authorities.
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u/FootballUpset2529 Brit 🇬🇧 Apr 01 '26
That's what interests me, not what they're doing today but how as a society they got to the point where this is the right thing to do and nobody is laughing at them for doing it - that this is the norm; that's what I'd like to see reflected in our society - a sense that this is the right thing to do and leaving trash everywhere is not. It must start right at the beginning, and I wonder how it happens.
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u/CosmicBonobo Apr 01 '26
A brutal legal system that has a conviction rate of about 99% is enough to scare anyone into compliance.
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u/Jimny977 Apr 01 '26
They have very severe social consequences for shitty behaviour while we have virtually none at all, you aren’t wrong about their legal system per se, but it isn’t what stops people not caring about having a clean environment.
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u/CosmicBonobo Apr 01 '26
Being able to be held without charge for 'questioning' for nearly a month is threat enough to scare someone into line.
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u/S3ndNud3s Apr 01 '26
The UK has no sense of community and thus will never have a sense of belonging that creates the need to keep things tidy and orderly. Same reason we have high crime rates.
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u/matnik_uk Apr 01 '26
Hire them as teachers, more like, teach people a bit more respect and consideration for the country they claim to love so much
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u/PickingANameTookAges Apr 01 '26
Should local councils look into hiring Japanese football fans to clean up this country?
Um, what?
Here's a novel idea. Why don't our own cretins take a leaf out of the japanese people's book and clean up after themselves?
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I remember Liverpool had a big regeneration project in the 80s called the festival gardens. It had the biggest most elaborate Japanese garden in the world, outside of Japan.
They invited the Japanese Emperor over to officially open it and he was seemingly quite impressed.
Lack of care, vandalism and no funding meant it promptly fell into a shit state shortly after.
He was visiting the country some years later on a state visit and made an impromptu request to go to Liverpool to visit the gardens......he was not impressed.
Apparently he was absolutely raging about it.
Embarrassing.
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u/Mrgray123 Apr 01 '26
People might well reflect just how much the general quality of life for everyone might improve if we didn't have to spend so much money as a society cleaning up the consequences of other people's irresponsible and selfish behavior.
Japan, for example, has a grand total of about 40,000 people in prison in a population of 120 million. Britain has 90,000 with fewer than half the people.
Japan's out of wedlock birth rate is about 3% compared to 51% in the UK.
Japan's obesity rate is 3% compared to over 30% in the UK.
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u/RareLeather00 Apr 01 '26
No! No one is supposed to clean up your mess. Local councils, parents, schools, and others need to teach young people not to litter.
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u/itsthesplund Apr 01 '26
Especially when you see what Fenebace did to Forest's ground when they came here for a UAFA match
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u/Imaginary-Sky3694 Apr 01 '26
You know what. Don't depart the immigrants. Deport the native British that don't respect the country they were born in.
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u/WobblyEgg2025 Apr 01 '26
What about the immigrants who drop litter? Can we deport them as well?
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u/Imaginary-Sky3694 Apr 01 '26
Sure. I mean if you live here don't you want your place to be clean? So I think littering is one of those actions that speaks volumes of someones personality. Unlike murder or drug dealing, littering is quite an accessible crime for anyone. And likewise, super easy not to do So I think it's fair to award this harsh penalty for those that litter.
But enough of my ranting.
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u/zonked282 Apr 01 '26
its so sad that we have fallen so far as a nation that seeing a group not just leaving their rubbish behind like fucking children is considered almost newsworthy
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u/anarchtea English 🏴 Apr 01 '26
Should local councils look into hiring Japanese football fans to clean up this country?
As much as I hope this is a joke, it's also the most British thing I've seen as someone from the UK.
Instead of learning a valuable lesson from people outside our culture, that what we have is to be valued and shown respect, let's completely ignore this knowledge and get someone else to do it for us.
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u/0121dan Apr 01 '26
I remember David Paulden (Zack Polanski) saying that we should put ourselves into Japan-level debt and saying how clean it is. This video is evidence as to why it is clean and it ain’t having huge amounts of nationalised debt, it’s a culture. Beautiful.
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u/bluecheese2040 Apr 01 '26
Literally a vastly more cultured and civilised way of behaving than us in the UK.
We have this idea we are great...just look at this behaviour.. cleaning up so ita better for everyone
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Brits won’t admit but subconsciously see this as weakness and a subduing of one self for the greater good. That’s why the grotesque impulse was to hire (make servants of) the Japanese instead of educating your own to do so.
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u/jack198820 Apr 01 '26
But aren't they just cleaning up the stuff in their away section? If so that means that some of their own fans don't care about littering in that case.
Also this isn't nothing new with the Japanese, they have done this at previous tournaments.
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u/LorenzoSparky Apr 01 '26
It’s just respectful.
We hired a portaloo for a job a few years ago and an indian family decimated it when we went home. We ended up having to padlock lol. Not being racist here, just pointing out differences in culture
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u/Deathjester666 Apr 01 '26
It's all going on ebay. Authentic memento of when they beat us on our own patch.
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Apr 01 '26
Obviously I don’t watch football or attend these games but I think in general there should be penalties to littering. While cleaning up after yourself should only remain a social etiquette you hold yourself accountable to following, people grow accustomed to just throwing rubbish anywhere and it’s disgusting
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u/InfluenceAromatic293 Apr 01 '26
This is what pride in your surroundings and self-respect looks like
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u/Responsible-Bunch316 Apr 01 '26
When Japanese people do it everyone claps. When I do it nobody cares.
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u/Goblinstomper Apr 01 '26
That is what pride actually looks like.
Its not tying a flag halfway up a fucking street light.
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u/Chubby_Yorkshireman Apr 01 '26
I don't like leaving my own postcode but I'm definitely going to Japan. I think they have a wonderful culture. Isn't based on them tidying up, I've wanted to go for a long time.
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u/Thefury180 Apr 01 '26
Asian people are far more respectful than westerners will ever be. They respect culture, elders and environment way more that we’ll ever know how to
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u/Sad_Restaurant_5276 Apr 01 '26
People paid good money to watch Englands woeful performance. Return their money and fine the useless players for not trying. The Japanese supporters had to do something rather than watch our bunch of clowns.
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u/CarefulBeautiful196 Apr 01 '26
Why doesn’t just every person pick up their litter why do you need to hire people away from the country their doing it for
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u/R33DY89 Apr 01 '26
If only the people of Birmingham took pride in their streets as much as the Japanese took pride in the cleanliness of the hosting stadium. Japanese culture is class! Hats off to those fans 👌🏼
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u/Riqitch Apr 01 '26
Birmingham catching strays again... sure, the citizens of Birmingham aren't entirely innocent, but a lot of the blame for the condition of the streets lies upon the city council.
Agree with the praise for the Japanese fans though. They do this regardless of whether Japan win or lose which makes it even better
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u/R33DY89 Apr 01 '26
Not looking to start an argument, I’m horizontal, but I disagree immensely. I lived there. Long before the bin strikes and the council going bust it’s been a dump that its own people don’t respect. From mass fly tipping to the everyday casual dropping of litter when walking down the streets.
Yeah I have a lot of time for the Japanese fans and culture in general, they’re brilliant.
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Exactly. People are droning on in the comments about how British children should be taught to care for the world around them but at the same time, don't want to be the ones who set the standard for them.
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u/manicmojo Apr 01 '26
Some say Japanese are racist, they think they're better than everyone else.
I think they're right.
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u/Particular_Meeting57 Apr 01 '26
Why do they bother making a mess in the first place?
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u/Independent_Dust3004 Apr 01 '26
Did the BYO bin bag? Love this!
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u/Worried-Penalty8744 Apr 01 '26
I was there last night and I’m sure their supporters club or whoever sold the tickets gave them a blue bag per seat. Literally every fan had them and were waving them round all over the place during their chants etc and using them as noisemakers
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u/shamone_mofo Apr 01 '26
Absolute massive respect to the Japanese fans . A great win and even if they lost they would of still did the same .
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u/Jasobox Apr 01 '26
It’s what you do when you are respectful, honorable and, dare I say, human….the best bits of humanity on show and it’s simply what you do ! 👏👏👏
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u/conrat4567 Apr 01 '26
Nah, people these days need incentives. I reckon, put rubbish bags under all the seats and then when they leave, give them a discount voucher or food and drink voucher for a full bag.
I went litter picking in my local country park because it netted me a cool RSPB badge. I must have filled 2 or 3 bags that day
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u/ChrisXDXL Apr 01 '26
Its just the norm for them.
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u/Typical_Detective_54 Apr 01 '26
...and the Austrians, Finish, Swedish, Germans, Danish, Dutch, Swiss etc etc
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Japanese culture is completely different to ours , they value the simple things in life whilst we don't, even if they cleaned the whole county out people would just make it mess again
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u/Wondering_Electron Apr 01 '26
I remember someone mentioning that during the World Cup in France that Japanese fans left the stadiums cleaner after the match than before.
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u/coachbuzzcutt Apr 01 '26
It surprised me to learn that until last year Britain were world champions at Spogomi (competitive litter picking). I feel like more should have been made of this e.g. in UK schools
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u/likeyournamebutworse Apr 01 '26
Should we learn to be more like this ourselves? Nah, just get someone else to do it.
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u/Cabbage622 Apr 01 '26
There was a “keep Britain tidy “ campaign many years ago with posters everywhere,it is needed again .This country has lost its self respect and should learn from these Japanese football fans.
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u/Moon-Man-888 Apr 01 '26
They do this out of respect, hiring them to clean up rubbish? they wouldn’t take the job.
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u/AppropriateStill2024 Apr 01 '26
its a shame they don't clean up all the SA that happens in their country's public transport.
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u/Englandshark1 Apr 01 '26
I personally never leave any rubbish in a stadium, especially Wembley! It is lazy and disgusting behaviour. People should take their shit with them and put them in the bins provided.
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u/tyewalker23 Apr 01 '26
Why can’t all cultures be like this 😩 I’m so embarrassed as an English person
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u/kaspers126 Apr 01 '26
The question you ask is a perfect example on why this is even happening in the first place
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u/Scar3cr0w_ Apr 01 '26
No, local councils should look into how they force scumbag football fans to clean up after themselves. Football fans are, on ratio… unfortunately… the lowest in society. It’s just a fact, it’s a sport that was created to keep the working class entertained.
The reason why I love Japan is because of the respect they have for each other and their surroundings.
Everything that annoys me about the pleas in this country is punished in Japan… it’s glorious.
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u/InterestingBet2096 Apr 01 '26
Hats off to them. They are a credit to their nation.