They sell things that come in cups, or with napkins. Lots of people cycle/run/walk here instead of driving, seems pretty stupid.

Taking away the bins doesn’t mean you don’t produce rubbish…

Edit: I think there is still a bin IN the cafe, but most people eat/drink outside. Lots of people asking staff where the bins are. Still hypocritical I think though? (And still mildly infuriating to remove well used bins!)

  • I Cast FistEnglish
    121·
    10 hours ago

    I do have the impression that Japanese people have a much stronger “social responsibility” with public stuff compared to most westerners.

    • tiredofsametab@fedia.io
      4·
      6 hours ago

      Whilst this is not wrong and shame is a big motivator in Japan, some otherwise bored cops fining literers for a while would probably prevent that situation. On the other hand, I think maintaining some bins (infra to install and hardware + maintenance cleaning and maybe the odd security check) would be cheaper, beeter, and friendlier

    • AAA@feddit.orgEnglish
      34·
      9 hours ago

      *all westerners

      Really. Japanese society has a lot of issues on its own, but there’s also a lot to learn from them.

      • tiredofsametab@fedia.io
        3·
        6 hours ago

        I disagree with the broad brush as not all westerners nor easterners would fit into that (see rural areas that suddenly got disposable travel income), you are right that Japan is far from perfect but we could all benefit from some exchange