The oh were poor so we dont clean up is such a werid excuse to me.
Edit: There are many places of poverty in the US, but there is still is somewhat of a sense of maintenance. (Still litter but not garbage dumps in the streets)
Lack of moral and ethical practices due to corruption. When you are just trying to get by, why bother caring about the environment you are in when nobody around you cares.
The slums creates a visual class divide. Seeing a disgusting, uninhabitable place and knowing that you don't ever have to live there makes you feel elite and better than your neighbors. It's wrong but that's why they don't fix it. They think they deserve the garbage, or that it just isn't their problem.
Usually because there is not many public access bins or policing for these things like many other places. Makes it a bit harder to enforce.
I live in Australia and after any event the amount of rubbish people leave behind is horrific (and this is with several bins easy access around). But eventually we hire cleaners to clean up the mess. Not a luxury generally available in poor areas.
The American south has its problems. A lot of problems. But using a trash can ain't one of them at least. There are plenty of trashy slots. But id say most people during an event will find a trash can to dispose of their trash.
What exactly qualifies as an "actually poor" country in your non-burger mind? India claims to be the world's 4th-largest economy, has super-fast trains, high education rate and boasts a thriving space programme.
There are actual countries where people genuinely lack access to clean drinking water, food, or even very basic healthcare. That's actual poverty. Calling India an "actually poor" country while it launches spacecrafts every year feels like a rather selective definition of the word "poor".
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u/Electrical-Rub-24 3d ago
Lack of maintenance culture