Natural Light in the marsh

[RVT1K]

I always liked the National Park philosophy of take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints.

And after spending lots and lots of time in various rural areas, I can state for the record that the hicks can be bigger slobs than city people. The bottom line is that nobody has an excuse no matter where they live.

 

[CherylL]

Looks like a spirited discussion on litter. My husband jokingly said that only country people drink Natural Light Just got back from a few days in the country of Southern MO and saw many houses with lots of trash on their own property. Only saw 1 beer can on the gravel road to the cabin though.

 

[Derrel]

When I see this, I think city people.

That’s a very unfair generalization. There are jerks who litter from all places. As a “city person” who has a lot of respect for nature, I resent your statement quite a bit. I think the pandemic has provided opportunity/motivation for many more people to visit nature than in the past. More people = a higher percentage of jerks who litter. There are a lot of stereotypes out there - of city people and of country people. I find them all to be pretty negative and divisive.

I understand your feeling on this subject & respect it. However, we live in the country just outside Toronto & have good reason to think as I did.

...Unless there was a parent, Grandparent or other individual who took the time to instill such values in a city child, they don't see the harm in dropping trash.

Sorry but despite the rest of your comment, this is just the kind of divisive bs generalization I was referring to. This applies to all children. They all need to be taught not to litter. It doesn’t come naturally to those who live outside the city.

If you'll read the whole comment not take parts out of context, I said "I don't believe its fair to generalize one segment of the population as being worse then others". There are some who live in the country, and still don't connect the dots, but generally they aren't the ones who's livelihood depends on the land. Growing up on a working farm or ranch you learn by living it, rather then being taught, respect for the land, the woods, and the wildlife. I wouldn't anymore consider dumping trash in the woods, or on a country road, then I would on your city streets. Regrettably there are a lot of urban/suburban residents that haven't shown me the same courtesy. Over the years, they've littered my property with beer cans/trash, cut fences, damaged crops with ATV's and other off road vehicles, and decimated wildlife populations with unauthorized hunting.

Glad to know that you aren't one of those people, I wish there were more like you, but as I and @Ron Evers said, sadly there's a lot that aren't.

Just like country folk to think themselves superior to all others.

See what I did there?

It is always the other guy, right?

 

[Derrel]

On the litter subject, you in the States probably see lots of Macdonald wrappers in the street so why don't they print the vehicle number on the order...?

Excellent idea.
I walk my dog in a beautiful little park, every morning, early. In particular, if it's a Monday morning, it is littered with trash. What really gets me is a bag of trash surround by garbage overflow-----10 feet away from a garbage can.

I am always impressed by the generosity of a certain segment of dog owners who willingly leave little green or black plastic bags full of dog crap as gifts for other Park users. so selfless, so generous, so common.