Letter to the editor
Refreshing, yet sad
I recently had the opportunity to go on a cruise with my wife and a few friends.
We had stops in Tokyo, Shanghai, Busan and Hong Kong. These cuties are heavily populated, with metropolitan Tokyo having over 30 million people. What was striking was how clean all of these cities were. No trash anywhere.
Because of the upcoming NFL Draft, the big push is on to make Western Pennsylvania appear to be clean. It’s refreshing to see clean highways and streets.
The sad part is that our tax dollars are being used to pick up trash that other inconsiderate people throw out of their vehicles. What’s even more sad is that a few months from now all that trash will reappear.
I will never understand why people feel they have the right to discard their trash out the window rather than take it home. Asian culture teaches to have respect for others and the land where live. We’re missing that in this country.
Allan Jack
Washington