One of the things that drives me mad living in Rome is the dirty streets. As most people live in apartments, they have to bring their rubbish down to the street bins. I’m pretty sure they get emptied regularly but these pictures show what the bins and surrounding area look like on an average day. I don’t know if it’s people not bothering to put their rubbish in the bins (the bin in the main photo was actually empty) or if the gypsies who root through the bins on a regular basis looking for things to sell empty the rubbish out but it’s really horrible. I live in a ‘nice’ area of Rome, full of middle-class families, expensive shops and private schools. So why is it totally acceptable to have streets full of crap like this?
While I’m on the subject of crap, here’s a couple of recent examples of dog poo that caught my eye. In the first photo, someone has actually gone to the trouble of laying a plate down for their dog to poop into – and has then just left it on the pavement, rather than picking it up and putting it in the dog waste bin. Maybe it’s supposed to be Street Art?? The next one has so impressed a passer-by that they felt compelled to leave a note of appreciation. It roughly says ‘Compliments to the producer and master’…
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