It's certainly not a class thing. I saw kids in the upper middle class elementary school I used to work in just dump stuff on the floor (this was a very small percentage of the enrollment, I might point out.) The few times I saw it I immediately ordered the offender to clean up their mess and dispose of it.
"I am not your maid, nor are the custodians. If you did that at home I am sure your parents would insist that you clean it up." I had one youngster who was a known smartass call me on this one day in the lunchroom when I saw him push some paper off the table onto the floor and act as if it didn't happen. "My Mom wouldn't make me pick it up." I made it a point to be there when his mom picked him up that day. "Gee, Mrs. xxxxx, Tommy here says you pick up after him if he throws his trash on the floor." "I most certainly do not." "That's good, because that is the same thing I told him when he dumped a bunch of papers on the floor today and I asked him to pick them up. Just making sure we're all on the same page. Have a great evening!" I could see that Mrs. xxxxxx was not pleased, and was expressing her displeasure with Tommy as they left.... Mission accomplished. It's all in how your are brought up, no matter where. Dan On Apr 7, 2013, at 5:24 PM, clay wrote: > Takes place all over, just less of an ownership society below the Mason Dixon > from my experience. Same thing happens in all places where the locals have > no investment in the common good. Good examples are housing authority > ghetto, walmart, open roadways, public schools, sports arenas, oceans, > anywhere the person does not feel they have an impact or that somebody else > will clean up for their poopy diapers. > > If it hurts your ability to make a living, then you pay attention and make > sure you do not make a mess. Range lands are shared, so you want to keep the > place free of items that may kill your sheep or cow > > clay > > > > On Apr 7, 2013, at 1:57 PM, WILTON wrote: > >> Is it just in the South? I haven't been "up Nawth" recently, but I doubt >> littering is limited to the South. >> >> Wilton >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Toscano" <brian.tosc...@gmail.com> >> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2013 4:20 PM >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Rant question of the day >> >> >>> That's the just way it is in the South and it crosses all social classes. >>> You're as likely to see trash being thrown out of an old pickup truck and >>> you are a new Mercedes. Its right up there with farm activities that >>> pollute the land and and water. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Peter Frederick wrote: >>>> >>>>> His wife says " they must really work hard to keep this place so clean" >>>>> as a big Cadillac pulls up. Driver reaches down, pull the ashtray and >>>>> dumps it on the ground as the gas monkey goes to fill up the car. >>>>> >>>> >>>> That man was truly a class act, considering I don't remember ever seeing a >>>> gas station that didn't have a trash can at every pump island. >>>> >>>> Mitch. >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________**_________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>>> To search list archives >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >>>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
