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What Japan can teach us about cleanliness
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1537" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20191006-what-japan-can-teach-us-about-cleanliness" target="_blank"><strong>What Japan can teach us about cleanliness - BBC</strong></a></p><p></p><p>One of the first things visitors to Japan notice is how clean everywhere is – yet there are hardly any litter bins and street sweepers. What's the secret behind this contradiction? </p><p></p><p>The students sit with their satchels on their desks, eager to get home after another long day of seven 50-minute classes. They listen patiently as their teacher makes a few announcements about tomorrow’s timetable. Then, as every day, the teacher’s final words: “OK everybody, today’s cleaning roster. Lines one and two will clean the classroom. Lines three and four, the corridor and stairs. And line five will clean the toilets.”</p><p></p><p>A few groans arise from line five, but the children stand up, grab the mops, cloths and buckets from the broom cupboard at the back of the classroom, and trot off to the toilets. Similar scenes are happening at schools across the country.</p><p></p><p>Most first-time visitors to Japan are struck by how clean the country is. Then they notice the absence of litter bins. And street sweepers. So they’re left with the question: how does Japan stay so clean?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1537, member: 1"] [URL='http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20191006-what-japan-can-teach-us-about-cleanliness'][B]What Japan can teach us about cleanliness - BBC[/B][/URL] One of the first things visitors to Japan notice is how clean everywhere is – yet there are hardly any litter bins and street sweepers. What's the secret behind this contradiction? The students sit with their satchels on their desks, eager to get home after another long day of seven 50-minute classes. They listen patiently as their teacher makes a few announcements about tomorrow’s timetable. Then, as every day, the teacher’s final words: “OK everybody, today’s cleaning roster. Lines one and two will clean the classroom. Lines three and four, the corridor and stairs. And line five will clean the toilets.” A few groans arise from line five, but the children stand up, grab the mops, cloths and buckets from the broom cupboard at the back of the classroom, and trot off to the toilets. Similar scenes are happening at schools across the country. Most first-time visitors to Japan are struck by how clean the country is. Then they notice the absence of litter bins. And street sweepers. So they’re left with the question: how does Japan stay so clean? [/QUOTE]
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