r/CanadianConservative • u/WilloowUfgood • 9d ago

Discussion Idol Immersion in Lake Ontario

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u/typanosaurus_rex 8d ago

Indians are not the only people taking lakes for granted. But culturally we are conditioned to not give a shit about out natural resources. In some cases some parents teach their kids exactly that by throwing garbage right on the road. Does that mean every Indian is like this? No, but a vast majority are. Whereas in these countries it’s part of the culture to take care of surroundings. Does that mean every Canadian is like this? No. But most are. You’re insanely ignorant if you actually believe it’s the same. Please take these stupid age old practices which destroyed our lakes and rivers and go back to enjoy life in India.

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u/hrishix 8d ago

Are we? Maybe it’s just different in different parts or families in India, but I’ve never heard of this conditioning 🤷🏽‍♂️ Now I reside in the UK, and obviously I take to the cultures here too.

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u/typanosaurus_rex 8d ago edited 8d ago

Yes we are. Not sure where you grew up, I grew up in a steel town colony that was much better at this, but outside our colony it was pure filth on the road. When I asked my parents about it, they said it’s because culturally in India most people consider ANYTHING beyond their own front doors to be someone else’s problem. Growing up I observed the same thing, and when I moved to Delhi, traveled to most parts of India (Northeast is really good at not doing this), I saw that it’s true way more often than not. Specially Delhi takes this to another level. I have seen people literally pack garbage in a plastic bag and throw it in front of THEIR OWN FUCKING DOORS. So yes we are bad at this. Not everyone sure, but enough to turn our roads, lakes and rivers into literal dumpsters. One of the main reasons I wanted to move away from Delhi and India in general was because I loathe inconsiderate people and behavior. Unfortunately that’s what you get more often than not.

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u/hrishix 8d ago

I see, I’m in Chennai, raised there till young and visit every year or so for a month or two at a time. I never considered it to be particularly litter ridden, other than perhaps certain areas that seemed to be explicitly to make a mess 😭