r/Wellthatsucks • u/mattloaf666 • 10h ago

Reading festival 2026

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u/myxoma1 10h ago

Is this a cultural thing that everyone is a fucking slob that refuses to clean up after themselves, that's embarrassing...

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u/aardvarkbjones 9h ago

I've heard it's particularly bad in the UK.

One of the few things folks in the US do at least a little better. Big "leave no trace" culture here.

Not perfect obviously, but I've never seen anything as bad as OP's picture here.

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u/No-Scientist-9049 7h ago

As someone from the UK, the UK is horrendous for littering. I've only ever seen worse in southern Italy. 

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u/ICantSpayk 7h ago

Southern Italy is absolutely ridiculous for litter. Every single layby I drove past in Puglia was just stacked with fly tipping. It was almost third world.

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u/No-Scientist-9049 3h ago

Yeah, it's insane. I cycled from north to south and the transition was wild. Such a shame because the landscapes and scenery are beautiful, but the rubbish was wtf. The prostitutes sitting in the litter-filled lay-bys was so surreal and depressing.