FLY2

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  1. Without a doubt, the scruffiest capital  / large city I've visited recently is Berlin. An horrific litter problem there, and from what I saw, it was mainly due to the student population. Maybe it was due to the fact that they'd recently had a music festival in the city. However, you couldn't get near the Brandenburg Gate as scaffolding was in situ.

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  2. I tend to agree nonna. Some world famous sites should be left as they are, and not succumb to commercialisation. There's sufficient outdoor areas near the steps that are currently used for coffees and drinks etc ! 

    My God, what next. A hog roast at the Coliseum, or a mobile bar at Stonehenge ?

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  3. Rome is certainly no different to any major city, with numerous tourist attractions. They get many  thousands per week, and occasionally,  loose rogue litter is inevitable. 

    Maybe ongoing litter collection / sweeping is the answer. It'd certainly help.

    What I did notice in Rome, was that the Government buildings, Civic buildings, and other official sites were immaculately cared for. Highly polished brasswork everywhere, and freshly scrubbed marble steps were the norm. 

    The only scruffy part I saw, was the large square near the railway station. Again though, thousands of people scurrying about.

    Now for a beautiful, clean couple of cities, try Copenhagen and Helsinki !  Unbelievable ! 

  4. Some folks never learn Compo. It's disgusting behaviour. It's EVERYONES responsibility to keep the place tidy.

    Up Derbyshire yesterday, I saw an old dismantled shed, corrugated asbestos sheets, mattresses, two fridges, and numerous black bags of garden waste, and  that was in the space of a few miles !

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  5. Had a drive up Derbyshire yesterday, and within five minutes, I'd been cut up twice, and had a buffoon brake and turn into a driveway without indicating.

    I told Mrs Fly that I can tell who the idiots are, just by the cars they drive. Of course she scoffed, and said that I was talking twaddle !

    Well I told her to look out for the following.....

    Old Saabs and old Volvos, because the drivers still think that they're a cut above anyone else. They can't face the fact that their cars aren't the Bees Knees anymore.  Seats, currently favoured by boy racers. Old BMWs, wannabe drug dealers. Little cars of 1000 cc or less, old biddies, or young girls who have just passed their test. The worst by far is old Zafiras and Picassos. They're always filthy dirty, at least one wheel trim missing, windows down, and the driver vaping. Invariably snotty brats in the back, and occasionally a rabid dog.

    We returned unscathed, and she never mentioned my thoughts again, as I pointed out every one of the above was correct !