So where's the recycle bin?
ハワイの田舎のノース・ショアーにこの看板を見ました。リサイクルの気持ちはやはり強いです。
但し、ゴミ分別にうるさい日本から見れば、気持ちだけじゃなくて、PETやアルミのリサイクルのゴミ箱が欲しかった。そのままで捨てるのは申し訳ないように感じました。
その代わり、ハワイの観光地に行けば、ゴミ箱はどこにもあって、便利でした。日本の観光地はゴミ箱がなくて、特に我々欧米人観光客が困ります。うんと不親切に感じます。一般のゴミを受けたくない為ゴミ箱を置かないって事だと思いますが、ゴミの面での「おもてなし」が欲しいです。
We spotted this sign on Hawaii's North Shore. It's good to see people are concerned about the environment. Coming from Japan, however, which is about as anal about recycling and garbage separation as you can possibly be, I really wish there had been more recycling bins in Hawaii. I felt guilty throwing away recyclable stuff because there were only regular garbage cans.
On the plus side, there were garbage cans everywhere, which was nice. In Japan, there is a dearth of garbage cans in public places because no one wants to be stuck sorting and disposing of other people's trash. You buy a snack at a souvenir stand, but are stuck carrying the wrapper all day 'cuz there's no place to throw it away.
It would be great if the two sides could learn from each other.
