Cleaning the Streets
Even in the pouring rain. Every morning, this lady is out sweeping the street leading to our factory. Big hat, wild color clothes, and long sweeping broom. The hat is so big, with a large black band drooping down from the rim. You wonder how she sees anything, but her concentration is always downward anyway. Her job is endless. From what I can tell, she has responsibility to clean the street every day. You see thousands of workers in this role all over the city, particularly in the mornings. They seem to disappear at night, probably frustrated with having no chance at staying ahead of the night time litter. Folks seem to think it is more a right to trash the streets than to heed any call to keep things clean.
Drivers regularly throw trash from windows as they drive. Even policemen have been seen on occasion deliberately littering their lunch wrappings to the street as if it is their duty. The streets are constantly filled with trash and rubbish every morning.
So this poor lady and the others of the city, sweep. Her broom is like a whirlwind in the morning. It is whisking fast and furious in all directions. By 10 AM the street looks great. That’s just in time for the crowds to start their lunch breaks to fill up the street with new fresh wrappers and trash.
Labels: China, Dahlingshan, Dongguan, streets
posted by A Bryson (formerly) in China @ 5:47 PM
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