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Wow, this means that a population significantly greater than the United States in a space less than 1/3 the size of the U.S is just straight up pooping in the rivers.
There’s no way it’s just 18% in Delhi. I saw a giant mountain of trash just on the way there the other day. Also Diwali is coming so it’s gonna be foggy as all hell from all the fireworks soon.
What does a mountain of trash have to do with the amount of untreated sewage? Do you think those are the same systems?
I mean if they don’t care about the outward appearance, surely the internals can’t be that clean can they? Being as crowded as it is and all. Maybe I was just in the bad parts but in some areas the gutters were overflowing too.
…Didn’t India invent sewers?
Are they still using those old sewers with no treatment/filtration now?
The Mesopotamians are attributed to the invention of sewers in middle of the Bronze Age.
The Scottish invented sewage treatment in the 18th century.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanitation_of_the_Indus_Valley_Civilisation
Indus valley had evidence of sewers from 4500 bc according to Wikipedia. The different attributions to the invention of sewers is probably because of the question: at what point is it a sewage system?
It’s called Haggis, thank you.
I knew it was bad, but thats some nasty shit. How do you exist in 2023 and no have some sort of sewage system? 100% is not treated!?
Never been to India, huh?
I have actually. Spent a month there, in a city. Wasn’t nearly as anti-immigrant before I went, then I realized just how differently some people thought and acted. Especially towards women, and especially what they think about sexual harassment/assault, especially against white women.
So yeah, I had a bad experience, just never really dealt with bad sewage.
They really ought to do something about that. That’s 1 billion people’s daily poops going straight into the river/sea
Is it common where you live to let poop into the sewage system? Water is a state subject in India, so rules would vary from state to state. But in the ones I’ve lived in, the municipal sewage system is always for grey water (bathwater, kitchen waste, etc.). Toilet waste must go into a septic tank in your own property. Of course, the rules do not apply to slums or other unauthorised buildings.
In the US, in urban areas, the sewage system handles all waste water, and is treated before being reintroduced to waterways. Rural areas, there is no sewage system. Every building without a connection to a sewer has a septic tank.
That’s interesting. I guess our governments just decided that the cost of treating sewage is too high, and so mandated septic tanks instead.
That colour key is also mildly infuriating
Something something designated shitting street.
Ahh, a fellow man of culture, familiar with the ancient wisdoms.
Shoutout to Karimanal Kartha from Kerala.
And Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra!
But the plastic straws from western Europe polluting the sea!
2 wrongs don’t make a right
Why so much hate for cardboard straws D:
It’s because they dissolve within 5 minutes of use after poking them through the plastic lid.
I was gifted a metal collapsible one recently because of my bitching about it and it’s a better experience.
Oh, people do say that but maybe it has to do with the straw quality? The ones I usually use are from McDonald’s or Starbucks and those are fine. Unless you leave them there for a long time (1hour + maybe?).
I’m not US based so maybe in Europe they are sturdier? I dunno Nevermind, it seems the commenter above my initial comment is also based in Europe. Eastern Europe while I’m in Western Europe but it’s Portugal so, essentially, eastern Europe.
When all this started about the straws I bought a set of metal straws too but I’ve never heard of collapsible metal straws. That could be a handy item to have on you
UK: rolls up sleeves “Hold my tea!”
Oh shit
