Senagal Fans

[-Talbot-]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5863077/Senegal-celebrate-World-Cup-win-Poland-cleaning-stadium.html

Litter really irritates me, I hope this starts a trend. Well played Senegal fans.

[ummmm]

I'm glad I'm not a gambler. And yes, well played Senegal, I hate litter also.

[murraymints]

well done them...

[waterboatman]

Well done them indeed. An example to the rest of the world.

[CrapAtCryptics]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44492611 - the Japanese to - any chance the English fans will do the same?

[Ken4155]

What's the big fuss? They were only picking up after themselves. Shouldn't have dropped the litter in the first place :-/

[Old_Geezer]

I'm sure their efforts are appreciated. Although folk ought not drop litter in the first place. Of course, if cleaners are needed, volunteers deny paid cleaning jobs to those who might need them. Might be better to petition the stadium management to budget for cleaning up after the antisocial litter louts.

[Tilly2]

I'm sure that each stadium has a raft of cleaners to clean up after the games but well done to the fans for helping out.

[Gromit]

Apparently a similar thing happened at Japan v Columbia.
The Japanese fans cleaned up, and the Columbian fans asked what they were doing. They were told , and then the Columbia fans started to clean up their mess too.

I can’t imagine Yaxley-Lennon’s moron mates doing this.

[Gromit]

// It's not just part of the football culture but part of Japanese culture," Japan-based football journalist Scott McIntyre told the BBC. He is in Russia following the team and was not at all surprised by the somewhat different nature of Samurai Blue fans.
"You often hear people say that football is a reflection of culture. An important aspect of Japanese society is making sure that everything is absolutely clean and that's the case in all sporting events and certainly also in football."

It is something that comes as a surprise to many foreigners attending matches in Japan.
"They might leave a bottle or some kind of food package on the ground and then it's often the case that people get tapped on the shoulder by Japanese people indicating they should clean up or take it home but can't leave it there," Mr McIntyre says.

It's a habit drilled into Japanese people from early childhood.
"Cleaning up after football matches is an extension of basic behaviours that are taught in school, where the children clean their school classrooms and hallways," explains Scott North, professor of sociology at Osaka University.
"With constant reminders throughout childhood, these behaviours become habits for much of the population." //
We just leave our filth behind for some poor sap in minimum wage to clean up after us. A cultural thing.

[douglas9401]

Wow, even Wombles came out of Africa.