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TheBabaYagaMan

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  • There is 6 pictures edit: there is a button to expand the post. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 2:50pm)
  • Lmao, sassy boi. Didn't add the pictures you just didn't click the button to see ya wido. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 2:56pm)
  • Uhm, i have not - i guess that's kind of the issue we all see this stuff and do nothing about it. I know i'm the same but there is people out there who's job it is to look after this place, elected officials that shouldn't be letting stuff like this happen i think the blame lies with them - or maybe it lies with the people for not holding them accountable. All i know is this place is a mess. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 6:03pm)
  • I get what you are saying but at the same time it's similar to saying "They are doing it, so can i" I kinda wish Glasgow could be the one to come out and do something about it instead of accepting the decay. I know the issues here are connected to larger issues but what i'm saying is we should be doing more to fight back the decay as people and also elected officials should be doing more. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 6:07pm)
  • I'm aware of the state of Govanhill but although some areas may be worse than others it's really a city wide problem. The factors that allow Govanhill to be Govanhill are the factors the whole city is crumbling - and maybe you could expand that to the whole of the UK. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 6:14pm)
  • Yeah, it's a wider issue and what you say about education is a good point, i think education on looking after our environment or maybe more importantly how their surroundings can affect their mood would be good. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 6:10pm)
  • You mean council tax yeah? I know that's what is crazy a lot of people paying rent and council tax yet you cant maintain the building they live in and services - which means there is something fundamentally wrong there and unsustainable. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 6:18pm)
  • Sorry about your experience here, i'm sure many have a similar story. I've always found the people to be the best part but i know me being a young white dude shields me to alot more negative aspects of the city. I've always thought the environment will affect the mood, it's easy to be evil and mad in hell but not as easy in paradise. Not saying Glasgow will ever be either but if the place was nicer, maybe there would be less sadness and anger which in turn would maybe mean less people being dicks to others. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 6:23pm)
  • I mean, yeah i guess but it's hardly an excuse. Its hardly an excuse to say - these people are poor so their environment should reflect that, especially to this extent. Plus it's not even that, these pictures were take in the west of Glasgow which is on average wealthier than the rest and then 2 others were taken where i live which is generally a nice neighborhood, at-least where the pictures were taken. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 6:27pm)
  • I genuinely wasn't sure yet being there quite alot. There is a sign just before Crookston that says "Welcome to Glasgow" now that i think of it haha by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 9:56pm)
  • New and improved services seems unlikely. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:00pm)
  • It's funny because you two are arguing over a take i don't even have. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:07pm)
  • >e people for not having p No that wasn't what i was saying, talking about officials who don't do their job in looking after this place whether it's allocating funds, starting infinitives, education whatever it may be they are letting the rest of us down. I'm not saying it's other peoples jobs so why do i need to do it, i'm just accepting i'm part of the problem in that i don't actively pick up litter from others, put bins to the correct orientation and call out people for dumping their crap. If we all done more of that i'm sure this place would be that little bit better but i don't think that's where the core problem is. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:06pm)
  • Yeah but how much is that actually going to help, if i spent 24hrs a day trying to make this place better my whole life i would make almost no progress. I guess it's a defeatist attitude but it's the reality. Another point is that this isn't being a kid in the playground and dropping a piece of litter and saying it's not my job to pick it up. This is me, a citizen of the city that pays council tax and has voted for people to look after this place and those people letting me and you down. Plus the time taking a picture showing the state of this place can do more than the time it took picking up a bin alone. I guess yeah i should do both. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:18pm)
  • Yeah you wouldn't believe how long it took me to colour in those flats black with my black crayola. /s by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:22pm)
  • Well they weren't originally for the purpose of posting here, was sending to a friend overseas and having fun with them so was hard to find the originals when decided to post here. Not all black and white plus if you are from Glasgow it doesn't really matter as you know what i'm talking about and seen it for yourself. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:20pm)
  • I mean, no. There is people in this area that would gladly look after the area in their spare time, people that have a lot of spare time but they don't because why would they it's a mess that would take a lot of time and manpower to fix. So they need to rely on the government and council that don't do shit. And then in my second comment i said that there is elected officials and "people out there" for example council workers who's job it is to look after this place and they are letting us down. It's the same point is it not? Not sure if i'm just not explaining myself right. I guess where the hypocrisy lies is me taking a picture of the bin saying no one is fixing this and then not fixing it but to be honest my issue isn't with the bin it's the city as a whole and the people that run it. It just feels like there is no leadership here and it's being left to rot. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:29pm)
  • No honestly, i said this below but i mention this stuff to friends and family all the time and no one gets what i mean, it's like they are blind as they don't see much wrong. The reason for posting is to see if other people feel the same and a lot do. Which makes me hopeful for the future of this city as maybe something will change and we will start demanding more from our dear green place. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:33pm)
  • Yes, to be honest i'm just glad other people see this, i point it out to family and friends all the time and it's like everyone is blind - they don't see anything wrong it drives me insane. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:31pm)
  • and i'm not a big dude, i'm not trying to lift any bins especially on the way to work. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:30pm)
  • Dunno about the mask but the other two things you mentioned yeah that's Glasgow. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:37pm)
  • At one point they wanted to bulldoze the entire city center right? We have a tradition for this maybe it's time to bring it back do the whole city and start again /joke by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:36pm)
  • Mate, you just got skelped through reddit. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:43pm)
  • I mean it is true you could find this anywhere in the UK although Glasgow does seem to have it worse than others. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:41pm)
  • I like this comment better then the pricks moaning that i didn't pick up a heavy dirty bin haha Not sure what we can really do to be honest but i'll likely keep taking pictures of it i know that. Will i pick up litter or demolish ugly buildings - no, likely not but i hope someone can take charge of this city and do a better job. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:47pm)
  • Harsh. ^(but true? i dunno) by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:44pm)
  • Thinking outside the box i like it! Your'e hired! by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:51pm)
  • Thank you for doing your part to make the place better, i wish we were all like yourself but we are instead - and i include myself in this - self absorbed assholes :) by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:50pm)
  • Not sure why you are being downvoted, i agree. Although can't say i know of the motorway issue. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:58pm)
  • I agree with the statement but yeah those things exist already didn't work. I think something like having individuals in the community who can be funded to look after the area and liaison with council would be beneficial but i dunno. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:57pm)
  • haha true but also this already happened in the 70s i think it was, they went around the whole of Glasgow sand blasting the suit off of the tenements. The change was quite remarkable. If only they gave this much of a shit now. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 10:54pm)
  • I honestly don't get what you mean. Also, litter isn't the issue i have it's just that overall this city is ugly and unmaintained. I don't really care about a bunch of wotsits on the ground i'm more concerned about buildings, infrastructure and general pleasantness of the environment. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 11:02pm)
  • I admire your attempt of a psycho-analysis of me and my actions but nah mate, not why i posted. I posted because i genuinely didn't know if others saw it as an issue, i knew there must be but i didn't know for sure as friends and family all don't really know what i'm talking about. So i posted to see what people here think. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sat 21st Aug 2021 11:17pm)
  • Obviously you have never tried to pick a metal bin up that's filled with rubbish - not an easy task. I have never been on this sub-reddit before so how would i know there is posts about it. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sun 22nd Aug 2021 1:14am)
  • You would think, but no. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sun 22nd Aug 2021 1:16am)
  • My sister lived in those flats and had an issue with mold on the walls so was assuming it was that but didn't have enough info on it to say so. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sun 22nd Aug 2021 8:48pm)
  • It's coming, any day now, it's coming. We just need to be patient. Get the party hats ready /s by TheBabaYagaMan (Sun 22nd Aug 2021 8:46pm)
  • Two weeks is actually not too bad when you think of how big the city is and how many issues there is. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sun 22nd Aug 2021 8:58pm)
  • Yeah agree with everything here, although one thing i'd say is the flats were re-done for the commonwealth games i believe so early 2010's . All the issues are certainly caused by the population neglecting their environment but i don't think the blame is squarely with them, i get that it's tough but more should be done by leaders and elected officials to curb the decay. Plus the ugliness of the city runs deeper than litter which most people have mentioned here the buildings and infrastructure along with abandoned areas are my biggest issue. There is large areas of unused and decaying land in this city often in areas that i imagine would be of good value such as near the city center. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sun 22nd Aug 2021 8:58pm)
  • Thanks :D by TheBabaYagaMan (Sun 22nd Aug 2021 9:04pm)
  • Don't just accept your surroundings because it's like that elsewhere. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sun 22nd Aug 2021 8:59pm)
  • Take this anger, put it towards the people making your environment look like shit. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sun 22nd Aug 2021 9:08pm)
  • What demographic? by TheBabaYagaMan (Sun 22nd Aug 2021 9:06pm)
  • Really? not on this sub a lot. Seems the community agree something needs to be done though. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sun 22nd Aug 2021 9:05pm)
  • Not overnight but certainly a step in the right direction. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sun 22nd Aug 2021 9:13pm)
  • On this topic about COP, are we really ready for that? I feel embarrassed that people from around the world are coming here. We are clearly not ready for that. by TheBabaYagaMan (Sun 22nd Aug 2021 9:12pm)