2018-06-21, 09:12
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Moving in circles
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 49
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Also at the World Cup:
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After their team swept Colombia off the pitch, Japanese fans also did their share of sweeping: meticulously cleaning up their rows and seats in the stadium.
Equipped with large rubbish bags they brought along, the fans marched through the rows picking up rubbish, to leave the place just as neat as they had found it.
"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."
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