No Lights=No Good

I thought this might be a good time to talk about some aspects of Italian culture. I am not going to talk about language. I am not going to mention food. Nor am I going to discuss art history. I am going to talk about dog poop.


Ew right? Well, try walking down the streets of Rome and seeing dog poop covering the streets left and right. Romans have a tendency to not pick up their dogs' little presents. As Professor Patania has so often said in my International Marketing class, there is a lack of enforcement in the laws regarding dog owners' picking up after their pets. The dog poop you see on Monday will still be there on Thursday afternoon.

You cannot walk down the street with a carefree attitude. You need to pay attention to the sidewalks, looking for dog poop. Now add a lack of street lights at night. Over the past week, the street lights have not been lit up along the walk home from the metro stop. You cannot see where the dog poop is if there are no lights at night! I just have to hope I miraculously avoid the mess on the streets.

Now imagine what it is like when it rains in Rome...