View Poll Results: So who is the dirty cousin?
Australia is much cleaner than the UK
13
48.15%
Australia is slightly cleaner than the UK
2
7.41%
They are about the same
10
37.04%
The UK is slightly cleaner than Australia
1
3.70%
The UK is much cleaner than Australia
1
3.70%
Voters: 27. You may not vote on this poll
Cleanliness is next to God(zone)liness
Mar 20th 2008, 2:01 am
#1
NO ADDED SUGAR
Thread Starter
Joined: Jul 2007
Location: Center Parcs, WA
Posts: 1,322
Cleanliness is next to God(zone)liness
How would you compare standards of cleanliness and hygiene in Australia with those in the UK? Taking a very wide view so including people's homes, cafes and restaurants, public places etc., but not including outdoor areas. (And not including personal hygiene either.)
So would the Aussies make Kim and Aggie cringe or not?
So would the Aussies make Kim and Aggie cringe or not?
Mar 20th 2008, 2:06 am
#2
NO ADDED SUGAR
Thread Starter
Joined: Jul 2007
Location: Center Parcs, WA
Posts: 1,322
Re: Cleanliness is next to God(zone)liness
I've gone for "about the same" although I have noticed a much wider range here than I did in the UK. So I have seen public places here that are much dirtier than I've seen in the UK, but not so many as to make me think standards are typically lower.
Mar 20th 2008, 2:25 am
#3
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 10,375
Re: Cleanliness is next to God(zone)liness
How would you compare standards of cleanliness and hygiene in Australia with those in the UK? Taking a very wide view so including people's homes, cafes and restaurants, public places etc., but not including outdoor areas. (And not including personal hygiene either.)
So would the Aussies make Kim and Aggie cringe or not?
So would the Aussies make Kim and Aggie cringe or not?
It seems so, some survey reckons 67% of aussies dont wash their hands after using the bog.
Given the total lack of soap/hand towels in school loos, probably correct, if you dont learn the habit as a kid ......
Mar 20th 2008, 2:34 am
#4
Joined: May 2006
Location: in the Sydney asylum
Posts: 20,690
Re: Cleanliness is next to God(zone)liness
went for about the same as so far it was but then I wasnt there for that long
Mar 20th 2008, 3:25 am
#5
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 2,027
Re: Cleanliness is next to God(zone)liness
I went for slightly cleaner - This is not taking into account our local Safeway in Mentone which is dirty, particularly the floors and the milk fridge which stinks of rotting fish!
Mar 20th 2008, 6:53 am
#6
Fighting my corner
Joined: Aug 2005
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Posts: 11,948
Re: Cleanliness is next to God(zone)liness
Definitely cleaner.
The first thing I noticed when I came to the UK was the sheer quantity of refuse on the streets and pavements.
The first thing my Pommie wife noticed when I took her for a holiday Down Under was the cleanliness of the cities.
She was particularly impressed by Launceston - as was I, since I remembered it as a grubby little joint in desperate need of a cleanup!
Looks like they finally got the job done.
The first thing I noticed when I came to the UK was the sheer quantity of refuse on the streets and pavements.
The first thing my Pommie wife noticed when I took her for a holiday Down Under was the cleanliness of the cities.
She was particularly impressed by Launceston - as was I, since I remembered it as a grubby little joint in desperate need of a cleanup!
Looks like they finally got the job done.
Mar 20th 2008, 7:02 am
#7
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Apr 2007
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 3,521
Re: Cleanliness is next to God(zone)liness
The only thing I probably find a lot cleaner in UK are the supermarkets. In terms of streetscape, Australia is definitely cleaner. Everything else (people's houses etc) much of a muchness.
Mar 20th 2008, 7:10 am
#8
to be or not to be...
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 195
Re: Cleanliness is next to God(zone)liness
I have found that the houses much of a muchness, some people really need to wash themselves or their clothes (some people really do stink) and without a doubt one of the things most noticeable in the UK is the litter in the streets and countryside. It is dreadful and really makes me crinch, Australia in general is much cleaner. I have been in the UK for 6 months, I leave to come home in 12 days time and to be honest, I could do with some "Eye Candy" regarding the outdoors.
