RE: Do you treat public places like a garbage? Are you conscious of your waste?
I am always conscious of what I am doing to my environment.. At least I try to be. It's not even about a sign being there or not for me. It never should be. It's about self-respect and dignity. When I use anything with a wrapper (fast-food wrappings..etc), and I accidentally drop it on the floor, I would sometimes (maybe 10% of the time) just walk away because I'm not in the mood to go to the bin if it's too far.. I can never actually do it. I would start walking away, and I will feel far too guilty.
I'm not sure if it's just my ethics.. But I just can't do it. It's such a disruptive feeling that haunts you until you do the right thing.
Then again, most people very unobservant. They won't even register that they are doing anything negatively-impactful to the environment around them.. And for those that do realize, they just couldn't care less.
It's sad, but unfortunately just the way it is. That's why I just focus on making sure I do the right thing. Because people don't do what you say, they do what you do. Always try and lead by example :)
Indeed, lead by example is a good principle. Thanks for the feedback.