very very sad at the rubbish in north cyprus

mac512


Joined: 01/03/2012
Posts: 3

Message Posted:
01/03/2012 19:02

Just visited north Cyprus for the first time and was sadly disappointed



The beaches were covered in rubbish



The forests full of even more rubbish



The tourist attractions not much better



The housing developments are uncontrolled and poor quality if they are even finished



Really sad,,, because it's naturally very beautiful



Came over to look at houses with a view to buying and just felt so sad at the destruction and over development.in inappropriate places.

magicart


Joined: 05/10/2008
Posts: 985

Message Posted:
01/03/2012 19:42

Well said and a true but sad reflection of the rubbish problem.



Also sad to say the last time I was in the UK it reminded me of the TRNC.....a rubbish tip.



I think it may take years to educate the locals not to tip rubbish.

andrew4232



Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 1543

Message Posted:
01/03/2012 19:53

get a life there is rubbish everywhere in the world

magicart


Joined: 05/10/2008
Posts: 985

Message Posted:
01/03/2012 20:07

Yes you are right but are you saying this is acceptable?

shrimp


Joined: 01/09/2010
Posts: 939

Message Posted:
01/03/2012 20:16

the recycling in UK gets sold to China at so much a ton, is there any reason why TRNC couldnt do the same, killing two birds with one stone, clearing the rubbish and making a few bob.................job done!

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
01/03/2012 20:31

mac512



Unfortunately what you have witnessed is sadly true and has been commented on many, many times. How many visitors experience the same and never return?



I see you live in Kiev. Is the awful legal & corruption problems around buying property in the TRNC not well known in the Ukraine? There are all too many sad examples highlighted on this forum.



Will you visit the TRNC again?

Enchanted


Joined: 20/07/2008
Posts: 159

Message Posted:
01/03/2012 20:55

No different in UK. I travelled on the London tube yesterday evening and watched well dressed business men leave there food cartons and rubbish all over the train. I presume they don't do this at home so why in public places?

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
01/03/2012 21:25

@ msg 1: May I kindly request what you have in mind to do for the country, TRNC, where you want(ed) to live? Maybe some action re the rubbish..?!

EamonnMc


Joined: 18/06/2010
Posts: 1019

Message Posted:
01/03/2012 21:29

Msg 1,



I feel your pain.

mac512


Joined: 01/03/2012
Posts: 3

Message Posted:
01/03/2012 23:14

on the guy who said get a life this was the same ostrich head in the sand,,,we got from everybody



you want to solve a problem first admit you have a problem





sounds like the property developers we spoke to ,, no problem here





And as far as saying everywhere has the same problem ,, great logic I am a mass murderer so everyone should do the same



super logic and the reason the north is a tip

mollycorbin


Joined: 12/03/2010
Posts: 390

Message Posted:
02/03/2012 00:40

Well said Msg 8, Dutch. Across the street from me in an empty field, there was so much rubbish left over from the developers and their workers. I explained to the Catalkoy Mukhtar that my boys and I wanted to clean the area and he provided and delivered the bin for us to do so. I really love Catalkoy and want to help keep it beautiful. There is also a real sense of community in our village.

Regardless of our nationalities, each of our home countries had the same problem. In the 70's in America, there was a commercial with a native American crying because of the litter. We had the owl "Give a hoot, don't pollute" campaign as well. It takes a generation to effect real change.

By the way, last week an EXPAT bought a desk from my neighbors. She went to the car to put down her back seat and I watched her as she took "rubbish" out of her car and threw it straight on the ground. She was parked adjacent to the big bin. Tsk Tsk.

PhilUK


Joined: 31/03/2010
Posts: 236

Message Posted:
02/03/2012 00:53

well said molly-people power is the answer-maybe if all the ex pats could get together and clean up their local area,It may shame the locals into being a little less blaise about chucking their crap everywhere.

imagine if.in the UK that immigrants went round cleaning the brits mess up-Im sure it would have an immidiate and positive effect

bertieboss


Joined: 22/07/2011
Posts: 149

Message Posted:
02/03/2012 01:26

Both North and South cyprus were both beautiful and unspoilt once but as with all tourist attractions they have been gradually spoilt with over development and a gradual increase of the 18/30 mindset and the negative influence of some Brit expats ( not all )



During the last 10 years TRNC has become less and less enjoyable as a holiday destination and it's not just because of a bit of litter !!!

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
02/03/2012 05:08

as i have for many years - "the place is a shit tip"



the "locals" done give a kippers either....



Take all the builders rubble / shite dumped opposite the power station - its been there for years - and feck all has been done - other than more shite being dumped there.......



more fool you lot for living there....

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
02/03/2012 05:30

or as uncle percy would say:



"you can't polish a turd"





but as DC would say "yes but you can roll it in glitter" (ever the optimist).....

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
02/03/2012 08:49

I wonder if your mum was thinking that when she was combing your hair?

mac512


Joined: 01/03/2012
Posts: 3

Message Posted:
02/03/2012 20:34

To have the last word ( if possible)



For me I escaped without making a stupid decision and investing money in North Cyprus and I had a good holiday.( within the hotel compound)



The rubbish, well if the Turks want to live like that no problem enjoy ,,,perversion comes in every shape and form.



For all expats living out there all the best hope you get it sorted ,,It's a beautiful place, ( but screwed up 100%) at the moment

buffyvento


Joined: 25/02/2012
Posts: 151

Message Posted:
02/03/2012 20:44

i agree it is a real shame but i hope we can work on educating the next generation in keeping trnc tidy more campaigning needed maybe

greylag


Joined: 08/04/2009
Posts: 1110

Message Posted:
03/03/2012 00:38

Nice one Pikey.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
03/03/2012 01:19

msg 18 I hope we can educate the British also. My dog came back last week and every day we discover new walks, beautiful country around me. We live in Wales on the side of a mountain, We have discovered lovely walks but the rubbish, mainly beer and cider cans, it is no different than i saw in cyprus. I'm horrified as the council will pick up most things and we have so many tips that things are recycled.

Mindy



Joined: 27/10/2008
Posts: 1210

Message Posted:
03/03/2012 01:21

If you think the land is polluted with rubbish...the sea is 100 times worse. The clean ups will happen but to no avail sadly.

PoshinDevon


Joined: 13/10/2011
Posts: 84

Message Posted:
03/03/2012 08:08

The rubbish problem is I am afraid nothing new. Having lived and worked on the island during the 70,s, 80,s and 90,s plus to many holidays than we can remember rubbIsh has always been a problem both north and south. Any picnic or beach BBQ area has always been left looking like a tip. But I can say that the UK is just as bad. A trip along any motorway will show mountains of rubbish along the carriageways.......probably no clearing being done due to budget cuts. As far as the TRNC is concerned whilst the rubbish is unsightly we still love the place!

sienna


Joined: 09/01/2009
Posts: 1627

Message Posted:
03/03/2012 09:17

message 20 Lilli I am glad you got your doggy back with you. I must have missed that one and you sre enjoying walking him in Wales I wish you well



Message 22 we cant see the rubbish dumped on the road side here anymore as we have the streets lights off ! so if they cant afford to keep the lights on they are not goign to pay litter pickers in the UK maybe benefit freeloaders should be out doing it !



..... But message 1 you are right the litter is a problem in the TRNC far more so than anywhere I have been but it costs money to clear and the ethos is if there is litter others just do the same so an example is never set. (personally I cant bear litter droppers) and if I had seen a woman emptying her car of rubbish I would have had a word with her !



It is darn shame that the natives and expats and visitors that do drop litter dont see the beauty they are ruining.