Doesn’t have to be a city, although that would be the natural answer.

  • PussyCompass@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Morocco during Eid. So many skinless goats just laying in the street. The stench was horrific

  • ZmicierGT@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Russia. Especially North-Western parts. Towns look like a nuclear disaster happened there. It is not just dirty but everything is literally ruined. But the nature around is amazing.

  • opiatesforlunch@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Either Indonesia or Cuba - Bali in general is filthy with garage everywhere. Cuba is a slightly different kind of filthy with stray animal poop everywhere, garbage, and drug accessories all over the streets in non tourist areas

  • LoveStargazing@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    While I don’t like to highlight the negative aspects of travel, the sanitation issues in Kathmandu, Nepal, were very apparent. The city is beautiful and the people are wonderful, but there is a clear waste management problem. Seeing people throw trash in the street or rivers, and having no real municipal garbage collection, can be quite a shock compared to what one might be used to. This shouldn’t deter you from visiting, but it’s a reality that I think travelers should be aware of and be respectful of. Every place has its challenges and acknowledging them is the first step to change.

    • reiboul@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Was about to say that. Probably the only place I saw cockroaches at the international airport, and I have a distinct memory of everything being so dusty, and the air/noise pollution from traffic was really bad. Amazing city/country though. Felt a bit like being in India, without most of the bad clichés associated with actual India

  • pixiedoll339@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Jamaica had lots of garbage/litter. Stream clogged with it (2019). Obvious human trafficking. Paris stunk like piss and the subway dirty. Throw in the gypsies using kids to beg and pickpockets and you have to squint to see the beauty that is there. (2017).

  • MeepingMeeps@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Throwing in Athens. Grafitti (not the pretty murals kind, random tags and words everywhere on storefronts and public spaces), trash around the street and such. And it’s so dark on the streets, it was the first time that I felt worried walking alone as a woman in Europe.

    I was warned several times by friends that I would not like Athens. I told them that my favorite places to visit are the cities (not nature)…they were right.

  • cikuliss@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Jakarta for Asia, Napoli for Europe, LA for America (still living here, unfortunately)

    • Lizard_Li@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Was also going to say this. Not sure why you had been downvoted. Calcutta is by far the dirtiest place I’ve been.

  • 29kitkat@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Cairo, Egypt. I literally saw a guy pooping on the street and some parts of the city were super dirty and unkempt.

    • Snowedin-69@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Agree. Egypt was filthy. Saw numerous dead animals. At the end of the day when you shower (if water is running) the water is black as it goes down the drain.