Video of passengers and gondolier ending up in canal water widely shared online

  • interceder270@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Maybe it’s just me, but I thought the residents were always disrespectful of the city.

    Something like Venice having the filthiest water of any city because the residents just dump their trash into it.

    I dunno, I never really understood the reverence for Italian culture 🤷

    They always seem to put the shittiest people on top while good people go unnoticed.

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      11 months ago

      The italian mind for sure tolerates more contradiction than most, but that doesn’t mean italian people can’t complain.

      Also, there is a lot of different factors at play in your comment. Even only in regards to sewers, can you imagine the complexity of designing, implementing and renovating a sewer system in a historical millenia-old city built on water?

      Reverence is a projection, I don’t think italians demand reverence, but respect and empathy would be a nice start.

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        11 months ago

        can you imagine the complexity of designing, implementing and renovating a sewer system in a historical millenia-old city built on water?

        While I have limited knowledge about the exact construction of Venice. I’d imagine localised aerobic septic systems would be a tolerable solution. The water coming out of those will have a slight mildewy/musty smell to it but is (allegedly) potable.