The 08:26 arrival of the dustbin people

It's Sunday morning here in Hong Kong. 08:26 in fact. Like clockwork, the dustbin lorry and its dustbin people entourage are emptying the bins outside. Yes, everyday - even on Sundays (They even ventured out in the middle of the Level 8 typhoon we had on Wednesday this week - the only vehicle out on the road at that time). The work ethic in the country is amazing. Or maybe they just can't stand cockroaches (who live/breed in the dustbins and feed on the waste food unless it's removed).

I've just noticed that half of the dustbin people are women. I don't think I've ever seen a female dustbin person in the UK (I'm sure there are a few). And yesterday, I saw several women amongst the gang digging up a road - there were busy removing the dirt in big buckets and then carting it away using industrial sized wheelbarrows.

These women appear to be of the same race as the streetsweepers I blogged about a few weeks back - they work bloody hard.

M