I've seen the terrible pictures of plastic and garbage in general, in Thailand. I know that you've been around the world, and have seen many cultures and many beautiful landscapes without trash; so this must be very disheartening to see everyday. Ugggg... is there no end to it. They are transitioning to paper straws in this area, and I even see many popular resorts getting away from straws in general. You make a good point here and love you calling them out as being steward to the environment. haha. We have over 20 convenience type store in town. Our population is just over 70,000 but we are the largest city area wise in NJ (over 60 sq mi) They all seem busy.. hmmm .. Wawa is bigger here than 7-11. I think we have only 7-11 left.
As you are saying in the end here.. Enjoy it while it lasts.
when i was a kid 7-11 was a big deal in the states but they seem to have dried up in lieu of places like Wawa or Sheetz. However, i have noticed that these two places tend to be rather gigantic and the ones i have been in normally have a lot of hot food for sale as well. But these were not in metro areas. More like truck stops.
Gotcha. That makes sense. Wawa is really starting to phase out a lot of brand names and branding their own products. Like they don’t have enough of the market.