On a recent trip to the Algarve, I was amazed how clean the cobbled streets were. No rubbish bags, chewing gum or graffiti.
We could hose the streets here down with seawater and make nightly rubbish collections.
It really makes me ashamed of being British. Is there no pride left?
-Jan Stanford, Peacehaven
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