Lots of masks and gloves in the gutters along with the dogsh*t and cigarette butts here in France. You could say littering isn’t really a new problem here.
What irritates me most about the gloves is that they generally appear to have been removed in a way that shows the wearer probably touched the outsides of the gloves with their bare hands.
Getting on my (ahem) soapbox for a minute, it may be worth a reminder that gloves aren’t like masks in that they can not directly protect against infection with the virus, and that hands should be washed/sanitised after gloves are removed anyway.
In this particular (respiratory infection) situation, my opinion is that gloves may be useful to remind us not to touch our faces, but are often being used by people who don’t really know why they’re using them.
