Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and waste

Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ... by odiroot on Monday September 02, 2019 @08:08AM (#20858570)

High density housing works in S'pore just because it's S'pore.

People respect the rules (otherwise they face consequences for asocial behaviour) and this makes the city function like a well oiled machine.

The same scheme wouldn't work in many Western cities, too many self-absorbed people thinking they're more important than their community.

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Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ... by gerbilly on Monday September 02, 2019 @09:16AM (#20858923)

> too many self-absorbed people thinking they're more important than their community.

If people in Singapore are more community minded, then why the need for the harsh enforcement? (You know, public whippings for putting your shoes on the wrong feet or whatever...)

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Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ... by azmodeus on Monday September 02, 2019 @09:04AM (#20858858)

It does work in the West you just need to enforce the rules. There are Western countries that do this well and there are ones that fail at enforcing these rules.

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Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ... by odiroot on Monday September 02, 2019 @11:55AM (#20859848)

This is why I didn't write "all". I saw it working in Switzerland myself.

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