The key word here is "return" because the Korean model is not to return the dishes, its to leave them to be collected.
The horrific part, is an imputed risk the dishes in america become stolen, used as weapons, frisbees..
The horrific part, is an imputed risk the dishes in america become stolen, used as weapons, frisbees..
I think the primary schools in east asia, excluding China for obvious reasons, are the birthplace [0] of a form of civic cohesion that the U.S. and Canada (virtually the same culture, despite what people say) lack. We have the rule of law and consequences, and that's a good start, but there's a missing piece.
[0] in addition to the home, I guess, but good luck improving that first.
Nowadays, it seems like trying to enforce good/proper behavior in the U.S. would be taken as an affront to personal freedom or "forcing one's culture onto others", so perhaps we need a different way to incentivize good behavior in this multicultural society where it's almost a sin to want and expect others to do something for the good of anyone but themselves.