The article "Young Saudis gift a smile to sweepers" by Saleh Fareed (Aug. 6) is a great start but the youth must take the next step and actually stop littering and start putting garbage where it belongs —in trash bins not the streets. These street cleaners are often faced with the task of cleaning other peoples' garbage because those people don't care about the trash and the litter. Let's start a movement to stop littering as well and let's extend it past Eid to every day of the year. Evan Glassett, Online response II. This is a heart touching initiative by some young Saudis. Hope they go further to understand the difficulties undergone by expatriates who came to work in this country and pay back respectful acknowledgement to the hardworking sweepers. Rafisaab, Online response III. It's a good gesture and commendable approach by young Saudis. This is a first step and should be encouraged to come up with more positive steps toward the guest workers. At least it neutralizes the negative image they got from previous media reports. Abdulkader Bazara IV. It's about time that the youth of today's generation appreciate and give gratitude to the street cleaners of Saudi Arabia. This should have been done a long time ago but despite the lateness of this action I salute those youths for imbibing in the next generation a sense of gratitude and compassion for the poor and downtrodden expats who have helped develop this country to what it is now. Allan, Online response V. There are two main reasons why expatriates. especially from Southeast Asian countries, come to the Kingdom. One is that they don't have any choice and Saudi Araiba or other GCC countries are easily accessible to them. Second is that some Muslims like to be close to Makkah and Madinah. A lot of your youth nowadays are well- traveled and know how human beings should be treated! M. Rizwan, Online response
