Filipinos Love Burning Garbage

 Filipinos love burning garbage. 

What is the reason behind this phenomenon? The fact is the garbage truck comes twice a week. How hard is it for people to collect all their garbage, toss it in a bag or box, and have it carted away? Obviously it's not difficult to gather the garbage and place it in a burn pile. Why not place it in a bag and put it in a safe place until the garbage truck comes?

But instead Filipinos would rather put it all in a pile and light it on fire. Why? It's not as if the weak flame they light incinerates the garbage. Rather, it burns down and a pile of trash is left behind. And it stinks up the neighborhood something awful. 

In this case water was dumped all over the pile extinguishing the fire but leaving a nasty smoke. 

There is nothing more upsetting than enjoying the nice cool breeze blowing through the open window, getting a whiff of smoke, and having to shut every window and door in the house so you don't suffocate. And even then 

the yellow smoke that slides along the street,

Rubbing its back upon the window-panes;

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still finds it way inside.