The behaviour of Japanese fans at the last World Cup was indeed one of the great side stories of the whole tournament ! Although ..... anyone who has spent time in the country will not have been especially shocked by the reports.

I fully agree, c-w-s, that we should be good citizens and take a mere minute or two to tidy up, in and around our immediate seat area, before disembarking. If, however, you find that you are leaving the seat “slightly tidier than when I boarded”, this must surely mean that the standard of aircraft preparation by cleaners during turnaround (or first departure of the day) was less than satisfactory - and ultimately, that is not an acceptable scenario.