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As a kid, I used to wait for the garbage truck at the window and excitedly wave at the workers when they did their job. I was a huge fan.
Here in Germany, we celebrate the OG version of Santa, St. Nicholas who will tally up if you've been a good kid and give you sweets (usually someone from the local church will dress up as St. Nicholas and visit the houses of those who requested it and do a little show with poems and all that) on Dec 6th. Kids usually get chocolate figures of St. Nicholas for that day.
So one Dec 6th, the (mostly Muslim mind you) garbage workers rang at our door and gave me this chocolate Nicholas and a bunch of sweets and all because every time they went by our house, I'd make their day with my excitement about their usually looked down upon job.
Message is: thank the trash collectors every once in a while. You'd drown in filth without them.
That is the sweetest story, thanks for sharing
The trend of garbage guys being mini superheros for kids always cracks me up
"Mom! Look! Its the guy who pilots the dragon truck!" Yall might as well be a power ranger, driving down your street once a week