Elephant Poop
Hates Idiots,
You are to be commended for bringing the elephant and his poop into the light of day, but your response to that is overly cynical, "And if you honestly think that leading by example will work with these cultures you are delusional."
I do honestly think that leading by example is the only long term solution and I'm not delusional, nor do I think that a Chinese person wallowing in brown air or an Indian person wallowing in human poop will be willing to live with that much longer. Elephant poop may stink a bit, but Gunga will compost it and plant his hill of beans.