Partner said I was "embarrassing " am I ?

[mirrormirroronthe]

So across the road from our house is a small area of grass which leads to another set of cottages.
We left the house yesterday to get the bus into town for a meal and someone had dumped rubbish on this grassy area (boxes and bags of wrapping paper and other Christmas rubbish )
As we walked past I noticed a box that still had the address on,so I waked a few stops on the grass to look at the address.
I walked back and my partner was annoyed "why did you do that?it's none of our business who dumped it,people walking in the pub were watching you,your embarrassing "

Literally all I did was see what address it was
If people are stupid enough to dump rubbish with the address on ...why shouldn't I have a look who it was.

Did I do anything wrong ?
It's not like I knocked on their house
Curiosity just got the better off me as I walked by

Well I doubt anyone was busy watching your every move. Esp if they were the pub.

Id also find it weird you were looking at the name and adress. I agree it’s none if your business tbh if you’re aren’t also doing something about it
Like we had a box full of Christmas stuff in front if our house. We brought it back to the owners because the wind has taken it away and rubbish hasn’t been collected there yet.
But looking just for the sake of it? I dint quite get it.

Well the OP didn’t do anything either so she is just as much part of that problem tbh.

Perhaps he grew up with a mother like mine 'what will the neighbours think?' type. The fact is that the neighbours will give not one shiny shit, they are all too busy thinking about their own lives, but my mother (and my XH) were convinced that EVERYONE was critiquing their every move.

It's impossible to change this way of thinking, but you could try telling him how very unattractive and controlling it is. It might make him think twice next time.

I have huge issue with flytippers, so much of it goes on where I live. I would take a photo of the address on the wrapping and another of the pile of rubbish and report to the council. Do you have a Fixmystreet website in your area? Where I live we have to report flytipping on there.

Gosh he would die if embarrassment with me, I often take photos and report dumped rubbish to the council! And if i saw that i would have done the same but also taken photos with the address and reported it.

A friend of mine almost had their house flooded because dumped rubbish blocked a storm drain meaning the water backed up. Dumping rubbish is lazy and causes all sorts of environmental issues.