> Part of the reason is the absence of junk food - this stuff is usually
> wrapped and the wrapper discarded when the item is consumed. For example,
> in the Soviet times, the Russians used soda dispensers with an actual glass
> that was washed after each use (subject of derision by many yanks).
>
The Metro system in Washington, DC got incredibly messier after 9/11 because the paranoid authorities removed all of the trash cans from the system. After several months, a few bomb proof trashcans showed up but they had little effect on the trashed system.
I feel sorry for the suckers who have to use that system every day.
Get out while you can!
Chuck