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Germany and England are very much unlike one another regarding their approaches to trash disposal. Germany is the nation of litter collection in my opinion. If you are walking down the street, close your eyes, then throw a piece of trash, chances are that it will land in one of their many steel trash cans. Some streets are so thickly laden with trashcans that they pose a serious threat to bicyclists and idle-minded pedestrians. Other streets do not have proper sidewalks, just a labyrinth of trashcans that one must negotiate with the utmost of care to avoid becoming hopelessly waylaid.
This is not the case in England, however. In England one must ask several locals for guidance, consult a map and guidebook, and still search for half an hour to find a proper place to dispose of your refuse. It's probably easier just to carry a little lighter fluid and some matches, find a deserted alleyway, and burn your trash there. Or perhaps bring a shovel, pry up some cobblestones, and bury your garbage at any convenient spot on the street (possibly a practice that has been accepted for centuries when one considers the suspiciously uneven sidewalks of that country).
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Submitted by:
Mark Sieve
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Commentary -- Thoughts on Eurotrash
