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America tolerates stuff that a lot of of countries would not . Threat of lawsuits for cracking down on people's civil liberties, or it going viral and people losing their jobs. People live in fear of being fired, assaulted, or sued for doing their jobs or enforcing some modicum of public decency.
but it's bad in the UK though, too https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/27/cleaners-reveal-most-soiled-london-underground-lines-9326006/
Regarding train quality, this new train though looks nice L.A. Metro celebrates Friday opening of new K Line with free rides, festival in Leimert Park
I think a lot of this depends where you look, such as this , which does not agree with the HBD angle of Asian superior IQ or impulse control. https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/347906/chinese-kid-takes-a-dump-in-the-middle-of-airplane-aisle-because-the-bathroom-was-too-small
I think Germany has among the cleanest transportation and cities.
You'd have to compare many countries to see their laws and infrastructure.
Germany is clean but they have a lot of graffiti
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