Gumbusters!

A common sentiment about Tokyo is how darn clean it is for the amount of people that live here...the main reason is of course the Japanese citizen who is inherently respectful of their surroundings and just don't litter. The subway has fabric cushion seats and is immaculate. Imagine cloth seats in NYC? Right...The 20 second rule could possibly apply here for dropped food. But then you wouldn't be eating food or drinking your coffee on the Metro, it just isn't done. Once I had some Chicken McNuggets and was about to give them to Conor on the subway but decided not to get semi dirty stares.  Also, there are no trash cans on the road, thus one has to carry their trash from place to place. One day as we were having some coffee at an outdoor cafe, I discovered the reason why there are no gum marks on the sidewalks. Two men dressed in Gumbusters uniform were busy steaming the sidewalk and removing any remnants of chewing gum. They were gum busting for a long time and the work ethic of the Japanese really impressed me.  I mean let's face it, Gum Busting isn't a glamorous job, nor is pumping gasoline or being a grocery clerk, but people just don't seem to have a chip on their shoulder but instead, do their job respectfully.  I wouldn't mind importing that back to the sales staff at Babies R Us at Union Square in NYC.