This is a quote that I've thought about recently as the
neighborhoods in my home town have largely, it seems, stopped
using trashcans in favor of just throwing bags out on the curb
on trash day.  It's from Monsieur Ibrahim, a movie we watched
in French club in college and it's always stuck with me.


Rich people live here.
Look at the rubbish bins.

             
What about them?

             
To find out if a country...

             
...is rich or poor, look at the bins.

             
If there are bins and no rubbish,
it's rich.

            
If there's rubbish by the bins,
it's neither rich nor poor...

           
...it's touristy.

            
And if there's rubbish but no bins,
then it's poor.

             
So this place is rich?

             
You bet, this is Switzerland!

             
Is this place poor?

             
Yes, this is Albania.

             
And here?

             
Smell that? The scent of happiness.

             
This is Greece.

             
People don't move.
They take the time to watch us pass.