"The fact that you needed to say that says a lot. While describing most cities of the world, most third world country cities of the world, you would never even

"The fact that you needed to say that says a lot. While describing most cities of the world, most third world country cities of the world, you would never even mention the word feces, much less defend its presence on the streets." Actually, you might ... I distinctly remember the unaddressed stray dog problem in Buenos Aires (circa 2006) which was not confined to any particular neighborhood or area and resulted in a more feces per block than I have ever seen in San Francisco. I remember a similar but less pronounced problem in Granada (Spain) where I lived for several months in 2008.