Naaaah. Recently I used a great vending machine in Brussels station when heading towards Amsterdam by train, rather than dropping my drink straight down using t

Naaaah. Recently I used a great vending machine in Brussels station when heading towards Amsterdam by train, rather than dropping my drink straight down using the curly metal things, it has a little platform that the drink slid into and then it brought it to the slot, avoids it getting shook up. I think the core issue is that vending machines outside of Japan lack variety...there's not much in them. That said in Europe (not really the UK though) you can always find little vending machine "nooks" filled with machines containing alcohol, drinks, medicines, condoms etc. I think the negative perception is because of these - they seem to get left dirty and homeless/general public just mess up the spot. But when you think about it, that's less vending machines and more Japan's culture of cleanliness and lack of public disorder. Outside of Japan, well, people don't really give a crap unless it's their own property...