One reason that the UK has few trash cans is because of the IRA, a terrorist organization[edit: paramilitary organization] that would plant bombs in them. It is kind of a sore point when Americans notice stuff like this, because US citizens were significant donors to the IRA.
N.B. There isn’t a reason why you should know this.
One reason that the UK has few trash cans is because of the IRA, a
terrorist organization[edit: paramilitary organization] that would plant bombs in them. It is kind of a sore point when Americans notice stuff like this, because US citizens were significant donors to the IRA.N.B. There isn’t a reason why you should know this.
source: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1cxsvp/how_prevalent_was_american_funding_of_the_irish/