you are f*king full of shit!!! i had a roommate (lily white) originally from holland. he was as organized and clean as one could be in his room, but he never did recycling and didn't give rat ass about traffic laws. he always cussed american cops and thought laws here are too restrict...
just visited san francisco. it was fun and interesting. but honestly it would not be a place i want to live in. just not that clean (relatively speaking), chaotic...