boring but true... the honor system

Ok, its not exactly like the transportation system in Prague, but Buenos Aires certainly is a city of trust. I have noticed every day that people go out of their way to make sure life is square.

On the streets, there are newspaper stands on every corner and NO, I`m not exaggerating. One intersection- 4 newspaper stands. Here the sellers sit behind their stands, sometimes asleep, sometimes not paying super good attention, where as any passerby could keep walking and take any one of many magazines and newspapers sitting on display- but that just doesn`t happen.
On the subway people will hand useless items out for the passengers to look at and decide if they want to get it. It usually costs only one peso (= 35 cents) but those passengers who are exiting the subte make it a point to find the seller to give back the item if they don`t want it. They don`t set it down or give it to another, they seek out the person individually to ensure they get the crap item back.
In the bakery getting some kosher bread the other day, I paid 25 centavos (8 cents) too much for bread (the 50 and 25 pieces are the same size and color) and the guy collecting the money left the long line of people waiting to pay to come out the door and call to me that I had paid too much.
Other vendors on the street have their goods on display for all to see- if they are out to lunch or away for a few minutes, they simply put a sheet over their goods, or put a string with a note that they are not there... and this way no one bothers to even look at their merchandise.

cool huh? I can`t see this type of interaction happening all over the world