Comment 64 for bug 406626

Phil asked if I could conduct a survey which I haven't formally done. However I have taken the opportunity to pester just about everyone I know in the real world and ask them a simple question or two. "what's that?" (whilst pointing at a refuse container on the floor ;) ) . I also asked what was the stuff called that you put in it.

Without fail every single person either said "bin", "rubbish" or "rubbish bin". Nobody said "trash" or "recycle bin".

I even asked/annoyed/canvassed random strangers on the bus and in the lift at work. Whilst anecdotal and unscientific I am sure that a larger scale survey of British English speakers would yield similar results.