New York City subway riders take the cake when it comes to eating messy foods on the trains — and could learn a lesson from straphangers in other cities, New York City Transit boss Andy Byford said on Wednesday.

Byford said that riders on the London Underground — where he used to work — sometimes eat burgers to combat the “munchies,” but “you don’t then drop half of it all over the floor, smear your hands on the seat, and then drop the wrapper on the floor,” he said.

Byford discussed the eating habits because of statistics that show that track fires are still a problem.

“I have seen somebody eat roast chicken on the subway … It’s inconsiderate to eat a roast chicken, and the person I watched then dropped the bones on the floor. That’s inherently inconsiderate,” Byford said. “There are systems around the world where you’re not allowed to eat food… Just be considerate.”

Byford, who also used to head up the Toronto Transit Commission, said the three systems all have similar rules around eating on trains and in stations.

MTA Chairman Lhota vowed last year not to make eating on the subway against the rules, and he reiterated on Wednesday that he still doesn’t want to ban chowing down.

“Banning it is not the right approach in New York City,” said Lhota.

But even Lhota has horror stories of watching people eat on the trains.

“I have seen people recently with a box of Popeye’s fried chicken, and I’m equally as offended as Andy is of seeing people drop the remains on the floor,” he said. “We need to be more considerate of our fellow New Yorkers.”