Sometimes I Wish We Could Be More Like the Belgians

Why? Because when it comes to being environmentally conscious, they along with the Germans lead the way in Europe. Recycling is standard fare, littering is close to non-existent, and today, I witnessed something else that increased my admiration in that respect. Given the lack of wind the past few days, much of Belgium has been blanketed with smog. In order not to aggravate the situation, speed limits have been decreased to 90 km/h on all highways (and lower in the cities) ... and people actually adhere to these lower speed limits. In comparison, when smog levels were higher than usual in Sofia's city center, all the municipality did was issue a warning. Not that setting some kind of restriction would have helped given the usual lack of enforcement. That is one thing I wish all Bulgarians (especially in Bulgaria) could become more of: environmentally conscious.