When two people talk about the weather, it generally means that they have not much to say. So they have a little small talk about the sun, clouds and rain. Telling about the holiday the weather plays an important role.
It looks a little like a James Bond movie. White full-body suits, locks that open and close pneumatically and everything glows in white and steel. On the tables are test tubes and pipettes.
As motorists in the Stuttgart area, we are constantly choked by traffic congestion and all too often suffer damages because of it. As human beings we will never get used to these conditions. Traffic jams make drivers aggressive. Once the jam clears, everyone can see the intensity and speed with which frustration emerges.
Despite great efforts by governments worldwide, particulate pollution in the cities is growing. While car-free zones in Europe are supposed to minimize pollution and avoid traffic jams, more than ten million new cars a year in China have the opposite effect.