England-A Whole Different World from Kenya

We arrived in England on Tuesday-what a stark difference than Kenya. From what I can tell, England is a place of thousands of rules-many of which have been set to protect the environment. One such law is that fisherman are required to use only green umbrellas-no other colors-so that they blend in with the environment! In Kenya, on the other hand, people in some ways are often ruled by necessity-you use what you have. What is interesting is that England's strict laws protecting the environment come after thousands of years of development and harming creation. While Kenya does have laws protecting trees and wildlife and the such, extreme poverty has given many people there the desire to be like the West-an industrialized nation with a strong economy. My hope is that the Kenyans will learn from Englands and America's mistakes and help their people have a comfortable life without abusing the environment during the process. From what I could tell, kenya has a long way to go and England may have done too little too late.