Everything about the Balkans as the region is known historically, or Southeast Europe, as is the more precise geographical term.
Even still, Penič couldn’t shake the feeling that the Balkans should be able to fix their own roads. “Communist Yugoslavia — the big one — we were the world's builders,” he said with a frown. “Now, we have to pay someone else.”
How come "the world's builders" didn't build a motorway at his home?
Have they considered taxing the rich people that go there?
Does this qualify?
The A-1 was convenient — but like many here, she was also honest about its downsides. “This road is very, very, very expensive,” she said, speaking in English. “And there's corruption.”