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106. Breaking The Rules

Day 106
Location 19: Belgrade, Serbia
Feb. 14, 2023

Upon completing my search for a cafe to do some reading in, I sit down and order a cappuccino. After a few moments, I smell something burning and grow concerned.

A few more seconds and the stench reveals itself as burning tobacco. "Why does it smell like someone is smoking in here?" I ask myself. Then, I look up. "Oh" I realize, "everyone is smoking in here".

That's when it clicks: there's no rule against indoor smoking in Serbia. If anything, I'm the one breaking the rule by sitting without a lit cigarette. Like an adult at Neverland Ranch, I don't fit in.


 

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