Blok 70

Blok 70 is Belgrade’s Chinatown. It’s basically a big mall where one can buy very cheap imports from China. I went there yesterday to pick up some housewares. My family is visiting in two weeks and it will be nice to have enough glasses for everyone. I also needed some new sunglasses. So I wandered the shops looking at the merchandise. About half of the staff of these shops are Chinese immigrants. When I had questions, bought something, or stumbled into one of the tiny restaurants in search of lunch, I spoke with people in Serbian.

An American conversing with a Chinese person in Serbian: the world is flat.

I’m sure all the locals were wincing at our bad grammar and pronunciation.