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Well, not all Serbs are equally friendly.

All these little villages have tons of picturesque houses you just want to photograph. In one of these god-forsaken places that struck me as particularly beautiful, I decided to shoot some street photos. I didn't set foot on anyone's property, didn't climb over any fences. But this woman suddenly came running out of her house screaming "why are you photographing my pile?" and swore up and down she'd report me to the police. As far as I know, there's no ban on photographing houses here. She refused to explain what was actually going on. But she did write down my license plate.

Then her husband showed up. Much calmer guy. He listened without yelling that I'd just come to have a look around and told me to be on my way. Honestly, they could've just asked me to delete the photo if it was that important. I offered to delete everything several times, but they said no thanks ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

First time I've run into something like this. Figured it was just that particular person's quirk. But it wasn't a pleasant experience. Though the houses in those villages really are beautiful.