Too Long; Didn't Read
Today, I went out for a Sunday morning stroll and snack/coffee around the neighbourhood. Sitting at the table outside a street-level <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/cafeteria" target="_blank">cafeteria</a> (oh, the perks of September in Lisbon), I look at the clear glass window next to the entrance door, and see no less than <strong>three Citizen Cards taped to the glass</strong>. A girl’s card, a man’s card, and an old lady’s card. This is a strangely common thing here in Portugal. Behind it lies the assumption that the person who lost their card lives in the neighbourhood, might return to the cafeteria, and gets their card back without the hassle of asking for a replacement (or someone recognises the person and contacts them). The cards were taped to the inner side of the window, alright, but even so, they were: