Offbeat

Offbeat

Are you there, Nicotine? It’s me, Aziz

An ode to my favorite drug

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Aziz Alangari
Jan 31, 2026
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I’m back in Jeddah where I met my first love and smoked my first cigarette. Do I love cigarettes because of Jeddah, or do I love Jeddah because of cigarettes? If you’ve never been here before, don’t come. You won’t like it. Jeddah isn’t a place to “visit” and vacation and go to the beach, at least not yet. Jeddah is loyal only to its residents and devou…

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