The bonds inside these communities, however different, felt equally strong, from the Swamp Soccer World Cup to the actual World Cup. And so, in that spirit, I decided to go watch a cigar smoking contest. That’s what Igor Kovacic, who holds the slow cigar smoking world record (3 hours 52 minutes 55 seconds), was explaining to me a few minutes before the competition began. The cigar you pick or even where you sit in a room makes a difference. It’s the same in cigar smoking.”

Source: International New York Times October 29, 2019 07:01 UTC