This is because it served as an accidental documentary and/or field guide for many micro entrepreneurs trying to break out during the autumn years of communist

This is because it served as an accidental documentary and/or field guide for many micro entrepreneurs trying to break out during the autumn years of communist Yugoslavia. The feeling lingers up to present - many still associate the word "entrepreneur" with at least slightly shady dealings. If you work in tech in the valley, imagine how easily you could relate to Sillicon Valley (the show). It's the same for Only Fools and Horses for the 90s-00s Balkans.