Localities that are Exceptions, Not Exceptions to the Rule

Because who needs rules when you have exceptions?

Localities that are exceptions, not exceptions to the rule, include:

Paris, the city that never sleeps, but also has a really good sleep clinic.
Tokyo, where the streets are paved with exceptions to the rule.
New Orleans, the city that's always an exception, especially during Mardi Gras.
Amsterdam, where the canals are always excepted from the rule (except during flooding).

Don't @ me.