tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20733865.post115159961587222696..comments2024-03-23T02:03:24.179-05:00Comments on Fallon Planning: McDonald's a cultural respite?AKI SYSTEMS 2600http://www.blogger.com/profile/16411937975418594170noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20733865.post-1151936980082902272006-07-03T09:29:00.000-05:002006-07-03T09:29:00.000-05:00I think you're right. It's about consistency. Afte...I think you're right. It's about consistency. After travelling the world w/ a Fortune 500 biz, you can always count on the same experience at McD's. Not that I sought them out like some of my companions, it's just nice to take a break and relax when you're away from home for weeks on end. You don't have to worry about translations or wondering what you've just ordered. While exciting, it does wear thin if you're not a little adventurous or at least conversant in the language.Nick Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11599347267568934745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20733865.post-1151663728986123512006-06-30T05:35:00.000-05:002006-06-30T05:35:00.000-05:00It is also reliably cheap, which may be why touris...It is also reliably cheap, which may be why tourists / travellers on a budget will favour the brand rather than going into a restaurant and finding the prices too high.<BR/><BR/>Just developing this line, i have often wondered how much tourists really see of a place they visit - the tourist circuit of a city such as Paris bears no relation to actual Parisian life - and if you factor in McDonalds then the exposure to "otherness" becomes even more marginal.a from lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832881597485264569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20733865.post-1151610839822657932006-06-29T14:53:00.000-05:002006-06-29T14:53:00.000-05:00That may be true, but I think there's another very...That may be true, but I think there's another very basic reason which does not necessarily involve dining. For me, having been to a McDonald's in Argentina, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, English, Finland, France, Ireland, Peru, and Spain, I know that that is where I can usually find a western style bathroom with toilet paper. If I can't find a upscale hotel in the vicinity, I know that McDonald's is ubiquitous. Just a thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com