Go America!

Well I had the opportunity to see a slightly different side of Paris last Thursday when walking around Les Halles in Paris. A slightly slummier area. I also recognized a penetration of American chains. Hordes of young parisians grasping venti paper cups of Starbucks coffee, groups of people, each with a medium pizza in hand from Pizza Hut, KFC's bland red sign lighting the street very much like the neon light from Kenny Roger's which blinds Kramer in Seinfeld. Are these lights blinding the French too? I remember reading rumors and seeing pictures of french people -- all skinny, all healthy, most of them living longer than the average American. It won't be long before we conquer France and then the rest of the world. MacDo's is a very popular restaurant here in Paris. They're visible at all the recognizable spots: Champs-Elysées, L'Opéra, Le Louvre, and many other notable destinations. Well don't worry America we'll get 'em. We'll succeed in fattening france and filling it with our restaurants empty of character and charm.