A reader quotes another:
“But there is not a single place in New York that serves a Croque McDo.” I would point out that there’s not a single place in New York that serves real French brie. Because of US customs laws, unpasteurized French cheese isn’t available in the US. Here, if you buy brie and leave it out for a couple of days, it looks the same. If you buy brie in France and leave it out for a couple of days, it looks much fuzzier.
Another sends the above video:
I don’t know if you’ve seen this, but here is a Pizza Hut commercial from 1997 featuring Gorbachev. It’s interesting how the expansion of this (at the time) quintessential eatery is associated with debates on the post-Soviet future of Russia. It’s also interesting how it became a marketing tactic.
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