In response to the last post, a comment was left with a link to an article about McDonald's in Beijing. Since the link was not completely functional, I decided to upload it myself.In short, the article talks about McDonald's/Fast Food Chains and their roles in creating an entirely new space for socialization in China. There are some interesting implications on issues of gender as well.
Here you go: Yan, Of Hamburger and Social Space
[Edit/Update] I was talking to a friend here in Paris, and he reiterated - worth mentioning - that McDonald's in Beijing is also a sit-down restaurant with waiters. The waiters, apparently, wear white gloves. I don't know if that's socially coded, or just funny.
Speaking of Paris, I walked by a McDonald's in Paris and was surprised to find that the little pun i made about French Fries in France was actually...true. They have a premium fries here which is more like American home style. I could not resist taking a quick camera-phone-shot. the quality is shit, but it does go to show you that you don't necessarily make an ass out of yourself when you assume...as long as your assumptions are based in humor.
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