tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711781369107924586.post8756081388351920095..comments2024-02-28T18:31:09.088-08:00Comments on George the Cyclist: Brest, Ville Départ Stage SixJeff Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03790219160140511776noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711781369107924586.post-85383296596528644232018-06-26T20:02:13.057-07:002018-06-26T20:02:13.057-07:00Le Mac?Le Mac?Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892896737005513070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711781369107924586.post-41900281414873780972018-06-23T23:10:49.019-07:002018-06-23T23:10:49.019-07:00The French nickname for McDonald’s may be McDo.The French nickname for McDonald’s may be McDo.george christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05205532562020160107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711781369107924586.post-27799184992238676592018-06-23T23:07:49.092-07:002018-06-23T23:07:49.092-07:00Heh...Such questions are the subject of this fine ...Heh...Such questions are the subject of this fine bit of classic 90s cinema from Tarantino: https://youtu.be/PxXhjFvNNGcBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875198371356530545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711781369107924586.post-69092767218785661702018-06-22T21:24:00.683-07:002018-06-22T21:24:00.683-07:00George your American friend uses the nickname Mick...George your American friend uses the nickname Mickey Ds for McDonalds in Australia it's Maccas , what do the French use ?Vincent Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883952577178386670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711781369107924586.post-4492422198277362522018-06-20T11:21:16.133-07:002018-06-20T11:21:16.133-07:00One thing I noticed, on the bottom of the Mickey D...One thing I noticed, on the bottom of the Mickey D's sign you posted: "Clear Channel." That shows that even the advertising is global, since Clear Channel controls billboards and entertainment districts and radio and TV stations all across the US, too. Sorta a bummer to see. But, businesses will seek dominance in markets. But, like Mickey D's, it homogenizes places, making it difficult to ever really leave home, no matter how far you travel (unless you're in Dakar, I s'pose).<br /><br />Safe travels, George!<br />Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875198371356530545noreply@blogger.com