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[–] MrPim 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I think they each have a good place.
It's nice to be able to go almost anywhere and find something familiar. Where they have that one thing you actually like, even though you know it's a chain shithole.
But somewhere nearby, no matter where you are. If you look around, you'll find that local flavor.
[–] WhiteRonin 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
Yes and No.
Many small towns were still a majoriy mom and pop until mid 80's. Larger places had already been started to be swamped by MacDonalds and other brands. K-Mart was already well established by this time too.
So, not really because most mom and pop stores died out in the early 80's.
[–] Baconmon 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
That is natural the more globally connected the world becomes.. Eventually the whole world will have only 1 giant store/corporation every where and it will be your only option (probably walmart, which I hate and always boycott (they go under different names in different countries by the way))..
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[–] geosprintforever ago
I stopped eating out in the US....shiat food......Thai food is not real Thai, neither is Chinese, etc et al......all taste the same bland garbage....The US as a whole has the worst food imaginable...other than say, the Sudan.
[–] 8_billion_eaters 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
...but...but...diversity