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		GuB-42 on Feb 2, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sex censorship killed the internet we love Poor quality food never was illegal in France. For a time, fast food joints avoided France because they thought there would be no market. There were wrong, and they are everywhere now. It doesn't mean the value of good food has cheapened. If anything, now that there is a point of comparison, the opposite is true. Good restaurants, from Michelin 3-star to inexpensive "plat du jour" lunches, are still there. So are long lunch breaks and good home cooking. And I am talking about people of every age.

stochastic_monk on Feb 2, 2019 [–]

There’s even a McDonald’s on the Champs-Élysées now.

staticautomatic on Feb 2, 2019 | | [–]

To be fair, if a McDonald's was going to be placed anywhere in Paris the Champs Elysees in its current form is a pretty good choice.

microcolonel on Feb 2, 2019 | | [–]

I think there's a distinction between "poor quality" and "bad idea".

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