What is Subway doing all over Paris
Posted 05-12-2009 at 04:21 PM by Nicko
The last time I was in Paris (2007) I certainly don't remember Subway sandwiches being here. I suppose I could of handled seeing one subway sandwich shop but they are all over Paris which just shocks me.
In addition to subway there are even more starbucks coffee shops here than when I was here in 2007. This also really surprised me because this seems so counter culture to the Parisian way of life.
All of this reminds me of when I was traveling with a good friend and fellow chef back in the 1990s. We had just left Prague and were on our way to Budapest Hungary to see the sites. After we set up camp at the worst youth hostel I have ever stayed at we headed for the downtown area. As we came to the center of town I was surprised to see a huge section of American fast food shops. Kentucky fried chicken, Popeye's, McDonalds, and Dunking Doughnuts to name a few. About the only thing that I was happy to see from all of these shops was the dunkin doughnuts shop so I could have a taste of American coffee. After all it had been almost two years since I had the watered down stuff and I was missing home. Below is a photo from the archives when I was back in my twenties standing in front of the Dunkin Doughnuts in Budapest.
As for subway and starbucks in Paris it is nice if you want a taste of home but for me they just seem out of place.
In addition to subway there are even more starbucks coffee shops here than when I was here in 2007. This also really surprised me because this seems so counter culture to the Parisian way of life.
All of this reminds me of when I was traveling with a good friend and fellow chef back in the 1990s. We had just left Prague and were on our way to Budapest Hungary to see the sites. After we set up camp at the worst youth hostel I have ever stayed at we headed for the downtown area. As we came to the center of town I was surprised to see a huge section of American fast food shops. Kentucky fried chicken, Popeye's, McDonalds, and Dunking Doughnuts to name a few. About the only thing that I was happy to see from all of these shops was the dunkin doughnuts shop so I could have a taste of American coffee. After all it had been almost two years since I had the watered down stuff and I was missing home. Below is a photo from the archives when I was back in my twenties standing in front of the Dunkin Doughnuts in Budapest.
As for subway and starbucks in Paris it is nice if you want a taste of home but for me they just seem out of place.
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After spending a couple of months in Africa we stopped in Amsterdam on the way home. On the ride to the hotel we passed a McD. Sad to say, but it was one of our first stops after unloading at the hotel!!!Posted 05-16-2009 at 10:25 PM by Pete
- I'm going to Paris in September with my daughter and I hate hearing how American fast food and other things are taking hold there. It does go against their culture. grrrrPosted 05-21-2009 at 06:39 AM by EatToLove
- Sadly, the UK is overrun with Starbucks/Subways/McDs etc... Luckily, many of them are closing due to the downturn in the economy!Posted 07-27-2009 at 09:34 AM by Ishbel
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I don't get it I just don't understand who the market is for Subway shops in Paris and London?Posted 08-02-2009 at 05:47 PM by Nicko
