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Old 09-17-10, 02:10 PM   #40
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Originally Posted by CCIP View Post
You know what's really funny?

I was growing up in Russia (in relative poverty at that), and in the early 90s McDonalds came around. There was just a couple in the whole city, and for me that was a real EVENT. I'd go with all my friends like once a year and we'd all sit there gawking at the (perceived) fanciness and western-ness of it all. We imagined that's what the really, really rich Americans all do.

...oh boy, how naive I was

Learned better though
I've been to the McDs in Moscow, it was pretty cool, except you have to pay for your own ketchup.

I believe the raise all of their (Russian food) in Russia.
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