Turkish Daily News informs me that British home decor chain Habitat is coming to Turkey. This adds to some worries I had last week about Turkey slowly turning into England. Koç Taş is nearly B&Q, Marks & Spencer arrived a couple of years ago, Kipa is becoming Tesco, TelSim has already become Vodafone, and now this. And of course the United States gets Boots and WHSmiths, the two British exports that are actually somewhat attractive to me.
I guess I have to accept the fact that eventually every big company will be everywhere in the world. So where’s my Krispy Kreme? Where’s my Yo!Sushi? I wish we’d get some flowers instead of all the weeds, if you see what I mean. But I’m not holding my breath. I think if they opened a Yo!Sushi here I’d run down the street screaming with joy. If they opened a Krispy Kreme I’d be in jail before lunchtime. Link
Well… I live in France but:
Where is my Burger King? Where is my Starbucks in Lyon? Where is my KFC in Lyon? Why the Gap store at Lyon is so small? Where are the 7-11?
And above all: where are my Tacos al Pastor!?
Well… I live in France but:
Where is my Burger King? Where is my Starbucks in Lyon? Where is my KFC in Lyon? Why the Gap store at Lyon is so small? Where are the 7-11?
And above all: where are my Tacos al Pastor!?
I’m ashamed to agree with ebarrea above. Where is MY Starbucks and BK and the rest? Not in Ribe. Starbucks – I think there’s one in the Copenhagen airport. BK is everywhere except Ribe. I’m not a fast food junkie, but no access gets me a little wistful for the garbage. And Starbucks? I do like their coffee, but I’m the last person who needs such a laxative.
I’m ashamed to agree with ebarrea above. Where is MY Starbucks and BK and the rest? Not in Ribe. Starbucks – I think there’s one in the Copenhagen airport. BK is everywhere except Ribe. I’m not a fast food junkie, but no access gets me a little wistful for the garbage. And Starbucks? I do like their coffee, but I’m the last person who needs such a laxative.
[…] No sooner do I express my worries that Turkey is being assimilated into Britain… now Turkish Daily News reports that Coffee Republic is to start opening stores all over Turkey in July. Great. And yet we still don’t have a Starbucks or a Gloria Jean’s (either one enormously superior to Coffee Republic) down here. I bet we’ll get a Coffee Republic, though, you watch. […]