Paris Raises $42 million to keep out McDonald's
Parisians are battling the onslaught of foreign pop culture in their own special way. The concern here is for the future of the bohemian Left Bank. This swath of bookstores and cafes is practically hallowed ground in the French capital; the arrival of a McDonald's would be almost sacrilegious.
Paris has, for the most part, maintained the integrity of its core. Parisians know why tourists come to Paris and it's not to eat at McDonalds. Well, perhaps there are those who do but the French don't want them. Toronto could take a page from that book (although it's far too late).
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