tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post7608708031733019974..comments2024-02-23T02:48:33.276-06:00Comments on BABSBLOG: Raging about OXXO & McDonald'sBabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-59733676940689969512011-08-11T11:25:30.766-05:002011-08-11T11:25:30.766-05:00Too much time on their hands....Too much time on their hands....Tanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196129338636347646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-28731802500841814302011-08-11T09:52:04.036-05:002011-08-11T09:52:04.036-05:00Norm, I was in Antigua a few years ago and don'...Norm, I was in Antigua a few years ago and don't even remember seeing it! It obviously blended in. Antigua is certainly a beautiful and unique place.<br />Felipe, OXXO is so profitable that they bought 7-11 in the USA! a year or so ago. <br />Bob, great point! Funny thing about the cobblestones, when I go someplace where the sidewalks are smooth with no holes and the streets are smooth, it is the first thing I notice. <br />Bliss, when Mega came in with their usual orange branded MEGA sign there was such a hue and cry that it is now a cantera look and no orange in sight. I guess maybe, and I don't know this for sure, that the UN World Heritage committee might have some input on this........Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-27823401437065284732011-08-10T11:05:52.083-05:002011-08-10T11:05:52.083-05:00I was amazed to see Oxxo take such a low profile. ...I was amazed to see Oxxo take such a low profile. Here their signs are on towering posts so you can see them a mile away! Sometimes the chains can respond to local aesthetic requirements, if there are any. And I for one am glad when I finally get to visit your centro jardin I can stop at Starbucks!1st Matehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05276608080436409432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-73822642506479561352011-08-09T21:13:51.534-05:002011-08-09T21:13:51.534-05:00Barb,
I think that if Juan Aldama and Ignacio All...Barb,<br /><br />I think that if Juan Aldama and Ignacio Allende were alive today I wouldn't be surprised to find out that one of them had a McDonald's franchise and the other a Burger King on opposite corners. They would also probably be active on the town council and lobby to have those damn cobblestone streets paved over so the Gringo tourists wouldn't break an ankle :)Bob Mrotekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016079751197723749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-13375801808073138082011-08-09T18:44:00.965-05:002011-08-09T18:44:00.965-05:00Oxxo, though it looks like a Gringo outfit, is a M...Oxxo, though it looks like a Gringo outfit, is a Mexican company.<br /><br />The Starbucks that so many SMA Gringos got into such a uproar about fits right into the Colonial ambiance, and it's quite beautiful inside.<br /><br />I think all those precious and arrogant Gringos and their snippy attitudes should be tossed back over the Rio Bravo and never be allowed to enter Mexico again.<br /><br />-- FelipeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-88002033134368118512011-08-09T18:26:18.973-05:002011-08-09T18:26:18.973-05:00The McDonald's in Antigua Guatemala is someth...The McDonald's in Antigua Guatemala is something to see. Antigua is a tourist city with cobblestone streets and rules against anything looking even a little 21st century. Their Mac's is a work of art, fountains, iron work on the walls, even a few tile mosaics. I was in town walking about for a few days before I noticed their sign. I think your correct that the good towns folk are excited about a non issue.normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651902762232427335noreply@blogger.com