From: Martin Ling (martin@nodezero.org.uk)
Date: Mon Jun 12 2000 - 00:40:41 MDT
On Sun, Jun 11, 2000 at 10:17:32PM -0700, Spike Jones wrote:
>
> What we need is something analogous to the interstate highway
> system that covers the world instead of the U.S. or failing that,
> some international mercantile of some sort, where one can purchase
> any electronics, food, books, international news, etc. Then when
> travelling abroad, anywhere, if one should be overwelmed with
> the differentness of it all, one should have the option of retreating
> to one of these international minimarts, with its everywhere-identical
> layout and products, international language and so on. Each of
> these would serve as a modular embassy of sorts, to always remind
> people, regardless of which country they happen to live in, that
> they are citizens of earth.
McDonalds - the international embassy :-)
Martin
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