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I read this thread last night but waited till now to post so I could let my feelings on the subject settle a bit more.
While I'm always happy to hear about economic growth in CR, I think the 'americanization' of CR is something that should fought against. That sounds odd coming from an american citizen I suppose but I escape to CR to find a piece of everything that the U.S. is not.
I'm curious to watch & see how/if these types of chains will find success in SJ and, considering how well CAFTA has been received down there, if the locals will support it. Any thoughts from you locals?
No offense meant, but I don't think you can really refer to accurately as Americanization w/o sounding a bit like a GATT protestor or dinosaur hippy.
Allow me to explain my POV; Globalization is all about the value of the brand and has nothing to do with America except that America has a lot of good strong brands such as Walmart, , Outback, MD, Coke, Pepsi, Bud, etc etc. These brands bring value to the consumer and that is why they succeed. They also bring jobs to the economy. It is the same with any brand such as KIA Motors, Hyundai, whatever in the good ole USA. IMHO, they should be allowed to succeed or fail in whatever marketplace they find themselves in; that is the American Way and it has nothing to do with so-called Americanization.
