Globalisation

Irish pub in the heart of France. I sit here, waiting for a train. Californication plays on the sound system. Palais des Papes and Pont de Avignon seem miles away. In fact, they're just down the road.

Irish pubs and McDonalds - the two constants in this global world. The yellow arches of the McDonald's M faithfully proclaim the direction to every major tourist site in Italy, more accurate than the Metro signs, more constant that the traffic.