<story><title>France&apos;s 18-year-olds given €300 culture pass</title><url>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57198737</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>joshuaheard</author><text>I lived in France for several years, and I find it somewhat amusing how protective France is of their culture. They limit the number of foreign restaurant chains like McDonalds and Chipotle. They are protective of their language. The French dinner meal (&amp;quot;repas&amp;quot;) is a UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Landmark. This &amp;quot;culture pass&amp;quot; is consistent with the French people&amp;#x27;s love of all things French.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>olivermarks</author><text>I think it is a good thing overall. I remember the furor when McDonalds opened on the Champs Elysee. Let&amp;#x27;s be honest, identical globalist fast food plastic frontages ruin the uniqueness of places. Airports are the ultimate example, you can fly 1000&amp;#x27;s of mile and get off a plane to an airport that is virtually identical to the one you left. This is culturally banal and slowly visually homogenizing the world. The result is insane amounts of tourists heading to the few unique places left in search of differentiation</text></comment>
<story><title>France&apos;s 18-year-olds given €300 culture pass</title><url>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57198737</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>joshuaheard</author><text>I lived in France for several years, and I find it somewhat amusing how protective France is of their culture. They limit the number of foreign restaurant chains like McDonalds and Chipotle. They are protective of their language. The French dinner meal (&amp;quot;repas&amp;quot;) is a UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Landmark. This &amp;quot;culture pass&amp;quot; is consistent with the French people&amp;#x27;s love of all things French.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Throwaway371893</author><text>I find it quite sad to see comments like this on HN. Is it amusing to you to see countries trying to protect themselves from absorption by the anglosphere (culturally)? That&amp;#x27;s how I read your comment - I hope I am wrong though.</text></comment>