No Golden Arches

An expensive looking car pulls up next to me as I am heading down Temple Road. The tinted window in the back is electronically lowered and I note a 20 year something Indian´s face being unveiled. In a strong west-coast American accent he asks “is there a McDonalds in town?”

I laugh out loud and inform him no. The nearest outlet is probably in Delhi some 535kms and about 12 hours away. “Oh...I was just wondering” he replies somewhat embarrassed. The window rolls up and the car drives on.