Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Random Shots from Quito

Quito is a city in which it is easy to become frustrated about the elements of American culture that we choose to export. Not only some of the worst pop music we have to offer gets shipped all over the world, so too do some of our less admirable contributions to the international culinary landscape. In Quito you can dine in: KFC, Taco Bell, McDonalds, Burger King, Arbys, Pizza Hut, Chili´s, Applebees, and even Tony Roma´s. (none of those were a joke). Despite being a bit exasperated by some peoples´ over-willingness to Americanize, a few nights ago I took a seat in an artsy restaurant/gallery in Quito where my pride would swell, and my hope would be regained in the machine that is American culture and arts...and the ability of its finer parts to reach all corners of the globe. Please take a look at this page from the salad menu and rejoice with me in that which is American Soul Music................

Quito es una ciudad donde es facil llegar al punto de estar frustrado de las partes de la cultura de EEUU que decidimos exportar. No solo las peores canciones de pop mandamos por todos lados, pero tambien mandamos nuestras contribuciones mas feas de la cultura culinaria internacional. Por ejemplo, en Quito uno se puede comer en: KFC, Taco Bell, McDonalds, Burger King, Arbys, Pizza Hut, Chili´s, Applebees, y tambien Tony Roma´s.(ninguna fue chiste) Pero, a pesar de estar exasperado, unas noches atras me sente en un restaurante/galeria de arte donde me puse orgulloso y donde me recupere me fe en la maquina que es la cultura de artes y musica Americana y su poder para llegar a cualquier rincon del mundo. Por favor, fijense en esta pagina de la carta de ensaladas y disfruten conmigo lo que es American Soul Music. Si no saben quien es Al Green, primero, lo siento muchisimo, segundo hay un link abajo para escuchar a uno de sus temasos.

Go´head on n´sang it....¨Im so tired of bein alone, so tired of on my own....¨
Listen.












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