On Dec 20, 9:11 am, George > wrote:
> Bobo Bonobo(R) wrote:
>
> > Americans like them because the TV commercials tell us to like them,
> > and we generally do what the TV commercials tell us to do. This is
> > the land of Cool Whip and American "cheese."
>
> > --Bryan
>
> That is quite accurate. Companies learned that they can easily
> manipulate people by constantly telling them what choice to make with
> advertising. It is fun to ask people why they bought something or why
> they eat at a big box restaurant for example and get the deer in
> headlights look.

"Big box restaurant." I like that phrase. I assume that you mean
Applebees, Chili's, TGI Friday's, and the like. There's one
particularly nasty one called O'Charley's.

--Bryan