McInternet...

so, heres the situation: im in a town that has an old colonial vibe in the center of the city...huge, beautiful church and lots of old buildings that you can stroll through and get lost and taste the bureaucracy....a few things are true here like in times square or any other locale with prime real estate -- the golden arches will be present. now this square has a huge market adjacent to it, tons of street vendors -- primarily indigenous folks (i believe over half of the Guatemalan are unemployed and unofficial business is the typical situation for many, many folks) and just down the park at the other end is mcdonalds that features a mcinternet special where if you buy something you get 30 minutes free on the internet -- these mac computers, of course.

the other night i was with a group and we were strolling at night and when i glance in the window of mcdeeees, through the golden arches are five women sitting at a large table just behind this row of mac computers. it was at night (a full moon if i recall correctly) and these women were wearing some of the most beautiful clothes ive seen, had bright ribbons in their braided hair and were mowin down quarter pounders and looking at macs.

that, is globalization.