Arsenio's ESL Podcast | Season 5 Episode 81 | Discussion Point | Global Spread of Companies/Preserving Culture

Send us a textAs you guys may know, Estonia has banned Starbucks from setting up shop in the country. Explanation? Preserve the cafés and culture of the country. Smart move. Vientiane, Laos, circa 2018, didn't have any fast-food chains or name-brand coffee shops within their capital. Smart? Yes. Globalization is happening and companies are expanding at a rapid rate. However, I realized the likes of Vietnamese and Lao people being far more friendly without global ...