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So my Wonderful Husband™ and I went out for a walk and ended up at a local McDonald's. No big deal, you can find McDonald's in Taiwan and Korea and Russia and ... you get the picture. Anyway, most chain fast food restaurants have something regional that will sell better in the local area than any place else. For example, in a KFC in Taiwan they don't serve corn-on-the-cob, they serve corn chowder.
Here in Atlanta, they were selling a Southern Style chicken sandwich. It was comparable to a Chick-Fil-A, sort of. McDonald's also serves sweet tea, something that is unique to this region of the U.S. I'm from California, sweet tea is non-existent there.
But what surprised me most is the difference in Coca-Cola.
When I was little, Coke universally tasted wonderful in the can or bottle. I've felt the taste of Coke (as a person living in California) has become different, less refreshing. I can't say exactly why, I live in Downey, California, only a few miles from a Coca-Cola bottling plant. But a strange after taste has been creeping in steadily over the year, making Coke less than pleasant as a drink for me.
When we got to the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, I went to a soda machine and got a Coke for hubby and a diet Coke for me. It tasted wonderful, like a Coke used to in California. Maybe it's the water, I don't know. All I know is I want to buy the world a Coke and keep it company.
More tomorrow from Atlanta,
Sandra Richards
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