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So, I am in Europe for the first time. Big deal, right? People are always telling me that they want to come here, but I never really got it. To a large extent I still don't. The streets are old, and wizened - you can often see the evidence of a much more brutal era: Tall walls surrounding secure inner compounds, tiny windows to protect the occupants and gutters clearly designed to funnel sewage. But while the surface is interesting, the content is the same as everywhere else - Hugo Boss, 7-11s, even McDonalds and Burger King. When people like Naomi Klein talk about the loss of global culture, I always assumed it was hyperbole. Should I have expected more? I guess I feel like a kid who just found out that the Easter bunny is just a guy in a suit.