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Originally Posted by elizilla
In the USA, people fix up the exterior first and pretend the inside is nicer than it really is - and we help them by not pressing to come in. I guess we are more ostentatious.  |
In the USA, we vary wildly on this, as we do in most every regard!
A friend and I noted once that in NYC, if you found a restaurant hidden in rundown block, with a dilapidated looking store front, you had chance of finding a real hidden gem and great food.
In Hollywood, if the place didn't look good, the food would be worse.
It seemed like in in NYC, if a restaurant had any money, they'd spend it on the food, and the building could crumble around them....who cares...
In LA, if there was any money to be had, it went into image, and attracting customers FIRST, and only care about the food once they had 'buzz.'