It's the paradox: even if Burger King or McDonald's fill up as soon as they open a new address, their facilities increasingly arouse rejection.
In town and in the countryside, petitions and demonstrations are multiplying to block the American giants.
One of these standoffs between local residents and fast food chains even caught the attention of
Time
, because it takes place in a "so Frenchy" setting, on a square in the 20th arrondissement with its small restaurants and their terraces, opposite the Père-Lachaise cemetery.
But Burger King wants to settle here, in premises on the ground floor of a building.
I have no opposition in principle to fast food but in the neighborhood there are already a lot of them.
Other offers need to be developed
Éric Pliez, various left-wing mayor of the 20th arrondissement of Paris
Upon hearing the news, its residents immediately decided to lead the charge.
“
It will devalue our apartment,”
laments Pierre, one of the members of a collective of residents who have set up.
Above all, this quiet square, a playground for children, could become a nightmare for the inhabitants of the district, who are already afraid of the scooters that tumble down...
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