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I think if I were traveling in a foreign country on business, bad local imitations of my native cuisine would not be what I'd want for lunch: I would want excellent examples of the local foods.

So there is leftover Chinese food in the staff kitchen since we have a group here from a Chinese company. It's not "bad Chinese", it's reasonably decent American neighborhood Chinese food - but I am not from China.

Then again, I do remember being in Paris with other American high school students, who were desperate for McDonald's.

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When I was a younget child, I used to go to this big Chinese New Year's dinner hosted by my Chinese teacher where I was the only Anglo. What you get in American restaurants is reminiscent of what was served there. Better ingredients, much finer presentation, dishes that were intended to gently lead you through the meal.

Now these were folks who were Mandarin class people transplanted to America, and it wasn't everyday cooking for them, but it is the data point I have to offer.