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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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[rickthefightguy.livejournal.com]

Why do we assume that local ethnic food is 'a bad imitation of the food served in the country that hosts the ethnicity'? You might as easily assume that it is a local variation on ethnic cooking concepts. So, as opposed to the burritos a la Mexico City, you might like to try burritos A La Chicago. Different food, not 'bad imitation of Mexican Food'.