Wednesday, December 22, 2004

Paging Michael Eisner

It's no secret to anyone who's spent even a small amount of time in Russia that foreign logos and other forms of intellectual property are used without regard for copyrights.

A couple of examples of this which confront me in my daily life:

The McDuck (or "Mak-Dak") Cafe, next door to
our favorite banya. According to the sign,
they have billiards, live music, and karaoke.

Scrooge is turning over in his grave right now.



The "Nyam-Nyam" (sort of like "Yum-Yum") pastry stand
in the Pushkin Square underpass.

Isn't poor Pooh rotund enough without having to consume heavily buttered Russian pastries?

1 comment:

Costa said...

Hi Lyndon! I'm Costa, living here in Moscow, Russia. I'm interested in your observations of Russian culture compared to that of the West. Can I contact you by e-mail? I am at m25@inbox.ru