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Article #489re EURO DISNEY: Cultural Imperialism?
From: I'm a Stairmasters Junkie
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 16:56
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 16:56
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ta@slc1.UUCP (Tony Alicea) :
> The resort, 18 miles east of Paris, covers more than 4,800
> acres, about two-thirds not yet developed.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That's not so unusual. It just means they've still got room to grow.
> A strict dress code bans men from
> wearing beards, and restricts women's choices of jewelry, makeup and
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It is well-known that Disney has strict dress codes for their employees
at *ALL* of their parks, which includes Disneyland in Anaheim, CA,
Disneyworld in Orlando, FL, and Disneyland in Japan. They are not asking
their French employees to do anything that they are not already asking
their other employees to do.
> With greetings from a bilingual Mickey
^^^^^^^^^ [WHY NOT QUADRI-
> LINGUAL OR MORE?]
Because as it says later in the article:
> English and French predominate, but most major
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Western European languages appear in announcements at
> big attractions.
> But many French intellectuals bemoaned the invasion of American
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> pop culture.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^
So what? You seem to be bemoaning the fact that Disney has built a park
in France as if they forced themselves on the French people. I doubt
Disney would consider spending that much money if they weren't wanted
in the first place. Obviously, enough French people wanted it.
> "I dreamed of going to the Disney parks in the United States,"
> said Jean-Charles Loty, 11, of Paris. "It's great we've got the
> same thing here now."
Apparently, not everyone feels the way you do.
Melinda
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!sun-barr!male.EBay.Sun.COM!jethro.Corp.Sun.COM!thedarktower.Corp.Sun.COM!melindac From: melindac@thedarktower.Corp.Sun.COM (I'm a Stairmasters Junkie) Newsgroups: misc.headlines Subject: re EURO DISNEY: Cultural Imperialism? Message-ID: <kuoo2rINN8sq@jethro.Corp.Sun.COM> Date: 15 Apr 92 16:56:59 GMT Reply-To: melindac@thedarktower.Corp.Sun.COM (I'm a Stairmasters Junkie) Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc. Mt. View, Ca. Lines: 48 NNTP-Posting-Host: thedarktower.corp.sun.com