Several years ago, I heard a reporter opine that it was no fun to go anywhere in the USA anymore because, thanks to Appleby's, Benin's, McDonald's and Star buck's, everywhere looks the same and there are no unique shops or restaurants left to pique the curiosity.

This is the way the world ends...not with a bang...

We are trading charm for convenience.

Most eloquently put...... it would be funny if it weren't so depressingly true.