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Cultural Geography Global Marketing of Products Except as noted, all photos by Dale Lightfoot Dale Lightfoot's Cultural Landscapes From Around The World Oklahoma State University Geography Department

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2 Commercial Globalization A ubiquitous element of popular culture is the global soft drink and fast food industries. Originating in North America, these popular products are now a part of daily life for billions of people throughout the world. See if you can recognize these popular icons and logos. Today, you will also see the logos of Sony, Toyota, Honda, etc. around the world.

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3 South Korea

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4 South Korea (reverse side)

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5 Egypt

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6 Mexico

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7 Mexico (reverse side)

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8 Guatemala

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9 U.S.A. The World of Coca-Cola Museum in Atlanta, Georgia. This city is the international headquarters of Coca-Cola.

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10 Guatemala Don't drink water, drink Coca-Cola...a sensation without equal; Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala.

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11 Israel Hebrew Coca-Cola, Eilat, Israel.

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12 El Salvador Coca-Cola is it! in Santa Ana, El Salvador

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13 Peru Coca-Cola more and more, east of Lima, Peru

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14 Macao (China) Coca-Cola in the former Portuguese colony of Macao (southeast coast of China).

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15 France "Buvez Coca- Cola," Toulouse, France.

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16 Portugal Coca-Cola-clad city trolley, Lisbon, Portugal.

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17 Morocco Delivery vehicle with a familiar advertisement, Fez, Morocco.

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18 Georgia (former USSR) Cola-Cola in Tblisi, Georgia. Note the unique Georgian script for a language unrelated to any other language family in the world.

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19 Germany Its "Always Coca- Cola" (on the back of a small vehicle) near the Reichstag Building in Berlin, Germany.

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20 Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands Big Coca-Cola bottle, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands.

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21 Armenia Coca-Cola poster in Armenia (photo by Shannon O' Lear).

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22 Nepal Coca-Cola in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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23 Nepal Buddhist motifs and Coca-Cola, Swayambunath Temple, Nepal.

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24 Russia "neNTe Cola- Cola", in Moscow, Russia.

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25 Jordan Coke and Pepsi face off by the giant Bedouin coffee pot -- traditional symbol of Arab hospitality (Amman, Jordan).

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26 Thailand Coke and Pepsi compete for market share in Bangkok, Thailand.

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27 Morocco Global cola wars, Rabat, Morocco.

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28 China The logo is familiar, even if the script is not; Pepsi advertisement in Guangzhou, China.

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29 Morocco Pepsi truck, Tangier, Morocco.

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30 Algeria Pepsi cola, Constantine, Algeria.

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31 India Pepsi and Mountain Dew in the holy city of Varanasi, India. Note on Cultural Globalization: Today, jeans are worn all over the world.

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32 Russia Mountain Dew -- not commonly seen outside the USA -- in Moscow.

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33 Portugal 7-UP in the Algarve region of southern Portugal.

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34 Iraq Pepsi, 7Up and Orange Crush on a wall in Baghdad, Iraq.

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35 Syria Orange crush, Aleppo, Syria. Syria remains one of the few countries in the world in which neither Coca-Cola nor Pepsi are sold (though they do have Crush, RC, and generic colas).

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36 Nepal Fanta in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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37 Turkey Royal Crown Cola, Gaziantep, Turkey.

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38 Panama A rare Dr. Pepper sign on a bus stop south of Colon, Panama. Dr. Pepper, for many years a regional brand common only to its place of origin (Waco, TX and surrounding areas of Texas and Oklahoma) became a national brand in the US, before going international with Cadbury-Schwepps in England. It is still rare outside of North America and Western Europe.

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39 Peru "Inca Cola...the national flavor," near Huancayo, Peru. This is clearly a local product, named after the dominant indigenous group of this Andes Mountain region; though, oddly enough, it is not a cola but more like a creme soda.

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40 Hong Kong (China) "McDonald's...around the world and around the corner." It certainly is both! (Hong Kong)

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41 Germany "...mmmhhhh McDonald's" (Germany)

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42 Spain McDonald's in Madrid, Spain; where else can you get a McChico?

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43 Russia Golden arches in central Moscow, Russia.

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44 Azerbaijan A new McDonald's in the rapidly developing city of Baku, Azerbaijan.

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45 Georgia "McDonald's" in Georgian script, Tblisi, Georgia.

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46 Canada McDonald's in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada (note the red maple leaf--a Canadian icon--added to the company logo).

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47 Costa Rica A giant Ronald McDonald in San Jose, Costa Rica.

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48 Greece It may be Greek to you, but it's still McDonald's (Athens, Greece).

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49 Cyprus McDonald's is "Island-wide" in Cyprus.

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50 Israel McDonald's in a shopping mall in Eilat, Israel.

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51 Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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52 Jordan The golden arches (with BK and KFC) in Amman, Jordan.

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53 Cyprus You can get a "Greek Mac" gyro sandwich- style, in Cyprus.

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54 India McDonald's in India offers a McCurry Pan, along with other offerings for the local palate, including the Chicken Maharaja and other non- beef burger items (Delhi).

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55 Qatar You can get McArabia meal "dressed in Arabic flatbread" in Doha, Qatar.

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56 Canada...Only in lobster country! (Nova Scotia, Canada).

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57 Mississippi The Elvis McDonald's in Tupelo, Mississippi (birthplace of Elvis Presley).

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58 Oklahoma The "world's largest" McDonald's (is it still true?) spans a four-lane divided highway (Interstate 44) near Vinita, Oklahoma.

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59 Syria The "Mid-Mac" in Aleppo, Syria has borrowed the popular golden arches icon to attract business.

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60 Mexico The "McTaco" in Ensenada, Mexico is capitalizing on the success of the McDonald's golden arches symbol.

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61 Algeria It's the McDonald's Cafeteria Pizzeria! And not even a real McDonald's at all, though they also offer hamburgers to better blend in with the expected cuisine (Algeria).

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62 Algeria Another McDonald's knock-off: golden arches at the "Big Mac" hamburger restaurant (Algeria).

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63 Jordan Burger King in Amman, Jordan.

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64 South Korea Wendy's Hamburgers, Seoul, South Korea.

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65 Israel Subway sandwich shop, Jerusalem.

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66 South Korea A plastic Colonel Sanders waits to greet visitors to the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in Seoul, South Korea.

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67 The Netherlands KFC chicken is "Smikkelsmullend Lekker" in The Netherlands (Amsterdam).

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68 Egypt Colonel Sanders at the pyramids of Giza (Egypt).

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69 Canada Poulet frit a la Kentucky, Lauzon, Quebec.

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70 Yemen The "KENTKI" fried chicken place in Sana'a, Yemen. This used to be a true Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant prior to a 1990 civil war in Yemen. The KFC pulled down Col. Sanders after changing owners but was already, by then, known to locals as the Kentucky. Thus, the (poorly transliterated) name stuck.

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71 Jordan Pizza Hut, Aqaba, Jordan.

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72 Spain Pizza Hut and delivery scooters, Sevilla, Spain. The small motorscooters make very practical delivery vehicles for navigating the narrow streets and alleys of the old city.

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73 Israel Pizza Hut (in Hebrew), Tel Aviv, Israel.

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74 Egypt Pizza Hut (in Arabic), Cairo, Egypt.

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75 Switzerland Pizza Hut in Bern Switzerland.

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76 United Kingdom Pizza Hut in York, England.

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77 Syria Generic "Pizza House" designed to look like a Pizza Hut, Aleppo, Syria.

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78 Hong Kong (China) "7 Eleven...your neighbourhood store." Perhaps it looks like your neighborhood store, but unless you live in Kowloon, Hong Kong this one is not in your neighborhood.

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79 United Arab Emirates 7-Eleven in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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80 China The "7 Seventy One"; another knock-off of a popular franchise logo (Macao, China).

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81 China Hard Rock Cafe, Yangshuo, China. This small eatery is not associated with the popular cafe chain, but the logo, recognizable around the world, has been "borrowed" by a local entrepreneur in order to attract tourist business.