I was against that whole Iraq war thing until now. Mc Donald's in Iraq... or at least a cheap rip-off anyway. Kind of reminds me of Mc Dowell's in the Eddie Murphy classic 'Coming to America'.



Speaking of the golden arches, I was able to enjoy a nice and tastey Big Mac Seto today in Misawa City. This Mc Donald's is great because all the staff are fluent English speakers. Pretty much anyone in Misawa that works customer service needs to be bilingual since a good chunk the town's population is made up of U.S. Air Force soldiers and their illegitimate offspring. I was in town to check out the annual air show (and fast food) at the military base. The show sucked this year because low clouds prevented almost any planes from flying. The Blue Impulse (Japan's Snowbirds/Blue Angels) did all their formation flying on the ground aboard their cute little jet shaped scooter bikes. There were lots of semi-interesting static ground displays, including a big cargo plane you could go inside just like the ones you see on TV that they use to cart dead soldiers back from Iraq in. There was also lots of chances to dress up in military gear and play soldier. The best part was when I got to see a small 6 year old kid in full army gear learn how to shoot a Stinger surface to air missile. As we were leaving some jets finally took off (the flying kind, not the binge drinking kind). Kind of a final "F You" to the departing crowds I guess. Still, God Bless the U.S. military for making the world safe for fast food!