This reminds me of (more OT):
A French colleague and I had to change trains in Lion. As we had some time to cover, he suggested we visited a real old fashioned true French restaurant at the station. I happily agreed. We went there.
The French restaurant was gone and had been replaced by a McDonalds…
My poor colleague, I think he must have aged by 10 years at that very moment - at least this is what his face was suggesting…