Most travelers have realized that some frachises are multinational and pop up in the most unexpected places. When entering a familiar franchise, say 7-11, the similarities to items sold in the U.S. begins to fade.

For example, I have yet to find a Big Gulp, Slurpee or Hostess pink Snoballs anywhere in my fledgling travel experience. It is quite fun, in my world, anyway to pop round the 7-11 and see what local products are being sold. At Thai 7-11's I find their canned juices to be lovely, and in Korea, the banana-flavored milk tastes much better than it sounds.

While you will see familiar logos for American-based franchises in many countries, it is the differences in menus and what items are for sale that is tribute to different cultural preferences, and such difference are the gems of being able to discover unfamiliar places.