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So your saying that you'd rather grab a sandwich at a 7-Eleven or Subway then from say Leo's Latticini in Corona or Sal Kris & Charlie's in Astoria? You have very low standards.
Yes. I never buy sandwiches from delis or bodegas. Always from Subways. They're very good.
I was feeling some anti-immigrant sentiment coming from the OP and NyWriterdude. Maybe its just the OPs suburban upbringing. And we all know NyWriterdude has issues of his own. Dude just doesn't feel comfortable in his own skin.
It's not anti-immigrant, because the bodegas were immigrant run in the 90s also. And I don't see what my "suburban upbringing" has to do with this, we have ugly bodegas here too.
The OP is Ecuadorian or something along those lines but probably doesn't identify with immigrants and the like. I guess it's a phase he's in, i don't know. We all had that little denial of being ghetto/immigrant/of color/poor or otherwise different because {I grew up in Long Island/went to Columbia/married white upper class/ or otherwise fill in the blank}.
You guys are making these ridiculous assumptions! I have nothing against immigrants, bodegas, etc. Not all bodegas are ugly and I don't really care even if they are, it's just something I'm curious about.
I think they don't care anymore because in many places, the instant the lease is up the landlord will jack up the rent by 10k or more.
Plus cigs, beer, toiler paper, sodas, juice can all be bought at CVS or Duane Reade/Walgreens. These corporate stores are ultimately the replacement of many bodegas. That and higher end delis.
Honestly a lot of the more run down bodegas are only fronts for money laundering anyway.
These businesses might tend to be low-revenue, but still profitable I'm assuming.
Eww...that's disgusting. Please don't tell us you'd take the Subway pastrami sandwich over that from a Jewish deli such as Katz?
I have no interest in Katz and as previously noted I like national chains like Subways and Chipotle. I like gentrification because it reduces the number of delis and bodegas. I'm someone who likes Trader Joe's wnd Whole Foods. Not a fan of local places unless they are cheap ethnic restaurants and primarily Asian or Latin.
You guys know that subways chicken is 60% meat right?!
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