C’est Ironique Sign of the Weeque
Spotted by reader Richard Grill.
So what? So a lot of things, at least on Parisian shop signs. My guess is that the owner of this fast-food place heard an American teenager say, “Ethan was so like burgers, and Olivia was so like wraps, and I was so like whatever,” and thought he’d spotted a trend.
As a restaurant name, I find it so-so, but obviously not everyone agrees with me:
So is “so” a big fad in Paris trade names? The answer:
Spotted by reader Jake Dear.
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