I hate the new stores, and will not patronise when at waqif or elswhere. But, they are trying to make it tourist friendly, so show them brands they are comfortable with and won't be too confronted by.

Imagine someone here for 48 hours, no Arabic, too frightened to sit down and watch the world go by? Show them a chain - they're happy, they stay, they spend. A sad reality of global tourism and the price locals pay to attract visitors...