[jimvdv]

If I enter a shopping mall in my country I expect it to be American the same way I expect a McDonald’s to be American. I mean, the very concept is foreign.

[edgineer]

Fun fact, the word "mall" comes from the Italian "pallamaglio"

[0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/the-history-of...

[walthamstow]

Thanks for this. I always wondered why the road leading west from Trafalgar Sq was called Pall Mall.