According to my research, Vietnam joined the World Trade Organization in November of 2006. I'm sure the effects of that are all over, but I tend to see them in one specific area: Food. We have Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken and various restuarants that I'm not so familiar with-- Carl's Jr., Lotteria, Bud's Icecream.
Thailand, on the other hand, has been a member of the WTO since 1995. Huge difference!
They have KFC, Pizza Hut, Burger King, you name it. They have McDonalds! They have Dunkin Donuts! They have Dairy Queen! They have Starbucks--I don't want to go there-- I just find it interesting. They have Subway! They have Häagen-Dazs! I even heard tell of a Krispy Kreme in the Bangkok airport! It wasn't anywhere near my terminal though, trust me...
I love to see the slightly altered menus. I remember in the airport in Dubai, the McDonald's had the McArabia, whatever that is. Mom said the Dunkin Donuts coffee wasn't exactly what she was used to. The KFC in Thailand had these fried egg pies that looked pretty good. A guy on the train next to me had them and offered me one when he saw me staring. I declined though; those were his egg pies.
Here I am on our double decker bus with my coconut covered chocolate doughnut. First real doughnut I've had in... a long time. Very tasty.
I got my picture with the Thai Ronald McDonald, but it's on my mom's camera. Stay tuned.
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Did your mom come for a visit!? and where all did you guys travel? Krispy Kream in Thailand...I can't imagine. in my experience, fast food in asia is always a let down because of how freakin good the asian cuisine is.
Ah, but Sam, they don't serve rice at McDonalds! What was the food like in Nepal?
Yeah, more pictures to come. My mom is holding them hostage while she is in Florida or somehwere. Well she's probably just sleeping at the moment
okay, okay. i get your point. Nepal is still without any fast food. I think the king has a TCBY in the palace but that's about it.
I was just thinking about fast food in China--we stopped in for an ice cream I think, and then all I wanted was fried egg and eggplant :)
regardless, I remember those days when all I wanted was a touch of something from home. since there was no fast food in Nepal, I ordered steak and chips at a local restaurant. it was good, but water buffalo is no substitute for beef ;)
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