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Chicken Maharaja-Mac Anyone? International Versions of American Fast Food
Vincent Vega said it best. They've got the same things overseas that we have here in America, but as a traveler you notice the little differences, like beer served in movie theaters, French fries served with mayonnaise, and funny names for fast food sandwiches like Royale with Cheese. LA Weekly must have been thinking along the same lines when they published their funny list of American fast food items that you can't get in America.
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New McDonald's Campaign In Japan Imagines Americans As Nerdy, From Ohio
McDonald's is launching a new ad campaign in Japan, this time revolving around four new burgers they're making available exclusively on the island nation. To spearhead the effort, they're rolling out their local mascot Mr. James, a kind of stereotypical American nerd who speaks broken Japanese but is very, very exuberantly bubbly about it. The only problem is that the actual Americans who live in Japan loathe the character, who is roughly the reverse equivalent of when Americans put on fake Japanese accents by turning 'l's into 'r's.
Except on top of having pronunciation problems, Mr. James is an incoherent and painfully annoying simpleton. He stars in a number of spots in this campaign, going to McDonald's locations all over Japan and musing about his favorite burgers. He even has a blog, on which he goes into deep background about his Ohio birthplace and about how he loves to shower foreigners with cash. That last bit isn't part of the stereotype; it has something to do with a cash prize McDonald's is giving out, but the rest of the ensemble has Japan's small foreign community less than pleased:
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Walk The Path Of The Berlin Wall And Crash Into A Starbucks
Fresh from our Most Shocking McDonald's Locations and Must-See Apple Stores Of The World series, we're taking requests for Subways as we begin our Most Shocking Starbucks Locations. Know of a 'Bucks randomly tucked into a curious corner of the world? This is going to be a running series, so email us your suggestions!
So let's say that you're enjoying a lovely evening out for a stroll in Berlin, Germany and you're perhaps following a brick path in the street that marks the former location of the Berlin Wall. You're walking along, eyes down at the ground as you ponder the history around Potsdamer Platz especially, when you run right into the side of a Starbucks.
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We're Now Taking Your Most Shocking Subway Locations Suggestions
A news report today revealed that Subway, the sandwich not the method of transportation, is catching up to McDonalds in terms of worldwide locations. Subway is nearing 31,800 shops while McDonald's has 32,158 total restaurants.
Since we devoted some time over the summer sussing out the Most Shocking McDonald's Locations in the World, we're guessing that Subway must be found in some pretty shocking locations around the world too.
In the Subway Flickr pool, we already see Subways in Devon, London and inside a windmill in Germany. The article from AdAge has photos of some worldwide Subway locations but we know there are many, many, many more to discuss. So let us know which Subways we should check out!
Related Stories:
· Subway Set to Overtake McD's in Omnipresence [AdAge]
· The Most Shocking McDonald's Locations in The World [Jaunted]
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More McDonald's Locations That Make You Go 'Hmmm....'
Yesterday we put forth five "shocking" McDonald's locations, places that make us question why some overeager McDonald's franchiser chose to disrupt the serenity/beauty/awesomeness of an ancient site with the "can't miss 'em" yellow Golden Arches and the overpowering smell of salty, oil-drenched fries.
While we can't answer that question--other than to say "money, money, money"--we do have a few more shocking McDonald's locations to add to our map, courtesy of some wonderful tipsters.
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The Most Shocking McDonald's Locations in The World
You often hear people say that when Armageddon comes, the only survivors left will be cockroaches and Cher. Well, you might want to add McDonald's to the survivors list too.
There are over 31,000 McDonald's locations world-wide and the catchphrase, "I'm loving it" has been translated to at least 16 different languages. And even though the menus may vary from country to country, the Golden Arches remain.
Of course, we expect to find McDonald's in bustling city centers, airports, and suburban spots frequented by moms in minivans, but nothing can quite prepare us for the shock we feel when stepping out of an ancient palace, museum, or monument and the Golden Arches are beckoning us to come inside and order a Big Mac (or if you're in Norway, a McLak salmon sandwich.)
Below are five shocking McDonald's locations that we've found. We know that there are more out there, so go on and send us your most shocking McDonald's location moment. Don't be shy -- send us photos, stories, you know the drill and we will get the golden arches up on our Most Shocking McDonald's in the World Map.
