I wrote about the Blog post in the “Lost Laowai” in my last post about the sunken South Korean navy ship.
There was another funny facetious remark about China sharing a distaste for McDonald’s that was a cause for smiles.
Maybe China’s government doesn’t care for McDonalds, but many Chinese see McDonald’s and Pizza Hut as gourmet restaurants. McDonalds is even planning to increase the number of outlets in China to 2,000 by year’s end.
Multi-story Pizza Hut in Shanghai
Several years ago, my sister-in-law hired a Shanghai ballerina to model for a photo shoot. Afterwards, the ballerina called her husband on a cell phone and told him to meet her at the large, two story McDonalds in the middle of Shanghai to celebrate earning the extra cash.
In addition, we have often seen long waiting lines outside a swanky Pizza Hut on Shanghai’s Nanjing Road, and crowded pedestrian mall.
To discover more about Shanghai visit:
Shanghai
Shanghai Huxinting Teahouse
Shanghai Huangpu River Tour
Shanghai’s History & Culture
Chinese Pavilion, Shanghai World Expo
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Lloyd Lofthouse is the author of the award winning novels My Splendid Concubine and Our Hart. He also Blogs at The Soulful Veteran and Crazy Normal.
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