Quackers
The Frog
Ehh we got more choice then you.
Congratulations Bolivia!!
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amadeus
Bishop of Bio-Dome
I would much sooner trust that individual poster than "news sites" that post a nearly decade-old story. Of course, we can still champion the defeat of fast food in Bolivia!Ah, it must be true because it was posted on an Internet forum.
Of course, I'm the sucker for trusting the forum poster.USA Today said:
Murky
Deity
Here's something more recent and relevant to the discussion.
http://www.treehugger.com/corporate...eady-happy-their-meals-rejects-mcdonalds.html
NickyJ
Retired Narrator
amadeus
Bishop of Bio-Dome
That site cites the article that Narz posted. Once again, however, the USA Today article from 2002 clearly states that Burger King would be expanding their operations in Bolivia.
Ah, it must be true because it was posted on an Internet forum.
I know for a fact that there are a fast food chains in Bolivia because I saw them myself.
Shockingly, Bolivians are humans just like us and not some mythical andine creatures above lack of time to eat a full meal. They eat plenty of crap.
Traitorfish
The Tighnahulish Kid
If they only had eight restaurants, and they have plenty of other fast food, then why does this matter? Long John Silver's bombed just as badly in the UK, but nobody made a song and dance about it. I suspect that the fact Morales is running the place leads people to see more in this than there actually is...?
It is pretty stupid to try to sell exceptionally bad fish and chips in a country that is renowned for having very good fish and chips. To be honest, I wish blunders like that were more publicized.
Similarly, Taco Bell has never taken off in Mexico. They first opened there in '92 and closed just two years later. Even when they attempted to re-brand themselves as American food and reopened stores in 2007, they ended up closing up shop again just a few years later. Why would a Mexican eat a really crummy 50 cent taco when they can get a pretty good 50 cent taco just down the road?
I doubt the Bolivians have any sort of particular disdain for McDonald's because its not a "home cooked meal", they probably can just get similar or even better food for better prices in street carts or local fast food places.
rugbyLEAGUEfan
Deity
During the week I spent in La Paz , food was the furthest thing from my mind 
Narz
keeping it real
They have some responsibility in making sure the companies they contract are "green" if they want to paint themselves that way.
Care to share?During the week I spent in La Paz , food was the furthest thing from my mind
rugbyLEAGUEfan
Deity
<never mind>
Perfection
The Great Head.
THE CLOWN IS DEAD, ALL HAIL THE KING!
ParkCungHee
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A slow food movement is about 8 hours after I've eaten a bunch of bananas.i checked it out ... in the west, we call that the "slow food movement"...
Traitorfish
The Tighnahulish Kid
I understood LastOne's comment as suggesting the low public profile of KFC, rather than a claim to their total absence. He never claimed to have made a comprehensive survey.
Lord of Elves
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Good thing, too. Now I have every reason not to stop by Bolivia. History of banana republican regimes, presidential dictatorships and dictatorial regimes of all stripes, and brutal warfare. Also the lack of good fast food.
