Vietnamese get first taste of McDonald's fast food
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="food">food</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="McDonald">McDonald</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lure">lure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="noodles">noodles</span>.</p><p><span word="McDonald">McDonald</span>'<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="potent">potent</span> <span word="symbols">symbols</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="capitalism">capitalism</span>, <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Ho">Ho</span> <span word="Chi">Chi</span> <span word="Minh">Minh</span> <span word="City">City</span> - <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Saigon">Saigon</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="withdrew">withdrew</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1975.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="food">food</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="Burger">Burger</span> <span word="King">King</span>, <span word="KFC">KFC</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="Starbucks">Starbucks</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unpopular">unpopular</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> 90 <span word="million">million</span>-<span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="capita">capita</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $1,500, "<span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radar">radar</span> <span word="now">now</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="franchises">franchises</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sean">Sean</span> <span word="Ngo">Ngo</span>, <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consulting">consulting</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="Franchises">Franchises</span> <span word="Ltd">Ltd</span>.</p><p><span word="Critics">Critics</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="since">since</span> "<span word="Doi">Doi</span> <span word="Moi">Moi</span>" <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span> <span word="masks">masks</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inefficiencies">inefficiencies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="affluence">affluence</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="McDonald">McDonald</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Ho">Ho</span> <span word="Chi">Chi</span> <span word="Minh">Minh</span> <span word="City">City</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Dien">Dien</span> <span word="Bien">Bien</span> <span word="Phu">Phu</span> <span word="street">street</span> - <span word="named">named</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="colony">colony</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Vietnamese">Vietnamese</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="sauce">sauce</span>," <span word="Nguyen">Nguyen</span> <span word="Hoang">Hoang</span> <span word="Long">Long</span>, 25,<span word="told">told</span> <span word="AFP">AFP</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="devoured">devoured</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Mac">Mac</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pungent">pungent</span> <span word="condiment">condiment</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="fermented">fermented</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="salt">salt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="liberally">liberally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span>.</p>
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