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Anonymous Coward User ID: 39845990 Canada 06/15/2013 09:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | They also recognized the rights of nature a couple of years ago. Indiginous people know that we ARE nature, and it all needs to be free from exploitation by huge multi national corporations. |
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User ID: 41640823 United States 06/15/2013 09:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Good for them. It's nice to see that there are such healthy cultures that big corps can't manipulate. I stopped eating McDonalds/Burger King years ago. I did decide to get something months ago and it made me so sick after being without that stuff for so long. It felt like I ate a lead brick. "Arrows of hate have been shot at me too, but they never hit me, because somehow they belonged to another world, with which I have no connection whatsoever." - Albert Einstein |
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User ID: 41738256 United Kingdom 06/15/2013 10:14 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to news.bbc.co.uk] Thursday, 5 December, 2002 All eight McDonald's restaurants in Bolivia have closed their doors for the last time. The Andean nation is the first country to lose its franchise since McDonald's announced last month plans to pull out of three countries in Latin America and the Middle East. In a country where average earnings are less than £50 per month, the number of people willing to spend more than £2 on a burger and chips was always going to be limited. "In other countries like England or the US McDonald's is a cheap option, but here you can buy a burger for two Bolivianos (£0.17; $0.27)," said Edson Ribero, chef at a local fast-food chain that sells pizzas and steak sandwiches for less than £1. "This is why McDonald's failed. It was not competitive in the market." |
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User ID: 39743216 United States 06/15/2013 10:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | In a country where average earnings are less than £50 per month, the number of people willing to spend more than £2 on a burger and chips was always going to be limited. Quoting: SheldonReturns "In other countries like England or the US McDonald's is a cheap option, but here you can buy a burger for two Bolivianos (£0.17; $0.27)," said Edson Ribero, chef at a local fast-food chain that sells pizzas and steak sandwiches for less than £1. "This is why McDonald's failed. It was not competitive in the market." Thank you. Not to mention the cultural problem noted in the OP, where the majority indigenous population aren't welcome in restaurants (been there, seen the signs on the doors). |