Syrians oppose U.S. but love KFC

swissinfo ^ | Monday 23.01.2006 | Rasha Elass

[njpa]

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - The U.S. flag serves as a doormat to an office and nearby merchants announce "we boycott American goods", but some Syrians can't seem to keep away from American fast food at the new KFC fried chicken restaurant. snip KFC opened its first outlet in Damascus this month, becoming Syria's first fully licensed American food franchise. snip "Fast-food franchises are a new thing in Syria and (the opening of KFC) is a good thing," said Firas Safi snip Besides, as the country worries about bird flu, surely KFC "examines its chicken before cooking it ... I trust KFC chicken more than any rotisserie", said Farzat.

[mwyounce]

Well, PETA will be after Syrians soon enough.

[Fiddlstix]

I'm speechless
LOL

[MarkeyD]

Did I read that right, $100 for a bucket of chicken?

[DoNotDivide]

If they like KFC, they can't all be all that bad!

[xrp]

No, you didn't read it right. Here, read it again:

[$100] is the price of five "bargain combo" KFC buckets each filled with 15 chicken pieces, a large order of French fries and coleslaw, five buns and a litre of Pepsi.

[xrp]

Excellent, our newest secret weapon, 'bad cholesterol', will soon allow us to conquer Syria as well as Iraq and Iran.

[andie74]

Let's hit them all with a healthy dose of trans fats!

[endthematrix]

Kill those F'n Baathist Commies!

[Northeastern_Realist]

Well it definitely worked when we tried it against black people.

[Marine_Uncle]

Kill those F'n Baathist Commies!
Heh heh heh. Go for it!

[pcottraux]

Now Pamela Anderson is going to Syria to stage mass anti-KFC demonstrations.

Hopefully, she won't come back.

Actually, she PROBABLY won't come back.

[JohnBDay]

[$100] is the price of five "bargain combo" KFC buckets each filled with 15 chicken pieces, a large order of French fries and coleslaw, five buns and a litre of Pepsi.

$20 for a bucket of chicken and sides is still pretty expensive.

[Texas_Jarhead]

"The average college-educated government employee earns about $100 per month, which is the price of five "bargain combo" KFC buckets each filled with 15 chicken pieces, a large order of French fries and coleslaw, five buns and a litre of Pepsi."

[farlander]

Yea, but do you have any idea how much it costs to fly chickens to Syria from Kentucky ? :)

[HardStarboard]

Good news for the Syrians....their friends the Iranians will have a huge supply of crispy fried chickens soon.

[Ma3lst0rm]

You choose?

 

[skinkinthegrass]

Did I read that right, $100 for a bucket of chicken?

NO. Thats' how much they earn each month...for $20/bucket...about 5 buckets a month @ that rate.

[xrp]

$20 for a bucket of chicken and sides is still pretty expensive.

Wouldn't most of that meal need to be imported since all they really have in Syria is sand and camel crap?

When I was in the Turks and Caicos, a hamburger with sides was $30 or more. In Kansas City? $7

[iPod Shuffle]

perhaps... but some restaurants in NYC charge that much for a chocolate covered cricket.