If you have been keeping up with my blog while I have been here in China, you have probably picked up that a number of things really get under my skin here.
I unveil yet another installment of the Tim Hogg China really sucks because.....
This is a picture taken at one of the only places in the country where they don't serve just Chinese food-- this is KFC.
KFC and McDonalds both have very wierd and strange ways to market their products. It is, afterall not in the average Chinese persons budget to eat at McDonalds of KFC, so they have to make the most of out of the experience for the people to come and make it seem like it was a smart move to come to China. One of the ways that these companies are very effective in their marketing is with the kiddies.
Here we have a textbook example of a busy day at KFC. These children are all in line having a bit of exercise while they wait for their greasy, fatty food that costs way too much. This is how they get so many people to come--they make it fun for the kids to come. Exercise all you want kids--but that food you are eating is still going to make plumper than the chickens they serve you.
Which brings me to an interesting side point I am sure I have brought up before-- Chinese people dont eat the breast of the bird--they think its the worst part of the bird and it usually ends up in processed foods. But the key is that they dont call it the breast--its called the "chest". You cant even get the chest at KFC, but you can get the head and the feet.
Lovely, I know.