Fascinating Photos Capture the Opening of Vietnam's First McDonald's
By Alyssa Coppelman on March 14, 2014 On February 8, 2014, McDonald’s, one of the biggest beacons of Americanism there is, opened its very first restaurant in all of Vietnam, in Ho Chi Minh City. Saigon-based Neil Massey photographed the spectacle from 7am to 9pm on opening day and said he’d never witnessed anything like it. The festivities included blaring techno, live bands, and thousands of customers waiting up to two hours in 90-degree heat to get their dose of the famous fast food. Despite valid criticisms of the food and its negative impact in other Asian countries, the brand is ico...