When McDonald’s opened an outlet in Kuwait shortly after the end of the Gulf War, the line of cars waiting to eat there was seven miles long.
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Note: In case you’re wondering, thats a McGangBang in the picture.
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i bet mcdonalds was serving half cooked burgers to finish faster 😛
This information is incorrect.
It would take 7min. to pass 7miles if a car were going 120kmph.
7miles, means there were 3755 cars in line, which is complete BS, as it would take more than 24 hours to service all those cars.
So it cant be 7miles or even 2miles.
The internet can’t possibly be wrong!
Joking aside, the source sites “Encyclopedia of Junk Food and Fast Food”. I checked the book and this is a screenshot from where they mention Kuwait:
https://248am.com/images/tidbitonkuwait.gif
They don’t site their source.
I also read it in another book too, fast food nation. Although i highly doubt its true; and ,like mark, i didn’t find any sources on that piece of information.
7 miles is 11.26 kilometers. A rough distance computation on Google maps shows that the last car in line would be parked at the Radisson Hotel near Messilah.
I don’t know about the source, but I can imagine this guy saying to driver of the car in front of him “Is this the line for McDonalds?”.
And knowing Kuwait drivers, sure…he will stay in line patiently there, instead of going on the left lane till he reaches McDonalds and suddenly swerving to his right.
Actually according to Google Maps the line would start from Showbiz which is just before scientific center. If you take into consideration people most likely formed two lines in typical kuwait style then the line would have been shorter say half the distance which is from Marina Mall.
Correction, the line would start from The Regency in Bidaa
Actually it will start somewhere between Regency and Palms Hotel
Thanks for repeating what I just said 🙂
IHOP – Spreading Diabeetus
Ali A – Spreading illiteracy.
i contributed to the 7 miles by a car’s length (^_^)“
lol since you were there how long was the line?
Starting from courniche club and was 2 lanes
Took more than 2 hours to just enter the drive throu
were the burgers good ? considering half of kuwait was there xD
Now the same people are lining up for liposuction
Half had to go for bypass …
We went in the line, waited for an hour to order.
Then spent another hour and half waiting for our order.
Finally we drove off without the order.
Everything seemed to be in order.
McGangBang
????
What a name
When I was a kid I saw that line I remember that many cars were parking just to get a meal it was insane
Its 2013 and after watching Cheese Cake Factory line even though people are prestige conscious, you can partially believe this fact !
I remember the line starting just before the swimming pool complex. As i recall it all the lanes in the gulf road were congested. I dont remember how long we waited though.
Losers. Seriously