Fast Food Pirates

This is pretty predictable, but fascinating nevertheless.  In Iran, entrepreneurs are pirating fast food brands. Since we have no diplomatic relations with Iran, there's not a lot that we can do about it.  The interesting question is why the Iranian government puts up with it- the US is the Great Satan, but hey, everybody loves fried chicken, tacos, pizza and hamburgers, right?

http://www.buzzfeed.com/politicallyaff/the-greatest-form-of-flattery-imitation-american-ebwy

Big Mash, anyone?

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