American fast food burger joint arrives

[phuketrichard]

Not as good as In & Out but.....will put mikes burger to shame

Now all ya need is taco bell and Arbys

California-based The Habit Burger Grill restaurant chain is all set to serve up a delicious array of charbroiled burgers and sides at its newest international location in the centre of Phnom Penh.

The Habit is “renowned for its award-winning Charburgers grilled over an open flame, signature sandwiches, fresh-cut salads and more”, it said in a press release as it gears up for its Wednesday debut at a Tela petrol station in Tuol Kork district.

https://www.phnompenhpost.com/lifestyle ... ZFryRWBeTs

[Anchor Moy]

Not as good as In & Out but.....will put mikes burger to shame

Now all ya need is taco bell and Arbys

California-based The Habit Burger Grill restaurant chain is all set to serve up a delicious array of charbroiled burgers and sides at its newest international location in the centre of Phnom Penh.

The Habit is “renowned for its award-winning Charburgers grilled over an open flame, signature sandwiches, fresh-cut salads and more”, it said in a press release as it gears up for its Wednesday debut at a Tela petrol station in Tuol Kork district.

https://www.phnompenhpost.com/lifestyle ... ZFryRWBeTs

Why is this good news ? So that Cambodians can have the same health problems (obesity, diabetes etc) as the US/western countries ?
Sorry, but I just don't see the point. I like hamburgers too , but how hard is it to make a hamburger at home ?
I admit that I'm a joy-killer, (sorry for that), but fast food is killing people. It's making Asians fat and sick.
What positive aspects does access to US fast food bring to Cambodia ?

[Soriya]

Not as good as In & Out but.....will put mikes burger to shame

Now all ya need is taco bell and Arbys

California-based The Habit Burger Grill restaurant chain is all set to serve up a delicious array of charbroiled burgers and sides at its newest international location in the centre of Phnom Penh.

The Habit is “renowned for its award-winning Charburgers grilled over an open flame, signature sandwiches, fresh-cut salads and more”, it said in a press release as it gears up for its Wednesday debut at a Tela petrol station in Tuol Kork district.

https://www.phnompenhpost.com/lifestyle ... ZFryRWBeTs

. It's making Asians fat and sick.

And the palm.oil they drown most things in, isnt?

[xandreu]

Not as good as In & Out but.....will put mikes burger to shame

Now all ya need is taco bell and Arbys

California-based The Habit Burger Grill restaurant chain is all set to serve up a delicious array of charbroiled burgers and sides at its newest international location in the centre of Phnom Penh.

The Habit is “renowned for its award-winning Charburgers grilled over an open flame, signature sandwiches, fresh-cut salads and more”, it said in a press release as it gears up for its Wednesday debut at a Tela petrol station in Tuol Kork district.

https://www.phnompenhpost.com/lifestyle ... ZFryRWBeTs

Why is this good news ? So that Cambodians can have the same health problems (obesity, diabetes etc) as the US/western countries ?
Sorry, but I just don't see the point. I like hamburgers too , but how hard is it to make a hamburger at home ?
I admit that I'm a joy-killer, (sorry for that), but fast food is killing people. It's making Asians fat and sick.
What positive aspects does access to US fast food bring to Cambodia ?

I tend to agree. Even in my short time here I have noticed that waistlines are slowly creeping up, mostly, and sadly, in children. The number of overweight Khmer kids I see nowadays is heartbreaking.

However, I also believe that people should be free to make their own choices. Who are we to tell people what they can and cannot eat? There has to be an element of personal responsibility - in the case of the kids that should come from the parents. Fast food is perfectly fine as an occasional treat and most people treat it as such. Why should they be denied their occasional western delicacy just because some people can't control themselves?

Do we ban alcohol just because alcoholics exist?

[John Bingham]

This is the modern world, there have been burgers and other foreign foods available for as long as I can remember here. Sure, eating fast-food all the time is unhealthy but how many local people are going to do that? Most will continue with their normal diet and then go out for the odd burger or pizza as a treat.


Not necessarily the outcome.

[Brody]

It's making Asians fat and sick.

Huzzah!!!

I love my svelte Khmer beauties...........stay back you hydrogenated fatty acid filled fast food fiends.

less this:




and more this:




on a side note....I do plan on visiting myself to gorge on a mouth watering charbroiled double patty taste bud tingler.

[sigmoid]

California-based The Habit Burger Grill restaurant chain is all set to serve up a delicious array of charbroiled burgers and sides at its newest international location in the centre of Phnom Penh..., it said in a press release as it gears up for its Wednesday debut at a Tela petrol station in Tuol Kork district.

Sounds classy as heck...

[truffledog]

What positive aspects does access to US fast food bring to Cambodia ?

jobs to get out of poverty?

[Anchor Moy]

Not as good as In & Out but.....will put mikes burger to shame

Now all ya need is taco bell and Arbys

California-based The Habit Burger Grill restaurant chain is all set to serve up a delicious array of charbroiled burgers and sides at its newest international location in the centre of Phnom Penh.

The Habit is “renowned for its award-winning Charburgers grilled over an open flame, signature sandwiches, fresh-cut salads and more”, it said in a press release as it gears up for its Wednesday debut at a Tela petrol station in Tuol Kork district.

https://www.phnompenhpost.com/lifestyle ... ZFryRWBeTs

Why is this good news ? So that Cambodians can have the same health problems (obesity, diabetes etc) as the US/western countries ?
Sorry, but I just don't see the point. I like hamburgers too , but how hard is it to make a hamburger at home ?
I admit that I'm a joy-killer, (sorry for that), but fast food is killing people. It's making Asians fat and sick.
What positive aspects does access to US fast food bring to Cambodia ?

I tend to agree. Even in my short time here I have noticed that waistlines are slowly creeping up, mostly, and sadly, in children. The number of overweight Khmer kids I see nowadays is heartbreaking.

However, I also believe that people should be free to make their own choices. Who are we to tell people what they can and cannot eat? There has to be an element of personal responsibility - in the case of the kids that should come from the parents. Fast food is perfectly fine as an occasional treat and most people treat it as such. Why should they be denied their occasional western delicacy just because some people can't control themselves?

Do we ban alcohol just because alcoholics exist?

Nope, but we ban it (alcohol) for kids, because it's not good for them, and they are supposed to be too young to decide for themselves.

Ok, no lecture. I consider fast food as poisonous as cigarettes and alcohol. But I smoke, drink alcohol, and eat fast foods - all in moderation - that's a choice I make as an adult.
When I look at child obesity rates in western countries, I just don't think that more fast food possibilities is a great thing for Cambodia and especially for the kids. That's my opinion.

[atst]

You only need to look at how much fatter the Thais are from five years ago.
Fast food franchises and malls ,all big cities are becoming the same sadly.