Even though McDonalds has outlets next to Guantanamo Bay prison and in the middle of Israels Negev desert, several countries have said no to the company, including Macedonia, Bolivia, North Korea and Kazakhstan, but few have done so as emphatically as Bermuda. In 1999, the conservative British colony signed into law the Prohibited Restaurants Bill, which banned all franchised restaurants from the island. Also prohibited are gambling and men appearing in public without a shirt.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
Even though McDonalds has outlets next to Guantanamo Bay prison and in the middle of Israels Negev desert, several countries have said no to the company, including Macedonia, Bolivia, North Korea and Kazakhstan, but few have done so as emphatically as Bermuda. In 1999, the conservative British colony signed into law the Prohibited Restaurants Bill, which banned all franchised restaurants from the island. Also prohibited are gambling and men appearing in public without a shirt.