Thomas Crampton

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Hooters Beijing Opening: The world is NOT flat.

Sep 17, 2007

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One of the newest and easiest landmarks to spot near our apartment in Beijing – much to our chagrin – is Hooters, the American bar made famous for the buxom waitresses it hires.

In this video, the head of international franchising explains what Hooters hopes to bring to China. I am told that the US Ambassador to China visited the restaurant shortly before I arrived at the opening.

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  • Nice video and It is fun watching it..
    I think Hooters will be successful in China...
    By the way.. I like the girls.. =p
  • Ronald Tucker
    "The people of Shangi deserve something fun with good service and we're happy to bringit to them," manager Cameron Jiang said as smiling waitresses whisked plates of chicken wings and glasses of cold lager to guest at a launch party. Hooters arrival marks another milestone in Shanghi's rise as China's... (for full story)send email request to Ronald Tucker@lsvllronald@aol.com
  • Nice video. Looking forward to visiting there myself :-)
  • i would like to note that while Tom was on this important investigative journalistic mission to cover the hooters opening the rest of us were in a wonderful beijing spa. he SACRIFICED to get this story. that is COMMITMENT!

    also would like to note that we had wen jaibao at davos in dalian - we had asked him there if he was also going to attend the hooters opening. we saw a twinkle in his eye, but unfortunately he had to decline. Go Wen.

    Jack
  • love the sarcastic editing...
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