While certainly not the height of culture, a McDonald’s opening in Dongducheon is certainly a sign that things are changing. The city has grown a great deal in the last 20 years, particularly with the arrival of the subway and the construction of “New Town” aka Jihueng-Dong. Yes, Dongducheon has finally arrived, for better of worse.
This construction site sprung up recently, with little fanfare, on MSR 3 near Jihueng Station.
Actually, it’s surprising it took so long. Neighboring Pocheon has two McDonald’s and Uijeongbu has at least two or three, among other American/international franchises.
Local conventional wisdom is it took a long time because someone had to pay to construct a purpose built, stand alone building, as McDonald’s facility requirements for franchises are usually very stringent. I would say it is long overdue and expect the restaurant will do pretty well bushiness-wise.
Good luck, Ronald-Shi.
A Sign Of The Times
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