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I'm sad that these restaurants are what I'll be faced with if I ever visit Glasgow. I visited the UAE and McDonalds, Hardees, KFC, and Burger King were by far the most common places to eat there; much more common than local restaurants.

These restaurants are absolutely everywhere and have been for a long time so don't be surprised about it.

There are however plenty of better restaurants out there, Glasgow included, so don't be sad!

There used to be McDonalds on university avenue near UW in Seattle, they closed it down sometime after I graduated. That was a high traffic store also, so it must have been a lease issue.

Edinburgh's Princes St had once two Burger Kings. One is now an HSBC, the other was in a building that is now being demolished.

There was a McDonald's beside the southern General hospital in Govan that has now closed