Qazaqstanda birinshi ret ashylǵan McDonald's-tegi uzyn-sonar kezek batys baspasózine de ilindi. Sonymen birge Almaty álemdegi arzan qalalardyń qataryna da kiripti.
Amerıkanyń New York Post gazeti "Jylqy eti men qymyz – halqynyń eń jeńsik taǵamy sanalatyn ári Sasha Baron Koenniń keıipkeri "Borat" týǵan Ortalyq Azıanyń shaǵyn elinde seısenbi kúni McDonald's óziniń alǵashqy meıramhanasyn ashty" dep jazdy. Gazet Qazaqstanda amerıkalyq Starbucks kofehanalar jelisi men Fransıanyń Carrefour sýpermarketter jelisi ashylǵanyn da habarlaǵan.
Ulybrıtanıanyń Daily Telegraph gazeti "Keshe Qazaqstannyń astanasynda alǵashqy McDonald's ashyldy, frı kartoshkasy, búrger men McDonald's jelisiniń quramy qupıa tuzdyǵynyń dámin alǵash tatyp kórý úshin jurt uzaq-sonar kezekke turdy. Bul kórinis 2006 jyly komedıalyq fılm áıgili etken oıdan shyǵarylǵan qazaqstandyq tilshi Boratqa "Amerıkany uly elge aınaldyrǵan nárse" retinde sózsiz unar edi" dep jazady.
Ulybrıtanıanyń Mirror gazetiniń "McDonald's jelisiniń Qazaqstandaǵy alǵashqy meıramhanasy ashylý rásimine júzdegen adam keldi, biraq as mázirinde ulttyq taǵam joq" degen maqalasynda erterekte qazaqstandyq McDonald's meıramhanasynyń qojaıyny bıznesmen Qaırat Boranbaev ishinde jylqy eti bar "qazaqtyń ulttyq taǵamdary" bolady dep ýáde etkenin jazady.
Al Ulybrıtanıanyń Daily Mail gazetiniń jazýynsha, Economist Intelligence Unit ınstıtýty Almatyny álemdegi turmys deńgeıi eń arzan qalalar qataryna qosqan. Eń arzan qalalar tiziminde Almatydan bólek, Zambıanyń Lýsaka, Úndistannyń Bangalor men Bombeı, Aljırdegi Aljır qalalary engen. Álemniń eń qymbat qalalary qatarynda Sıngapýr, Súrıh, Gonkong, Jeneva jáne Parıj atalǵan.
