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* [[KingOfBeasts Lions.]] They're just so [[RuleOfCool cool]] that many nations put them on their national symbols, even when lions have never been present there.

** McDonalds and KFC in general in China, where there the stores are run as medium class restaurants rather than just a fast food chain. Menu in China generally were much more diverse and exceptionally longer than in America where you can literally find things like fired rice in them. That has lead to at least some of the international students' complaint that McDonalds in America sucks. Just check this out for just a few examples: http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/03/23/blank-interesting-menu-items-mcdonalds-asia/

* Many kinds of crops and livestock have been fundamental to economies far away from their origins. Several OldWorld species (wheat, sugarcane, grapes, bananas, coffee, cotton, citrus fruits, bananas, cattle and sheep) have been most extensively produced by NewWorld countries (sheep in Australia & New Zealand, cotton in the DeepSouth, sugar in the Caribbean, etc).
** Don't forget potatoes, which invert the above by being NewWorld plants popular in the OldWorld. Native to the mountains of the Andes, we humans spread them across the world because they grow well in cool, wet climates.

* The McDonalds [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McRib McRib]] is a popular sandwich with a cult following, but in most countries that serve it, it is only served periodically. In Germany, meanwhile, the [=McRib=] is so popular, it's the only country to serve the sandwich year round.
** McDonalds and KFC in general in China, where there the stores are run as medium class restaurants rather than just a fast food chain. Menu in China generally were much more diverse and exceptionally longer than in America where you can literally find things like fired rice in them. That has lead to at least some of the international students' complaint that McDolnalds in America sucks. Just check this out for just a few examples: http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/03/23/blank-interesting-menu-items-mcdonalds-asia/
** Some of this is due to pork prices, where Germany is such a massive consumer of pork, can already supply the [=McRib=].

* Israel ''itself'' fits this trope. It's easy to criticize Israel in the mainstream Israeli media. Try doing that in the mainstream American media, and you'll be labeled an anti-Semite among other things.
** Partly because of the strong relationship between the US and Israel, as well as the proportionally prominent Jewish population in the US. Criticism of Israel is surprisingly widespread in other parts of the world.
** A good part of it too is the way the Jewish community ''oversold'' the importance of Israel to the American public. Among most American Jews, Israel is not beyond criticism; it's among ''non-Jews'' (and a small minority of right-wing types) that criticizing Israel is a sensitive topic.
** Israelis are actually not very satisfied with criticism of Israel on Israeli media, which is actually seriously exaggerated (making ‘Criticism Of Israel’ somewhat of a DeadUnicornTrope). It’s journalism that is terribly left-wing inclined, while fiction, though quite left-wing inclined, is only inclined thus when it is political in nature. Nevertheless, this has become quite a subject of controversy both in journalism, among the people, and even in the parliament.

** Some of this is due to pork prices, where Germany is such a massive consumer of pork, can already supply the McRib.

* Friendster is an American company but a vast majority of its users are in Asia.

* Guam is an island out the Pacific Ocean that's officially owned by the the United States, but it's only a territory, not a state. In fact, there's a lot of US citizens that don't even know Guam exists. However, Guam is seen as a very popular vacation resort to a lot of Japan's residents, to the point where Guam actually gets most of its money from Japanese tourists.

* Thanks to a large immigrant population in America, U.S. automakers opened manufacturing plants there to build American market cars instead of European market cars. This led to local Raggare hot rod culture mirroring America's, and created a massive import market for muscle cars during the 1970s fuel crisis. Today, the largest American car show in the world is Sweden's Power Big Meet.

* The Volkswagen Beetle (or Sedan as it was called there) was insanely popular in Mexico, being produced until 2003 long after Germany stopped making them in 1978.

** Partly because of the strong relationship between the US and Israel, as well as the proportionally prominent Jewish population in the US. Antisemitism is surprisingly widespread in other parts of the world.

* Guam is an island out the Pacific Ocean that's officially owned by the the United States, but it's only a territory, not a state. In fact, there's alot of US citizens that don't even know Guam exists. However, Guam is seen as a very popular vacation resort to alot of Japan's residents, to the point where Guam actually gets most of its money from Japanese tourists.

* Guam is an island out the Pacific Ocean that's officially owned by the the United States, but it's only a territory, not a state. In fact, there's alot of US citizens that don't even know Guam exists. However, Guam is seen as a very popular vacation resort to alot of Japan's residents, to the point where the island actually gets most of its money from Japanese tourists.

* The friendship between Filipino national hero Jose Rizal and Austro-Hungarian writer Ferdinand Blumentritt is the stuff of legend here in the Philippines. In turn, Rizal is popular in Austrian and Hungary. WilliamHowardTaft's stint as Philippine Governor-General is also memorable here.
* Porn star Maria Ozawa is incredibly popular in Indonesia where porn is illegal. During the 2011 tsunami, Indonesian fans logged onto chat rooms asked if she was alright.

* The friendship between Filipino national hero Jose Rizal and Austro-Hungarian writer Ferdinand Blumentritt is the stuff of legend here in the Philippines. In turn, Rizal is popular in Austrian and hungary. WilliamHowardTaft's stint as Philippine Governor-General is also memorable here.

* Thanks to a large immigrant population in America, U.S. automakers opened manufacturing plants there to build American market cars instead of European market cars. This led to local Raggare hot rod culture mirroring America's, and created a massive import market for muscle cars during the 1970s fuel crisis. Today, the largest American car show in the world is Sweden's Power Big Meet.

** Some of this is due to pork prices, where Germany is such a massive consumer of pork, can already supply the McRib.

* [[PantheraAwesome Lions.]] They haven't lived outside of Africa and Asia for tens of thousands of years, but they're just so [[RuleOfCool cool]] that many European nations put them on their national symbols.

* The McDonalds [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McRib McRib]] is a popular sandwich with a cult following, but in most countries that serve it, it is only served periodically. In Germany, meanwhile, the [=McRib=] is so popular, it's the only country to serve the sandwich year round.

** Don't forget potatoes. Native to the mountains of the Andes, we humans spread them across the world because they grow well in cool, wet climates.

* [[PantheraAwesome Lions.]] They haven't lived outside of Africa and Asia for tens of thousands of years, but they're just so [[RuleOfCool cool]] that many European nations put them on their national symbols.

* There is a little-known fact about the history of rice cookers--the first rice cooker, released by Toshiba in 1956, requires a small amount of water to be poured in the space between the sleeve and the insert to ensure uniform cooking and also act as a kind of timer. Technologically it was rendered obsolete in the following year when Panasonic introduced what is now the basic design for rice cookers worldwide--except Taiwan. Up to this day, Taiwanese knockoffs of Toshiba's 1956 design still dominated the market and is considered the single appliance that identifies Taiwanese cooking--to wit, one can safely assume any young Taiwanese that is going to study overseas ''will'' have one in their luggage.

** And not just any coin but the[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sacagawea_dollar_obverse.png Sacagawea dollar]] coin representing a Native American women carrying her child in his back, in fact some people believe it's Ecuadorian coinage as that scene is something you will see more frequently in Ecuador than in the US.

* 7-Eleven is a very popular retail chain in Japan (in fact, the #1 convenience store chain in Japan) and Taiwan with the former having most stores and the latter having most per capita. It started as a firm in Texas now becomes a subsidiary of Japanese owned Seven & I Holdings Co--the owner of its Japanese licensee--in 2005. You can find a wide variety of items sold, such as various packaged meals, magazines, and electronics. You can also pay bills, develop photos, and other such service. Don't expect slurpees, though: they have never caught on there.