McRefugees Take Advantage of Shanghai's 24-Hour Fast Food Joints

The most obvious byproduct of the decades-long growth of fast food restaurants is a nation (and increasingly, a world) of overweight citizens. But now we're seeing another disturbing fast food-related trend: McRefugees.

Some Shanghai residents have started to take advantage of 24-hour fast food restaurants like McDonald's and KFC, which offer uncomfortable yet reliable temporary shelter for people who can't--or don't want to--pay rent in the ultra-expensive city. Many of the McRefugees are...