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> Truckers refused to deliver food and beer to McDonalds. I like how the author snuck in the fact that McDonald's used to sell beer. I believe they still do in
by wodenokoto 5y ago
> Truckers refused to deliver food and beer to McDonalds.
I like how the author snuck in the fact that McDonald's used to sell beer. I believe they still do in Germany - at least it used to be a fact that would regularly find its way onto reddits frontpage.
- matzab 5y agoSome still do (it's up to the franchisee iirc) but it's not easy to enjoy a beer from one of those McDonald's paper cups.
- oarsinsync 5y agoThankfully they use plastic cups for beer in some regions.
- rm445 5y agoFrance too. It's a shame to eat McDonald's in a country with so much great food, of course, but getting a burger covered in blue cheese served with a beer is a bit better than the standard experience.
- rat9988 5y agoNo shame in it. If you like their burgers eat them.
- 4gotunameagain 5y agoI'm up for shame as a societal mechanism to limit McDonalds and similar junk food consumption.
- Invictus0 5y agoWhat other people choose to eat is really none of your business.
- pjerem 5y agoWell, it depends if I (or the society) have to suffer from the externalities of what they eat. But that's another topic.
- The_Colonel 5y agoAre marginal externalities from eating at MacDonalds higher than from a random other burger place?
- pjerem 5y agoI don’t know
- pjc50 5y agoSimilar story of the development there too: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-mcdonalds-conquered-france-2014-8 https://www.businessinsider.com/how-mcdonalds-conquered-fran...
- tasogare 5y agoThe real shame is you can't eat a meal anywhere anymorefor 5€ except at McDonalds.
- 3np 5y agoCome on, you can get a decent falafel wrap or crepe near any McDonalds in the city. Or *shivers* French Tacos.
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- thorin 5y agoNot sure where you are talking about, but I guess US? In the UK there are plenty of places where you can get food which is much more "real" but not necessarily healthy. There are lots of independent takeaways and cafes selling fish and chips or cooked breakfast around that price. There are plenty of places around markets where you can buy fresh food for that price, which is actually healthy. If you have access to a kitchen you can buy stuff and cook 2 meals for half that price. Plenty of Indian and Chinese/Asian neighborhoods offer meals at incredible value too. The only time I would consider something like McDonald's is in the motorway services where almost everything is run by big chains, the other time I go is because the kids get excited about the new happy meal toy.
- RamblingCTO 5y agoWhy would they talk about the US when they cite Euros as the currency?
- thorin 5y agoSorry, I must have missed that. Generally in Western Europe cheap food is easily available even if it's a cafe set menu, baguette or slice of pizza. In Eastern Europe you'd get a proper meal for that much.
- eropple 5y agoThere are better fast-food options too, IMO. Whenever I'm in France or Belgium and I have a sore need for a fast-food burger, I hit up Quick Burger. I wish we had them in the States.
- katzgrau 5y agoWhen I was in Paris, I ate at McDonalds once for two reasons: * Pulp Fiction (Royale with cheese! Had to do it) * I was kind of exhausted from trying to find something substantial to eat (lots of lightweight fare, not great for big ol Americans like myself) and the language hurdles involved in doing so. I mean, most people speak English to some degree but it's not the smoothest process
- joefife 5y agoThey do in Spain too. You can even buy gluten free beer in McDonald's in some parts of Spain. Here in Scotland the soft drink Irn Bru is served, as this is more popular than Coca Cola.
- dotancohen 5y agoDo you know what they call a quarter pounder in Europe?
- ceejayoz 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_Pounder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_Pounder > In several countries that do not customarily use United States customary units as a unit of weight, the Quarter Pounder is sold under different names. In France, Belgium and Cyprus it is called the Royal Cheese and includes cheese. In German-speaking Europe it is known as a Hamburger Royal; in Germany it includes lettuce and tomato and is branded Hamburger Royal TS (TS standing for „Tomate und Salat“, tomato and lettuce). In Russia and Ukraine, it was known as Royal Cheeseburger, and since 2016 in Russia it is called Grand Cheeseburger.
- jonfromsf 5y agoCheck out the big brain on Brad over here!
- edoceo 5y agoNot everyone is following the Pulp Fiction joke.
- SkeuomorphicBee 5y agoSome more random trivia: In Brazil it is known as "Quarteirão" which I find an ingenious translation. The word actually means "city block", but it is quite close to the original name, and being an augmentative ("-ão" suffix means big/large) it passes the intended message of a big burger. Extra random trivia: in the south of Brazil, burgers are traditionally very large, so McDonald's Quarteirão (Quarter Pounder) is actually considered a small burger.
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