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France 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
by rm445 5y ago
France 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