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“Truckers refused to deliver food and beer to McDonalds.“ Beer?

prmoustache 3y ago
As a european, I didn't knew this was not a thing at McDonalds. I have always seen beer served there and I don't know why it should be exempt from serving it.
- cafard 3y ago
  During my long-ago employment at McDonalds, nearly all the staff was under 18, and so ineligible to be handling alcoholic beverages, even 3.2 beer. Many American states are quite fussy about this sort of thing--I've had a younger cashier at a grocery store call over an older to scan my carton of beer. Now I guess there are more of the over-18 or over-21 employed at McDonalds, but it might disrupt the flow of ordering if all orders with beer had to go through particular registers.
  - prmoustache 3y ago
    I am not a regular customer but I don't think I have seen that many under 18 working at McDonalds tbh and the few that would could be asked to just prepare the burgers and stuff or handling payments.
  - wink 3y ago
    In Germany we're allowed to drink beer at 16 (everything at 18) and afaik if you, aged 15 to 17, are working somewhere that sells alcohol there isn't a law that's forbidding you to handle it.
    - FirmwareBurner 3y ago
      >In Germany we're allowed to drink beer at 16 We all know nobody cares about that there. Teens get wasted as early as 13 and by 18 they already give up on drinking.
      - masklinn 3y ago
        IIRC 16 is just the minimum age to be allowed to drink in public, or purchase alcohol (except spirits, that's 18). In private there's no limit. Also 16 is to buy or drink unaccompanied, if accompanied by a legal guardian it's 14 (again excepting spirits).
StevenWaterman 3y ago
Welcome to europe, would you like sprite or beer?
basicoperation 3y ago
“In Paris, you can buy a beer in McDonalds” ~ Vincent Vega https://youtu.be/6Pkq_eBHXJ4 https://youtu.be/6Pkq_eBHXJ4
robin_reala 3y ago
McDonalds doesn’t do beer in Sweden anymore but Burger King will happily sell you a Pripps Blå or an alcohol-free Mikkeller.
haspok 3y ago
In some European countries you can buy beer in McDonalds - I have personal experience with Portugal and Spain. Actually, in Spain you can even get gluten-free beer if you so desire! (https://mcdonalds.es/productos/bebidas/cerveza-sin-gluten https://mcdonalds.es/productos/bebidas/cerveza-sin-gluten) In DACH countries you have to make do with Red Bull instead.
FirmwareBurner 3y ago
> McDonalds. Beer? Because of the metric system.
masklinn 3y ago
In most european countries, the McD menu has the local table booze (beer, wine, …). In several countries McD actually has its own McBeer (might be the sole offering, or be alongside the country’s usual) although I have no idea what goes into it or how good it is.

As a european, I didn't knew this was not a thing at McDonalds. I have always seen beer served there and I don't know why it should be exempt from serving it.

cafard 3y ago
During my long-ago employment at McDonalds, nearly all the staff was under 18, and so ineligible to be handling alcoholic beverages, even 3.2 beer. Many American states are quite fussy about this sort of thing--I've had a younger cashier at a grocery store call over an older to scan my carton of beer. Now I guess there are more of the over-18 or over-21 employed at McDonalds, but it might disrupt the flow of ordering if all orders with beer had to go through particular registers.
- prmoustache 3y ago
  I am not a regular customer but I don't think I have seen that many under 18 working at McDonalds tbh and the few that would could be asked to just prepare the burgers and stuff or handling payments.
- wink 3y ago
  In Germany we're allowed to drink beer at 16 (everything at 18) and afaik if you, aged 15 to 17, are working somewhere that sells alcohol there isn't a law that's forbidding you to handle it.
  - FirmwareBurner 3y ago
    >In Germany we're allowed to drink beer at 16 We all know nobody cares about that there. Teens get wasted as early as 13 and by 18 they already give up on drinking.
    - masklinn 3y ago
      IIRC 16 is just the minimum age to be allowed to drink in public, or purchase alcohol (except spirits, that's 18). In private there's no limit. Also 16 is to buy or drink unaccompanied, if accompanied by a legal guardian it's 14 (again excepting spirits).

StevenWaterman 3y ago

Welcome to europe, would you like sprite or beer?

basicoperation 3y ago

“In Paris, you can buy a beer in McDonalds” ~ Vincent Vega https://youtu.be/6Pkq_eBHXJ4 https://youtu.be/6Pkq_eBHXJ4

robin_reala 3y ago

McDonalds doesn’t do beer in Sweden anymore but Burger King will happily sell you a Pripps Blå or an alcohol-free Mikkeller.

haspok 3y ago

In some European countries you can buy beer in McDonalds - I have personal experience with Portugal and Spain. Actually, in Spain you can even get gluten-free beer if you so desire! (https://mcdonalds.es/productos/bebidas/cerveza-sin-gluten https://mcdonalds.es/productos/bebidas/cerveza-sin-gluten) In DACH countries you have to make do with Red Bull instead.

FirmwareBurner 3y ago

> McDonalds. Beer? Because of the metric system.

masklinn 3y ago

In most european countries, the McD menu has the local table booze (beer, wine, …). In several countries McD actually has its own McBeer (might be the sole offering, or be alongside the country’s usual) although I have no idea what goes into it or how good it is.