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I can give my anecdotal position that this isn't the case in Australia. McDonald's is steadily increasing their prices and still completely dominating the fast
by stevenjohns 11y ago
I can give my anecdotal position that this isn't the case in Australia. McDonald's is steadily increasing their prices and still completely dominating the fast food industry, more and more every year. At any time of the day there is at least a five to ten car queue at my local store, and they have effectively forced Hungry Jacks (Burger King) into -- more or less -- giving their food away for free.
- bitwize 11y agoI noticed that about Japan as well, there was a line out the door for McDonald's when I was in Osaka a few years ago. Part of the difference is experience: your typical American major-city McDonald's is ill-maintained and staffed by unpleasant people, the food being terribad is just the icing on the shitcake and given how few fucks seem to be given about service quality or cleanliness, the chances it'll give you salmonella are probably much higher. Quite different from the magical wonderland where hamburgers grow on trees we were sold on by the 1980s television commercials. In Japan, cute 20-something girls take your order and serve your food with a little Handi-Wipe to clean up with after you're done. The restaurant is spotless and though a Japanese Big Mac tastes identical to an American Big Mac, you don't feel like it will give you food poisoning. From my limited experience with Australian McD's it's much the same and they turn into trendy little hangout spots.