Today's LOVE or HATE debate : McDonalds

[looney]

McDonalds is a franchise not a Corparation

 

[itszamora]

Hate them, ate there once and never plan to again.

 

[Gwylan]

Hate them, ate there once and never plan to again.

I ate there once too and never again.... this was in 1975.

I'm intrigued by MoH's brown nylon flares in 1985/6. Was this a retro thing?

 

[bhaexpress]

Only when British Rail is the only alternative choice.

 

[Robbie G]

One in a while, though this generally only when i want a cheap meal, or there is nothing else in site

 

[shingle]

They are a godsend when youve been travelling through egypt for weeks, likewise china. Last year in the states i didnt get out of the car for 3 weeks and lived on chicken fillets and paul newman salads from mcd drive thru, but in the uk, very rarely

 

[Easy 10]

They're still better than Burger King, mind. Although thats probably akin to saying that syphilis is better than genital warts.

 

[Normal Rob]

I honestly cannot remember the last time I went to McDonalds, or even wanted to go. I'd rather eat my own excrement B]

as opposed to somebody/something elses.

'Fast Food Nation' anybody? To quote 'there is shit in the meat' - it's still in print and Macdonalds can't get it taken out of the text as it is true.

Eat shit and die...

 

[enigma]

They're still better than Burger King, mind. Although thats probably akin to saying that syphilis is better than genital warts.

i think the chips are better at Mcdonalds but I prefer the burgers at burger king by miles.

 

[BUTTERBALL]

They're still better than Burger King, mind. Although thats probably akin to saying that syphilis is better than genital warts.

Prefer the warts myself......

 

[Parson Henry]

Uncle Sams DBL Chlliburger every time.

 

[TSB]

i think the chips are better at Mcdonalds but I prefer the burgers at burger king by miles.

seconded

although i never go there either

just looking at the state of the people who work in there makes me suspicious of the food

 

[enigma]

For me it comes to down to this, occasionally when Im really hungry I will eat fast food. Its cheap, quick but its not particularly nice. However you do know what you're getting.

What I dont understnad is people choosing fast food over cooking for themselves if they have time. I live marginally closer to a tesco than a burger king, and I would rather spend 4-5 quid in tesco and have a very nice meal than an average one in BK, if I have the time.

 

[Easy 10]

i think the chips are better at Mcdonalds but I prefer the burgers at burger king by miles.

Naah...there's something not quite "right" about the flavour of those Burger King burgers. They don't taste exactly how I'd expect a run-of-the-mill fast food burger to taste. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I can't get the thought out of my head that there is just something a little bit WRONG about them.

Not that McDonalds is infinatelty better, but I'm slightly more comfortable with their burgers. McDonalds are crap, and they know they are. Burger King try to pass themselves off as some kind of Uncle Sams, which clearly, they are not.

 

[Grendel]

as opposed to somebody/something elses.

Quite. I know where mine's been.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

I love a McDonalds, even though it's obviously full of shit, so i don't go in there too often, maybe once every couple of months

 

[Les Biehn]

Hate it, wouldnt eat there ever again after i worked there. not nice

Was it the one in Burgess Kinky?

 

[Gwylan]

They are a godsend when youve been travelling through egypt for weeks, likewise china.

I'm genuinely baffled by remarks like this.

It reminds of a time when I was in Italy and overheard two couples in our tour party saying that they'd eaten in McD for lunch and dinner every day.

Why bother going to a foreign country if you're going to eat what you eat at home? Particularly when one of the countries is China, one of the world's great cuisines (I could understand it if you were travelling through Russia, say). Each to his or her own, I suppose, but I really do find it strange.

 

[enigma]

Naah...there's something not quite "right" about the flavour of those Burger King burgers. They don't taste exactly how I'd expect a run-of-the-mill fast food burger to taste. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I can't get the thought out of my head that there is just something a little bit WRONG about them.

Not that McDonalds is infinatelty better, but I'm slightly more comfortable with their burgers. McDonalds are crap, and they know they are. Burger King try to pass themselves off as some kind of Uncle Sams, which clearly, they are not.

Fair enough, I cant really see that BK is much better than McDonalds myself, no real reason for the price difference. I think the Bacon Double Cheeseburger isnt bad.

Ironically, in America BK is seen as the more downmarket one, or so Im told.

If you want a really good burger, go to any Gourmet Burger restaurant in London. They're AMAZING. Once you've had one there its difficult to look at fast food in the same way.

 

[enigma]

I'm genuinely baffled by remarks like this.

It reminds of a time when I was in Italy and overheard two couples in our tour party saying that they'd eaten in McD for lunch and dinner every day.

That is pathetic. Italian food is arguably the nicest in the world, and also there is a great variety for those who have difficult diets. Disgraceful. People like that shouldnt be allowed abroad.