The Myth of French Golden Arches Revulsion
Oh dear, how embarrassing. Only two or three French words in the article and the first is spelled incorrectly! Where's your editor? Terroir, not terrior.
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The Myth of French Golden Arches Revulsion
It's sad that ANYONE eats at McD's, not just the French, you patronizing ninny.
The Myth of French Golden Arches Revulsion
klg19 wrote:
""" Very sad. """
Why is it sad? They are French, living in France - they've had their food for thousands of years, and are willing to try new things. It shouldn't be sad to anyone. I can think of sadder things. How about "Freedom Fries"?
Did the harsh reality of the world intrude upon your idyllic vision of what France *should* be? Is it your job as an American to dictate the terms of development in countries you visit?
I'd love to hear your reaction when you go to Shanghai or Tokyo and discover Asians have better cellular phones, more efficient vehicles, and don't live in mud huts and shit in holes in the ground.
The Myth of French Golden Arches Revulsion
jsd517 nailed it....folk tend to eat at fast food joints for one reason, it's the horrid television, ads are constantly seen that show happy customers and polite, efficient employees enjoying each others company. (when did you ever get a subway sandwich, taco bell taco, mcdonalds burger or a KFC two piece meal that looked the same as the ad?) i'm always amazed that people will line up at subway when there is a mom and pop place two blocks away that will make your sandwhich from scratch and and charge you less than the chain. i think it has something to do with lemmings.
The Myth of French Golden Arches Revulsion
Damn, sorry to hear that klg19.. I am going in two weeks, I will heading to provence where we have a house. I am hoping that things haven't changed there and they are still McD free.
The Myth of French Golden Arches Revulsion
I can't speak for the quality of McDonalds food in Europe, but I have disturbing memories of eating good ol' American McDonalds. Growing up in a small town, it was pretty much our only fast food option. At the ripe old age of 15, I decided that I was done with it. I am proud to say that I've stood by that decision.
The Myth of French Golden Arches Revulsion
Thanks, ksalisbury. I edited the post and failed to catch that. Should be fixed and updated now.
The Myth of French Golden Arches Revulsion
Just a comment that I hope will serve as hope that when traveling in Europe the first thing teenagers don't look for is McDonald's...I was chaperoning a trip last summer and found myself on a rainy evening in Lucerne with four hungry teenage boys, one of whom was my son. Lucerne rolls up the sidewalks pretty early and so our choices for dinner that night were McDonald's or the train station. Imagine my surprise and delight when all four boys voted for the train station--we had a lovely meal of Pasta Bolognese, salad and drinks for half the price of McDonald's.--Plus eating in the train station is a real slice of life
The Myth of French Golden Arches Revulsion
Driving around the countryside, down in Le Quercy, I was terribly disillusioned to see that, as we entered almost every small French village, right after the sign giving the name, we would see the sign advertising the location of the McDonald's. I can't speak for the higher quality of McDo, since I don't eat at them in America and certainly wouldn't eat at them in France, but I can definitely testify to their ubiquity. And the corporation wouldn't keep them in business if they weren't making money (cf. that small Italian town, where the local focaccia sounded the McDonald's death knell), so people must be eating there.
Very sad.
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