McDonalds Adverts

Posted by: garyi on 02 May 2004

The TV seems full of adverts from McDonalds telling us about the sassy new young women that frequent their 'restaurants'

When I go in for the occasional sausage and egg muffin all I see is Chavs and Fat people.

Where are these restaurants of which they speak?
Posted on: 05 May 2004 by kevinrt
I tried the "In N' Out Burger" (of Big Lebowski fame) when I was on holiday in California. It seemed a bit better than the average.

On Dom's point, I'm usually happy to pay restaurant prices for food ( for well cooked food, convenience of not cooking yourself) but I won't pay restarant prices for wine. The mark-up is inexcusable.
Posted on: 05 May 2004 by Derek Wright
J2k2

"america as a country was an imoral and that most americans seemed to be happy with this state of affairs."

c /america/uk/*
c /americans/brits/*

"UK as a country was an imoral and that most Brits seemed to be happy with this state of affairs."

Is an equally valid statement.

I have found that Americans are as varied in their morals and philosophies as most other national groups. Because they have greater access to resources they are often able to persue their chosen life style further than most other countries - but no further than the people of other other countries would do if they had access to the resources.

AS regards purity of purpose - I have found some Americans incredibly and embarrasingly pure or self disciplined and hard working.

I guess you chose to live in an inappropriate community when you lived in the promised land.

Derek

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Posted on: 05 May 2004 by Emil
Nothing beats a BigMac after a day of shopping for beef and ammo. Plenty of room for a cow in the back of my Cadillac Escalade.


Lock and load, baby....but first, a steak. Wink
Posted on: 05 May 2004 by Derek Wright
It is not unknown for people in the UK to be left on trolleys in hospital waiting for a bed or to be seen in the A&E not due to lack of credit card but due to lack of resources and organisation in the hospital.

THere are many Brits who would happily have guns at their bedside and be very happy to infill the intruder with lead. But have been thwarted by restrictive laws that ensure that only illegal guns are on the streets.


SO some things are more difficult to achieve in the UK but people are still happy to achieve them.

As for self interest - our politicians are past masters at that - the objectives of all the leading politicians is to get in power so that they can then plan how to remain in power.

Where we you living in the US.

DO not understand your comments about the islands

Derek

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[This message was edited by Derek Wright on Wed 05 May 2004 at 16:40.]
Posted on: 05 May 2004 by Emil
quote:
i like the cut of your jibe is long island perchance close to 3 mile island? as surely your humour is a genetic abberation....
cheers

lol Smile
No, the only nuclear plant near me is Shorham and that was closed before it even opened.

quote:
none of my friends sleep with loaded guns under their matresses and excitedly talk about shooting an intruder.

None of my friends either but if an intruder enters my home, he'll get a taste of my lightening fast Kung-fU skills.

Exactly who were your neighbors in the US? Klansmen? Smile
You have too much animus in you, my friend. Let it go.
Posted on: 05 May 2004 by Dan M
FFS, ignore the troll. It was annoying to start with, but now just sad and depressing considering he/she is a parent.
Posted on: 05 May 2004 by Derek Wright
Austin is a great place, I have had several enjoyable visits to Austin for work purposes - an interesting place - however I think Texas is quite an extreme place in the US.

It is also the place where I came across some of the strongest closed mind attitudes that I have ever met. The responses to certain situations was very extreme. Surprisingly extreme.

The Michael Moore film "Bowling for Columbine" does help to explain some of the issues in the US that seperates it from other countries


The Three Mile Island location is near Harrisburg in Pennsylvania whereas Long Island is the 110 mile length of "sand" that goes east from NYC

It is very sad that your experience of the US was so jaded - because it is quite a nice place with some nice folk in it with fantastic scenery. And more importantly it has space - unlike the UK

Derek

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Posted on: 05 May 2004 by Emil


The Three Mile Island location is near Harrisburg in Pennsylvania whereas Long Island is the 110 mile length of "sand" that goes east from NYC
Sand? I must take exception Wink



Discover "Lawngiland"

Steak anyone?
Posted on: 05 May 2004 by Derek Wright
OK OK

Derek

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Posted on: 06 May 2004 by domfjbrown
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Originally posted by Derek Wright:
Dom
"you feel like a crim"

perhaps it is because you behave and look like a "crim"


Slander, eh? Could do with some cash for libel there actually... Seriously though, in what way do I "behave like a crim" - the only way I can think is with the occasional doobie and they're decrim'd now, so ner. Besides, are you totally squeaky clean? Few people are...

I didn't actually say I "liked" fast food, but if I'm out in town I'd rather eat fast food and have more time for other things, than waste an hour waiting for the food, and then pay a premium for it. That said, I'd rather pay the food markup than the wine one - wine prices in restaurants are REALLY crim - IMHO of course.

Oh yeah, I don't bother with the dating game either, so that's another reason I don't waste money on poncey nouveau (sp??) cuisine and slow service, but each to their own. I'm not digging at people who DO eat in restaurants - I can see why people do it; it's just like, with foreign holidays, you soon forget about the experience. The savings I make on my "dining out" (he he) give me more music, which lasts much longer.

Don't forget - we don't all have massive unlimited budgets...

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Posted on: 06 May 2004 by Justin
What is this about not getting medical treatment in the ER's in the UNited States.

EMTALA requires all emergency rooms (and all facilities that provide emergency and urgent care services) to treat all people who present themselves for medical care without regard to their ability to pay. Whether you have medical insurance or not, or whether you have money or not, you can walk into any hospital in the United States and receive medical care. This care involves that which is necessary to "stabilize" the patient, which may include relatively minor care (sutures) or more robust care such as open-cranial surgery - all curtesy of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

EMTALA:

http://www.emtala.com/statute.txt

This is the statute. It is HUGELY illuminated by the regulations as well, which I have not linked to.

With some exceptions, of course.
Judd
Posted on: 07 May 2004 by JohanR
When I met my current girlfriend for the first time she lived in a little Swedish town called Skara. Vey little town it turned out to be, as all resturants where closed! Nobody eats out on a sunday, do they?

The only option was a romantic MacDo.

Davohorn wrote:

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McDonalds has always tried to promote itself as a resaturant whose clientelle are all young and sassy and in work and live in nice homes etc .


Here in Sweden, the first "restaurang" in the 1970:s played fifties rock and was full of males with grease in their hair and american car's beleiving they where part of "American Grafitti"! Yes, they where young, but probably not sassy and certainly not living in nice homes. And this was the public they wanted!

JohanR