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I refuse to go to a Starbucks or McDonald's when I'm abroad. I also refuse when I'm in my home country, but especially abroad. Parasitic franchisees.
As much as I want to avoid McDonald's, they are (were?) often the only fair-priced food place when you're in a large, touristic area.
I'm going to bring up Taiwan again, specifically Taipei. Food there is amazing and cheap and I'm honestly shocked that the couple McDonald's I saw can stay in business. There are restaurants and food stalls every 10 feet. You can get a full meal in a couple minutes (or seconds depending on the stall) for like $2usd even in the touristy areas
It depends on the location. I admit I've been to McDonald's in Asia, just because my stomach couldn't take the pain anymore. The price of a small menu was the same as a full meal elsewhere, but they treat you like you're in a fancy place.
Huh. When I’ve been to Asia, my stomach was healthier than never before, despite only eating local kitchen. I’ve been to McDonald’s too, but only to test their food.
I got food poisoning at least 4 times in the couple of months I was in Asia. I even found a place where they stored their "fresh" ingredients next to the toilet. I still have stomach issues >10 years later and I think my Asia trip may be related to that.
Really? Wow… maybe it could have been related to me only travelling around the suthern tropical regions of Asia?
For me Indonesia was the worst, I had constant stomach problems. Vietnam just some light issues, other countries were mostly fine actually.
Interesting! I had absolutely no problem in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand or the Philippines. Maybe I should just move there lol
It's kind of hard sometimes. They've basically cornered the market on fast food. Local fast food places do exist, but they are rare.
Maybe in the US. Go to London and you'll get some really good takeaway from Indian, Pakistani, West Indies, and many other nationalities that are so much better than Mc Donalds. Same goes for pretty much any place outside of the US. Walk into pretty much any bakery in France, Croatia, Lithuania, Finland or Poland and they'll have better stuff.
Doner kebaps!
For health reasons I stopped eating fast food more than 10 years ago. I'm still amazed so many people do. It feels like something you do when you're a kid to me. I know it's not that way for many. It is very unhealthy food though. I highly recommend not going. Best of luck.
Fast food is very definitely unhealthy, but eating it in the rare instance when you have 20 minutes to find food and eat isn't that bad.
I low-key find it more expensive and slower than just going to a random grocery store and buying the first thing I see
That's how the tide pode thing got started.
McDonald's hasn't even cornered the market in the USA.
I have yet to travel somewhere that didn't have a local fast food chain.
What country are you talking about? I think it really depends on
Oh shit they got him
That's cap, you're lazy