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The basic problem with McDonalds is that it's the same generic pseudo-food everywhere.

This generic pseudo-food concept is, actually, once of the keys to their success.

McDonalds' marketers found that a *lot* people often want to go to a place where they know exactly what they're going to get (i.e. familiarity and uniformity) and they've capitalized on that. A place where you order "X" and you'll get "X" just like you do in the next town over, or the next country over.

One time when we were tired and wrecked from traveling we went to a McDonalds in Vietnam....and we got *exactly* the same familiar food we'd have gotten in Seattle or Denver or Memphis. Yes, it was shit food but it was familiar and that was a kind of comfort all in itself.

McDonalds knows this, they understand this bit of food psychology, and that's why they're soooooooo big on everything being exactly the same in every restaurant (food-wise, anyway). You go there and you know what you're gonna get, no surprises. It's one of their keys to success.

Inaccurate - you will not get the same thing everywhere:
http://www.foodnetwork.co.uk/a...

India's a good example, as they don't sell anything with beef :
http://www.mcdonaldsindia.com/

Um, cows?

No, chicken:

http://www.mcdonaldsindia.com/...

http://burgerkingindia.in/menu

All food "tastes like chicken" anyway.

> I don't care if it isn't dangerous,

Maybe I wasn't as clear as I could have been.

First, I know more about Chemistry then you think.

Eric was saying it's just as not as dangerous as the other isomer.

It's still dangerous in higher doses none the less.

It's more like I am noticing that when here in the USA in general I don't feel as well as when I am in China, India, or even Mexico. I have also noticed that is true for many people and the general populations as a whole.

Each short cut they take with our food on it's own we can tolerate. But now it's with everything. High fructose Corn syrup, high salt, food coloring, oily diet full of MSG and all sorts of processed crap. Add to that trace amounts of toxin, and heavy metals.

It starts add up. Each takes it's small toll.

When I am in India there is nothing but fresh. We search for weeks for a can opener with no luck, they just don't have canned food there.

Even refrigerators aren't in common use. Meat is hard to find.

Just don't drink the water.

If I wasn't so damb board when in India and the jobs pay so little I'd move there, I am sure I'd be far healthier. Problem is after a month the cravings for American fast food are far worse then kicking cigarettes. I mean I have tolerated 16 hours in a hot sweaty train just to get a Mc Donalds "Maharaja Mac" Chick version of a Big Mac, or some KFC. http://www.mcdonaldsindia.com/

stupid formatting

I hear that McDonald's in India is hiring.

SD

2) Some McDonald's don't want patrons staying for more than a half hour (case in point, McDonald's in the North Side of Pittsburgh). Would that policy be changed if you get an hour of access with an Extra Value Meal?

The policy in most metropolitan McD's is this: Overstay your half hour => Be fed to the Grimace

I spent a bit of time looking for quotes on Microsoft Software in India. I finally found something. Let's say you want to buy Microsoft Office XP Professional. That's 21000 rupies. Convert, and you've got 435 USD - while Microsoft USA think 580 USD is what US customers should pay. If we use the McDonalds scale, we can compare US to Mumbai, India. Mumbai is a large city, so we'll assume it's relatively expensive. In McDonalds in Mumbai - 49 Rupies for a Chicken McGrill value meal. That's about a buck, give or take. You'll need to check your local McDonald's to compare. I bet the India one is about the third the price. So - with all due respect, you appear to be wrong. We could of course cooperate on a more thorough comparative study if you wish.

McDonald's is a nice resteraunt in India, and it's not because it's a poor country. Thats just how the McDonald's corporation has it setup.

Take a look at the menu, keeping in mind that the average income in india is about 21,000 rupee's a year. (21,000 / 365 = 57.53 per day) When was the last time you spent more then a whole days salary on a McChicken with fries and a drink?