Why is McDonald's so popular?

I’ve just been to McD 😁

had to skip lunch, so was hungry at 3pm, it was cheap, predictable, and ok-ish. If the fries are hot and salty it’s a treat even. If the milkshake machine works too, it’s almost exciting 😄

and all for £6.99

it’s not all about addiction, sometimes it just ticks all the boxes

It’s fast food, people enjoy it, very easy to understand.

What’s your obsession with what people are looking at and wearing?

I think it's popular because people know what they're getting and the offering is the same wherever you go.

It's minging @EvaHara and the litter generated is really bad. Have found this with most fast food places.

I think it’s disgusting to judge other people’s bodies, and I hope you’re not teaching your children to do that if you have any. Juvenile bully behaviour.

They have a weird tansfixing voodoo radio waves that brainwashes people. I hate McDonald's but very occasionally just fancy one (why?!?) I take 2 bites and bin it cause I remember how disgusting it is.
But what compells me to decide randomly I want this shite?

Mcdonalds gets people when they are young. I always associated it with my childhood and happy times. Used to go often now not at all.

The fries really are lovely.

''Chip shop chips'' are too greasy and flabby.

It's very cheap and the fries are good!

Was just coming on to add this comment, both of my ND children enjoy it and eat what they order which is rare. I feel relief to see them eating easily with no hassle.

Addictive ingredients & extremely clever marketing (social conditioning). Same as the poisonous brown sugar water that rules the world!

Yep .. when hungover 😁

What kind of town do you live in that a McDonald’s causes a buzz? 😂😂 and that people are looking in through the window? And that the OP has nothing better to do than hang around there.

Ill never understand how people can’t just accept that just because they don’t like something it doesn’t mean other people can’t.

Did someone say ''Greggs?''
This dog LOVES Greggs hot chicken 'Goujons' to take away!

Oh unclench....there is nothing wrong with grabbing a mcdonalds abroad it doesn't mean you don't also enjoy local foods !!

As an aside,did you know that there are only TWO McDonald's on the whole of the Isle of Wight? And even more bizarrely,no Gregg's at all? totally misses point of thread

McDonalds is so artificial -It doesn't stop hunger, either. It's so peculiarly textured.

It’s actually the opposite of snobby and judgemental?! It’s not people’s fault. There’s so much science behind it now. It’s snobby and judgemental to say “oi look at the fatties gazing through the windows chomping at the bit for the new maccers to open”. Not snobby or judgemental to acknowledge that we are
living in a world where we are now genetically predisposed (through epigenetics as well as environmental factors) to crave those foods.

This! You know exactly what you are getting,whether you go in a McDs in Brighton,or one in Carlisle.

We like it cos the kids can have their crap and we can get something lower in calories.
Strange how you've labelled the people looking in through the window though @EvaHara . It always makes me smile at how the clientele varies from table to table (i like people watching). Must just be the ones I've been in 🤷‍♀️

It's very good at fast food. (Mind you, I can't eat anything except the fries and hash browns).

Also strangely good for cups of tea as they don't make me wait for them to fanny around making coffee first (see all the chain and independent cafes who I've given up on). I do like a takeaway McDonald's tea for a cold walk home.

I really don't understand why you'd go on holiday to another country and have a MacDonalds. Surely going abroad is a lot about having cultural experiences including the food? I can't imagine going to a McDonalds in France or Italy or Japan. I would want to be making the most of the amazing food cultures that those countries have.

The sameness and predictability that lots of people seem to think is a plus point is a huge minus for me. I want food to taste like where it's from and not all the same all the time.

Anyway this clearly is a minority viewpoint given its worldwide popularity.

And I once had pretty terrible food poisoning from some (very tasty) Ceviche in South America so I guess that's the risk you take if you insist on sampling local cuisine.

When I was in recovery for anorexia 8 often used to fear that people were looking at what I was eating.

The therapist reassured me that only boring people, people who are insecure or who have issues themselves give any headspace to what other people are eating wearing.

Now I wholeheartedly agree.
Excuse me whilst I order a cheeseburger.

If you have any ND in your family then McDs is a godsend. It tastes and feels the same everywhere so is quite often as safe food for that reason.

"I recall that their rolls have to be called 'buns' because they are too high in sugar to be classed as a roll! "

What?? Absolute rubbish 🤣🤣🤣