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Do you ever feel proper shame when…

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Namechangedforthis25 · 15/10/2024 22:33

Eating a maccy Ds. I was in Waterloo, a little tipsy, had the choice between an M&S feta crumb & lemon quinoa salad - or a quarter pounder with cheese/9 chicken nuggets/large fries/apple pie/Diet Coke combo…. guess which one I chose -

So I stood there with my brown bag of delight, throwing every morsel into my mouth with great pleasure yet immense shame - whilst all of the “others” with their tousled hair, cycled shorts, salads, wraps walked past in horror - their mouths turned up in disgust at my frenzied eating ways - proper eye contact and all

i should feel shameful

But it was so good - so I don’t give a sh&t

OP posts:
DinaofCloud9 · 15/10/2024 22:36

No I don't feel shame about eating.

Holotropic · 15/10/2024 22:37

My only emotion about McDonalds is bafflement that people like it — it always seems weirdly flaccid, sweet and tepid when I’ve eaten it…?

M and S have nicer salad and sandwiches than that. I hate quinoa.

ThePoshUns · 15/10/2024 22:41

That's a lot of food!
I'm not averse to a Big Mac meal myself, but all the extras are a bit much.

BestEffort · 15/10/2024 22:47

I never did when I was skinny. Now I'm overweight I do get paranoid people are judging me when I eat that type of food in public. Maybe because I internally judge larger people I see eating that sort of food in public so I assume others do the same 😂 But I'd never say anything and remind myself I don't know their life and maybe they do eat healthy just don't have the time today or some stressful thing happened and they just need the pick me up.

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 15/10/2024 22:51

A Big Mac meal on its own probably had less calories than the salad. The extras are a bit much and I can eat and I'm rather partial to McDonald's.

mushypaperstraws · 15/10/2024 22:52

Nah, and you've described my standard order! except I get full fat coke 😆

blubberball · 15/10/2024 22:52

I don't even like McDonald's, and always feel a bit dirty after having it. But sometimes it's just cheap and convenient

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 15/10/2024 22:52

Also I judge anyone shovelling food in Jo matter where it's from.

HeddaGarbled · 15/10/2024 23:02

the “others” with their tousled hair, cycled shorts, salads, wraps

Does humble brag cover this one? Totally unconvincing attempt (abandoned early) to pretend you feel inferior to people you hold in contempt.

SweetLimeSoda · 15/10/2024 23:13

No Shame, only joy Grin

Timelash · 15/10/2024 23:15

Nah, but the only time I ever have a McDs is when I’m a bit tipsy, so maybe that helps.

Haroldwilson · 15/10/2024 23:15

If probably give you side eye just because I hate the smell of junk food, stale grease. It's my least favourite thing when someone gets on a train with some.

Bearybasket · 15/10/2024 23:18

Nah, I don’t know anyone irl that would turn their nose up at a maccies, especially while under the influence.
Everybody needs the occasional bit of so bad it’s good comfort food

This is mn tho, not real life, so prepare to be told you’re a disgusting pig for managing more than 3 chips and that you’re going to die within the month from the upf’s

GoldenLegend · 15/10/2024 23:19

McDonald’s is revolting. I haven’t eaten in one in 40 years. Wouldn’t thank you for a quinoa salad either, that’s the other extreme. I like M&S sushi for something to eat on the go, or a smoked salmon sarnie.

ShinyAppleDreamingOfTheSea · 15/10/2024 23:21

Do you actually know these people you say walked past you looking on in horror? Because unless you do actually know them and are personally aware that they are all up themselves - I can promise you that no one gives a flying fuck what you are eating. Imagine ... thinking that strangers could actually care what you are eating.

TrishM80 · 15/10/2024 23:21

Good thing you had the diet Coke or else the calories would have been off the scale.

sunflowersngunpowdr · 15/10/2024 23:23

When I was younger I got drunk and had an eating competition with a random Australian guy in McDonald's. I ate 9 cheeseburgers and won! It was one of my most proud moments!

CheezePleeze · 15/10/2024 23:24

But it was so good - so I don’t give a sh&t

What makes you think a single one of those people you described gave a shiny shit either?

'Person eats McDonald's food' is hardly breaking news.

Motherrr · 15/10/2024 23:25

Haha yep I've felt like that after nights out with a bag of mcds... diiirty

Howmanysleepsnow · 15/10/2024 23:27

God yes! I skipped lunch at work today because I was too busy, then drove through the drive thru for a Philly cheese stack 5 minutes from home and parked up to eat it in secret so dh and the kids didn’t know!

MonsteraMama · 15/10/2024 23:29

This is giving strong "I'm not like the other mumsnetters" vibes.

Literally no one on the street cares about you snarfing a load of maccies. You're only the main character in your story.

CheezePleeze · 15/10/2024 23:30

ShinyAppleDreamingOfTheSea · 15/10/2024 23:21

Do you actually know these people you say walked past you looking on in horror? Because unless you do actually know them and are personally aware that they are all up themselves - I can promise you that no one gives a flying fuck what you are eating. Imagine ... thinking that strangers could actually care what you are eating.

Exactly.

Waterloo is Britain's largest and busiest station.

Yet all anyone there was interested in was what the OP was eating, and turning their mouths up in disgust 🙄

Nodlikeyouwerelistening · 15/10/2024 23:35

McDonald’s at Waterloo is literally always rammed. No one was judging you unless you were making some strange noises.
In fact if you got off the tube to catch a train you need to walk past McDonald’s to get to the escalator up to the main station, and then walk all the way to the other end to get to M&S. Then when you get there, there are no guarantees they have any good salads left. M&S at Waterloo is only for lunch or cans of G&T when the night isn’t quite over.

Onlyonekenobe · 15/10/2024 23:39

There’s a time and a place, OP, and tipsy in Waterloo station is it. Although that order is insane!

Tiredallthetimeneedsleep · 15/10/2024 23:39

mushypaperstraws · 15/10/2024 22:52

Nah, and you've described my standard order! except I get full fat coke 😆

I've never understood people placing similar orders to the OP and then having a diet coke.