tfm@europe.pubM to BoycottUnitedStates@europe.pub · 2 days agoMcDonald's suffers worst U.S. sales decline since 2020, warns of 'anti-American sentiment' abroadwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldbuyeuropean@feddit.ukHybridWarLost@lemm.ee
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minus-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 day agoQuestion is why your parents asked. …It’s habit, I guess? Like, I am legitimately curious what their motivation was in that instance. Why do people specifically seek out McDonalds?
minus-squaresubignition@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 day agoRegardless of whether you like the food, the draw is usually that it’s consistent and familiar.
minus-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoMakes sense. Kinda like how Usain Bolt (IIRC) ate McNuggets before a big race because they’re known and safe.
minus-squarefrazorth@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoThe paste is consistent. The paste is familiar.
minus-squaresolsangraal@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agono idea. i offered to bring real food but they insisted 🤷♂️
minus-squareToday@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 day agoMaybe, they didn’t want to put you out? “just grab us something easy. Theres a McDs on the corner.”
minus-squaresolsangraal@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoi shouldn’t have listened. they’re getting real food anyway next time lol
Question is why your parents asked.
…It’s habit, I guess? Like, I am legitimately curious what their motivation was in that instance. Why do people specifically seek out McDonalds?
Regardless of whether you like the food, the draw is usually that it’s consistent and familiar.
Makes sense. Kinda like how Usain Bolt (IIRC) ate McNuggets before a big race because they’re known and safe.
The paste is consistent.
The paste is familiar.
no idea. i offered to bring real food but they insisted 🤷♂️
Maybe, they didn’t want to put you out? “just grab us something easy. Theres a McDs on the corner.”
i shouldn’t have listened. they’re getting real food anyway next time lol