I wonder if this is a geographical thing- as an European, fast food is way too pricey to eat when money is tight. For the price of a single McDonald’s meal I could make a whole bunch of different cheap shitty meals at home and in way greater quantities
For the price of a single McDonald’s meal I could make a whole bunch of different cheap shitty meals at home and in way greater quantities
That’s definitely true in the states too.
I’m guessing us US people either are more treat addicted, have less skill at cooking, have less free time to cook or are more likely in “food deserts.”
I’m talking real basic here- cheapest pasta and cheapest spaghetti sauce you can find combined with a can of tuna for a very spartan meal. All you need to do is boil water and heat up the tomato sauce
Also, wait- I thought you guys could get Quarter Pounders for 50 cents or something. What’s the point of all the wars then
Yep, no more dollar menu. If that doesn’t demonstrate a decline Idk what will, like I’m not joking, the average American is pissed about it. Obviously not enough to do anything about it but McD and BK raising prices has (some) people more pissed than Tax hikes
Same thing in Finland. The “coin menu” where you could get a cheeseburger for 1 euro and a double cheeseburger for 2 euros was a huge institution for years and years. First they raised the prices to 1,20 and 2,20 but during these recent price hikes I’m pretty sure it’s like 2+ euros for a regular cheeseburger and 3+ euros for a double cheeseburger. The triple cheeseburger, a semi-frequent menu item used to be priced consistently with the other two cheeseburgers at 3 euros, now it’s like 5
Every time I head stateside, I eat (albeit incredibly tasty) burgers as the only affordable thing on the menu until my cash gets so low I switch to Macdonald’s. Tragic. Honestly no idea how most USians afford to eat. Who tf pays $30+ for a bowl of pasta? (That’s usually the next cheapest thing on the menu.) Maybe it’s different across states? Maybe USians don’t tip? It would be more affordable if I wasn’t including the tip. Haven’t visited since I stopped eating meat so no idea what I’d do for food there now.
Nah, most people tip. You are seen as rude for not tipping most of the time. But there are more and more places requesting tips, so not everyone tips all the time, depends on the restaurant
It’s not high quality, but when I have like less than 50 bucks in my account, McDonald’s starts to look and taste a lot better
I wonder if this is a geographical thing- as an European, fast food is way too pricey to eat when money is tight. For the price of a single McDonald’s meal I could make a whole bunch of different cheap shitty meals at home and in way greater quantities
That’s definitely true in the states too.
I’m guessing us US people either are more treat addicted, have less skill at cooking, have less free time to cook or are more likely in “food deserts.”
I’m talking real basic here- cheapest pasta and cheapest spaghetti sauce you can find combined with a can of tuna for a very spartan meal. All you need to do is boil water and heat up the tomato sauce
Also, wait- I thought you guys could get Quarter Pounders for 50 cents or something. What’s the point of all the wars then
That’s a good question.
Cheap pound of pasta+jar of tomato sauce+can of tuna is around $4 or $5 which is about 2000 calories.
Cheap cheese burger is around $2 which is about 400 calories
McDonald’s combo meal is 10 dollars US
Yep, no more dollar menu. If that doesn’t demonstrate a decline Idk what will, like I’m not joking, the average American is pissed about it. Obviously not enough to do anything about it but McD and BK raising prices has (some) people more pissed than Tax hikes
Same thing in Finland. The “coin menu” where you could get a cheeseburger for 1 euro and a double cheeseburger for 2 euros was a huge institution for years and years. First they raised the prices to 1,20 and 2,20 but during these recent price hikes I’m pretty sure it’s like 2+ euros for a regular cheeseburger and 3+ euros for a double cheeseburger. The triple cheeseburger, a semi-frequent menu item used to be priced consistently with the other two cheeseburgers at 3 euros, now it’s like 5
I thought you guys didn’t have enough freedom to make triple cheeseburgers over there in Finland.
I have been lied to by the State Department propaganda.
Every time I head stateside, I eat (albeit incredibly tasty) burgers as the only affordable thing on the menu until my cash gets so low I switch to Macdonald’s. Tragic. Honestly no idea how most USians afford to eat. Who tf pays $30+ for a bowl of pasta? (That’s usually the next cheapest thing on the menu.) Maybe it’s different across states? Maybe USians don’t tip? It would be more affordable if I wasn’t including the tip. Haven’t visited since I stopped eating meat so no idea what I’d do for food there now.
Nah, most people tip. You are seen as rude for not tipping most of the time. But there are more and more places requesting tips, so not everyone tips all the time, depends on the restaurant