I'm lovin' it
McDonalds.
Soooo tasty. I could probably eat 10 of the kids meal hamburgers, no problem. When the meat is burning hot and even the bun is warm? With pickles. Mmm. Or how about their fries? So much tastier than Wendy's (sorry, girl.) Spicy McChicken=near divine. And their Southwest Salad? HELLO!
We all like McDonalds. Don't EVEN try to deny it. You like it. You LOVE it. YOU LOVE MCDONALDS.
I certainly love McDonalds.
Here's the thing though- I go very rarely. I'd rather hit up a Wendy's or a Pizza Pizza (I think they're only in Ontario. Original name, hey?) before I go to a McDonalds. I have no problem with their hardly-beef beef. I've heard the dead rat stories, and I am unfazed.
The reason I don't go to McDonalds is because McDonalds is for fat, stupid, and poor people. I don't want people to see me eating McDonalds.
I sincerely hope the people who do marketing for McDonalds somehow read this post because they need to know that no amount of "now serving apple slices!" advertisements are going to change the stigma. I can't name directly what it is that gives Micky Dee's such a bad name. It's not the fast food industry as a whole because clearly we all openly eat fast food sometimes.
Yesterday after work I needed to grab some dinner before improv. There's all sorts of places around my work. Subway? No. Burrito place? No. Fresh, the healthy, vegetarian and also delicious place down the street? No. ONLY MCDONALDS.
I skulked in and purchased my honey mustard crispy chicken snack wrap (hint: don't get grilled, it has a rubbery texture. Crispy=the way to go). Of course, true to my stereotype, the rest of the McDonalds crowd (in a rather affluent part of town, even) was hugely overweight, moderately homeless looking, or both. I then jumped on the streetcar and ran into a co-worker. Rats! I surreptitiously tucked my McDonalds bag into my backpack. Close one! I need to be perceived as healthy and intelligent!
So which is it:
1. Lisa, you are crazy for liking McDonalds. Seriously: the rat story.
2. You are crazy for hating on McDonalds. That place is a classy establishment!
3. Well done with the clandestine concealment. And honey mustard you say? I'll sneak one tonight!
36 comments:
Do they sell the breakfast McGriddles in Ontario??
Good God, are those amazing. I can avoid temptation on the rest of their menu, but not those things.
McGriddles... soo good. Or their circle breakfast sausage? Oh man. Oh, HASH BROWNS? Get me in there.
I love a crispy chicken snack wrap...
number 3.
i love mcdonalds.
and the cinammon melts??? holy freaking crap. and only 400+ calories.
i venture to say that the stupid comes from those idiots that sued McDonald's for burning themselves on coffee and getting fat.
Last I checked? Coffee is hot. Don't spill it on yourself.
Also, fried foods aren't good for constant consuming. Don't blame McDonald's for your inability to stave off the fatty foods.
I always hide my McDonalds evidence... it shames me. And I never sit inside...what if someone were to see me! But in Europe, they have two-story McD's and people linger there...weird! Probably because they also serve beer and wine.
Does your McD's have Pizza? When we cross the border to Windsor I always stop at McD's because Canada's taste better, and then I go to Timmy Hortons, because even though we have them its not the same.
tiff... I don't THINK we have pizza. I'd probably know if we did. Also yeah, Timmy Ho Ho's in the states= dunkin donuts by another name. To get the read Timmy's experience you have to cross the border.
Number 1... But at least you go to the gym and exercise a lot so you don't need elasticated jeans like their regular customers.
No one has greasier perfectly salted fries. It's just too good.
One.
oneoneoneoneoneoneoneoneoneoneone.
Stop it now while you still can.
Oh, except for the hash browns....
It definitely needs to remain a secret pleasure. Unless one finds oneself on the highway with no other option available, then you can PRETEND to hate on it but really just revel in the delicious french fries.
Choice #3, because Dave Thomas is from Columbus. Wendy's is based here. The first EVER restaurant is downtown...though come to think of it, it might have been demolished. But anyway, Columbus people tend to favor Wendy's. I like both.
My love affair with McDonald's is my dirty little secret.
I just go through the drive thru to avoid getting busted and having to interact with the rest of the customers.
I can honestly say that the thought of eating McDonalds disgusts me. For it's taste, the many stories of its suspicious contents and for the fact that everything is cooked in animal fat.
So, so gross.
I can hardly even enter a McDonalds location without feeling a little nauseous.
I'm a sucker for their vanilla frozen yogurt and their sausage mcmuffin with egg. Oh man. Delish.
How about:
4. Eat that stuff proudly, Miss Lisa! You could show the WORLD that healthy, intelligent people, such as yourself, enjoy McDonald's! In moderation, of course - the problem is that it is terribly bad for you, and dirt cheap - ergo the demographic you so accurately describe.
(I'll take a cheeseburger Happy Meal any day of the week. And I've never been one to say no to an Egg McMuffin, either.)
Hate McDonald's. I used to only love their breakfasts, and I would eat them way too much. But then they changed their cinnamon rolls to these crappy ones, and it kind of changed everything for me. I won't eat anything from McDonald's. Even if you paid me to.
I'm going to go with "OMG the french fries are like crack!"
"I skulked in..."
Don't we all have those moments?
I did that today when I decided to go for the processed, hundreds of calories packaged Ramen instead of something healthier (i.e. ANYTHING else) in the pantry.
so, mickey dee's was the sponsor for where i used to volunteer. i'm not gonna lie here...i was hustling to get my hands on a big mac before they were all gone EVERY WEEK.
#3 all the way.
Hide the evidence, indulge deceitfully. Yummm
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3. I'm going with LS's comment... I can't get enough of them. Seriously. They're what broke my "healthy streak" (which really only lasted a year or so). And it's so cheap, I just can't pass it up sometimes.
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McDonalds was my first job, so I'm not really in love with it. I do have a weakness for Fruit 'n Yogurt Parfaits and chicken nuggets.
I perfer Panera Bread... more expensive, but worth it for the French Onion soup alone.
Oh my god, Lisa, this does not help me. I, too, love McDonalds but avoid eating it because it is for stupid poor people and I don't want people to see me. But since Sunday, I have been CRAVING McDonalds and have been avoiding it like the PLAGUE. But tomorrow? I'm getting me some McDonalds.
HAHA. Awesome. I feel the same way. I'd rather sport a Subway bag around town.
Okay, I don't really like fast food, but there are some nights when I'd KILL for a large order of McDonald's fries.
I LOVE McDonald's Egg McMuffin. I'm not going to lie, but that bag is such a stigma.
Why did I just read this post again? You know where I'm going for lunch...
weird... around here, i feel like mcd's is no more stigma-tastic than any OTHER fast food place.
have you ever seen supersize me? where you learn how fantastically disgusting all mcd's food is? i watched that, completely grossed out, and was about to swear it off forever... until i realized that i was craving mcd's fries after watching them onscreen for so long. SAD.
i ate at mcdonalds recently "for here" and just felt horrible. I was by myself so I was forced to people watch all the horrible people eating there. elderly couples just eating in complete silence, overweight moms yelling at their kids to eat their burgers, more kids throwing tantrums.
i basically felt like dying so i wont be doing that again. take-out next time :D
Gross! One of my worst, and shortest dates was this: He picks me up, we are maybe two streets away from where I lived. I ask where are we going? He says, McDonalds. I say nothing, but get out of the car and walk home. We never spoke again.
I haven't been a McDonald's fan since I was like 13 years old. For no particular reason, I just had one too many lukewarm hamburgers and got permanently skeeved out.
HOWEVER, I have returned to the fold because. McGriddles. Food of the Gods. (See: http://sassattack.blogspot.com/2007/01/perfect-food.html)
I get you on the stigma, but I just embrace it like, "Ooohh, I am a healthy marathon running gal, but I love McGriddles! You got a problem wid that?"
McDonald's? Ewwww...! :)
I am totally a Wendy's person.....Micky Dee's kinda gives me the creeps for some reason. But if I had to eat there, quarter pounder with cheese all the way. And you are totally right, I would rather be seen holding a Wendy's bag than a McDonald's one...total stigma attached.
So the McDonald's near me? They have been trying to class up the place. They got panera-esque furniture and painted the walls or something. I just shake my head and think "oh, mcdonald's, you're just a wolf in sheep clothing". Or however that saying goes. Basically I'm calling McDonald's a poseur (but ranch snack wraps? Sometimes I crave them. Shh)
Used to love McDonalds every now and again, although they're usually full of overweight people and chavs. Then one day the SO opened his cheeseburger to find it...
...well, awful. The cheese was stringy and sticky and white and dear god, it looked VERY much like someone had jerked off in his burger.*
Needless to say, I haven't eaten there since.
*Sorry.
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