millwall_fan Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 MacDonald's is what is is...the unacceptable face of American capitalism.....and a bloody good feed when you need Western comfort food...it will ever be thus!! Rubbish, a company that made it and is still getting bigger is wrong ?.Is UK fish and chips UK capitalism, or a Vindaloo Curry Indian capitalism, Italian Pizza capitalism or are you jealous that a company stays strong ?. Once you have had a nice long sleep and the alcohol has worn off, try re-reading my post. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 MacDonald's is what is is...the unacceptable face of American capitalism.....and a bloody good feed when you need Western comfort food...it will ever be thus!! Rubbish, a company that made it and is still getting bigger is wrong ?.Is UK fish and chips UK capitalism, or a Vindaloo Curry Indian capitalism, Italian Pizza capitalism or are you jealous that a company stays strong ?. Once you have had a nice long sleep and the alcohol has worn off, try re-reading my post. Just re read it, perhaps you have not made your point clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 (edited) Roll on McD's in Ubon Why so the Thai people can die of more diseases than the inbred factories already provide?I hate westerners who can't eat THAI food while spending years in Thailand.....Why are they even over here? O joy we have a new comer to the LOS. Already insulting the Thais and foreigners who live here.With a side of ignorance about the quality of food. Stay tunedTomorrow he will come out with a real reconciliation plan that works. Edited August 19, 2012 by hellodolly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millwall_fan Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 MacDonald's is what is is...the unacceptable face of American capitalism.....and a bloody good feed when you need Western comfort food...it will ever be thus!! Rubbish, a company that made it and is still getting bigger is wrong ?.Is UK fish and chips UK capitalism, or a Vindaloo Curry Indian capitalism, Italian Pizza capitalism or are you jealous that a company stays strong ?. Once you have had a nice long sleep and the alcohol has worn off, try re-reading my post. Just re read it, perhaps you have not made your point clear. I believe that my point is quite clear to anyone with a modicum of intelligence. i see no further need to expand on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 MacDonald's is what is is...the unacceptable face of American capitalism.....and a bloody good feed when you need Western comfort food...it will ever be thus!! Rubbish, a company that made it and is still getting bigger is wrong ?.Is UK fish and chips UK capitalism, or a Vindaloo Curry Indian capitalism, Italian Pizza capitalism or are you jealous that a company stays strong ?. Once you have had a nice long sleep and the alcohol has worn off, try re-reading my post. Just re read it, perhaps you have not made your point clear. Is Ford and General motors a unacceptable face of American capitalism also. They are big business affecting far more Thais than McDonald's. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNXBKKMAN Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I thought Mcdonalds were franchises. Owned by wealthy thai people. Some of the profit will go back to the USA Mcdonalds. My favourite burger is In N Out. Much better than Mcdonlds but not as popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Roll on McD's in Ubon Noooooooo! I'm gonna send you a PM of different food every day until you develop another craving.....if you're going to live in the boonies then you should endure some suffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehowden Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Oh God, I wish the Americans could keep all their rubbish food in America, discussing stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Oh God, I wish the Americans could keep all their rubbish food in America, discussing stuff. Demand and supply I'm afraid Dave, the Thai's love it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I thought Mcdonalds were franchises. Owned by wealthy thai people. Some of the profit will go back to the USA Mcdonalds. My favourite burger is In N Out. Much better than Mcdonlds but not as popular. I’m sure Khun Dej Bulsuk has a few more baht in his account now, than when he opened his first McDonald’s restaurant at Amarin Plaza back in 1985. He is a great storyteller and always has a new joke and an infectious upbeat demeanor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryBird Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Of course, the thread turns into a tard fest. Bash America!! Bash McDonald's!! FWIW, I had a friend interested in opening a McDonald's here in Thailand. He said all the rights to McD's in thailand fell to one person/company. The only thing you can really do is own the property that is situated on, and rent to them. That's as far as it gets. **I'd like to add I could possibly have misunderstood, or forgotten details, but this is what i remember/understood he told me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 The way some people go on it is if people were forced to eat it or something. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 The way some people go on it is if people were forced to eat it or something. In a nut shell, folk eat what they want and will travel to get it. Whenever McD's is mentioned here the Meausli munchers come out, never hear complaints when other types of fast food are mentioned. As if pizza or kebabs etc are any healthier. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryBird Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 The way some people go on it is if people were forced to eat it or something. In a nut shell, folk eat what they want and will travel to get it. Whenever McD's is mentioned here the Meausli munchers come out, never hear complaints when other types of fast food are mentioned. As if pizza or kebabs etc are any healthier. Exactly. I'm a muesli eater, and I consider myself to be in good shape. However, I like to have McDonald's probably 9-10 times a year. I always find it funny how people think of themselves as upper class by stating they don't like McDonald's or their hamburgers. 'Wow man, you're really high-brow on your burger tastes.' These things are awesome at McDonald's : French Fries, Coke, Breakfast sandwiches, & Filet o' Fish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 The way some people go on it is if people were forced to eat it or something. In a nut shell, folk eat what they want and will travel to get it. Whenever McD's is mentioned here the Meausli munchers come out, never hear complaints when other types of fast food are mentioned. As if pizza or kebabs etc are any healthier. McDonald's does actually try to cater a little bit to the Thai's now. I notice that I cannot get a cheese quarter pounder unless it is pork. Also they do have a few Thai based dishes. Obviously you do not become the number one or two fast food franchise in the world by serving substandard quality food. It might not be to every one's taste but it is a highly desired food that is why they got so big. Not sure if they have the most outlets or subway has more. I know that for a while they were alternating. But Subway does not make considerations for the Thai's that McDonald's does so they will never be big here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) The way some people go on it is if people were forced to eat it or something. In a nut shell, folk eat what they want and will travel to get it. Whenever McD's is mentioned here the Meausli munchers come out, never hear complaints when other types of fast food are mentioned. As if pizza or kebabs etc are any healthier. Most of them are not eating any healthier than McDonald's - probably mostly meat pies, bangers and mash and such. It is just fashionable for the Occupy Wall Street types to bash McDonald's . Edited August 20, 2012 by Ulysses G. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Of course, the thread turns into a tard fest. Bash America!! Bash McDonald's!! FWIW, I had a friend interested in opening a McDonald's here in Thailand. He said all the rights to McD's in thailand fell to one person/company. The only thing you can really do is own the property that is situated on, and rent to them. That's as far as it gets. **I'd like to add I could possibly have misunderstood, or forgotten details, but this is what i remember/understood he told me. McThai under Khun Dej. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amexpat Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 It is just fashionable for the Occupy Wall Street types to bash McDonald's . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkertilBrewer Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I'm not against having the occasional Western comfort food. I've been meaning to hit the Burger King for a few weeks now. Might do that today! Yeah, but it is kinda' sad when you see travelers come all the way to Asia, and they are sitting in Starbucks or McDonalds because they don't want to brave eating at a local Thai restaurant. Just between you and me, they can get McDonalds without getting on an airplane. You can also have it in the airport. Incidentally, they don't have McDonalds in Vietnam. Not sure why. Also noticed some big porky boys in Chiangmai. Might be the imported diet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Yeah, but it is kinda' sad when you see travelers come all the way to Asia, and they are sitting in Starbucks or McDonalds because they don't want to brave eating at a local Thai restaurant. Why is it kinda sad.........for whom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelegend Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Just proves that you will never go broke catering to the bad taste of the general public. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Come on, own up, l will. Who has gone to a fancy expensive restaurant, they serve up a very nice meal that looks as though it will fetch millions at auction as a work of art, you head home and think, christ, I'm starving hungry, then dive into McD's for a BigMac. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) I'm not against having the occasional Western comfort food. I've been meaning to hit the Burger King for a few weeks now. Might do that today! Yeah, but it is kinda' sad when you see travelers come all the way to Asia, and they are sitting in Starbucks or McDonalds because they don't want to brave eating at a local Thai restaurant. My guess is that most of them eat at Thai restaurants and McDonald's and other foreign places as well. At the moment I am eating Thai vegetarian most of the time, but Western or Japanese food is a nice break every once in a while. Edited August 20, 2012 by Ulysses G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramrod711 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Wendys!!!! Give me Wendys!!!! We could get a Carl's Junior (which I prefer to the rest) They have them in Pattaya and Bangkok now. The only problem is that many of these places do not use the same quality of beef that they use in the US, so not nearly as good as back home. I really regret Popeye's Chicken folding in the 97 downturn. I really liked the New Orlean's style biscuits and side dishes. I hear there is a Popeyes in Suvarnabhumi, be nice if there was one in Chiang Mai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Wendys!!!! Give me Wendys!!!! We could get a Carl's Junior (which I prefer to the rest) They have them in Pattaya and Bangkok now. The only problem is that many of these places do not use the same quality of beef that they use in the US, so not nearly as good as back home. I really regret Popeye's Chicken folding in the 97 downturn. I really liked the New Orlean's style biscuits and side dishes. I hear there is a Popeyes in Suvarnabhumi, be nice if there was one in Chiang Mai. I had to google Popeyes and; Popeyes serves chicken products in mild and spicy flavors and offers sides such as Cajun fries, mashed potatoes with Cajun-style gravy, and Cajun rice. Most combo meals come with a side order, drink, and a biscuit. Sounds a bit more interesting than KFC. Is it something the Thai's would go for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramrod711 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Wendys!!!! Give me Wendys!!!! We could get a Carl's Junior (which I prefer to the rest) They have them in Pattaya and Bangkok now. The only problem is that many of these places do not use the same quality of beef that they use in the US, so not nearly as good as back home. I really regret Popeye's Chicken folding in the 97 downturn. I really liked the New Orlean's style biscuits and side dishes. I hear there is a Popeyes in Suvarnabhumi, be nice if there was one in Chiang Mai. I had to google Popeyes and; Popeyes serves chicken products in mild and spicy flavors and offers sides such as Cajun fries, mashed potatoes with Cajun-style gravy, and Cajun rice. Most combo meals come with a side order, drink, and a biscuit. Sounds a bit more interesting than KFC. Is it something the Thai's would go for? I'm not sure if Thais would like it or not, but I would drop in for some biscuits and take them with me to Pun Pun for chicken fried steak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) I'm not sure if Thais would like it or not, but I would drop in for some biscuits and take them with me to Pun Pun for chicken fried steak. That sounds like a cue for Gonzo to do biscuits. What sort of biscuits......Custard Creams, Choc Digestive, Ginger Snaps? Edited August 20, 2012 by uptheos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I'm not sure if Thais would like it or not, but I would drop in for some biscuits and take them with me to Pun Pun for chicken fried steak. That sounds like a cue for Gonzo to do biscuits. What sort of biscuits......Custard Creams, Choc Digestive, Ginger Snaps? Buttermilk of course. Actually, KFC many years ago offered these and would like to see them back. KFC's Buttermilk Biscuits below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I'm not sure if Thais would like it or not, but I would drop in for some biscuits and take them with me to Pun Pun for chicken fried steak. That sounds like a cue for Gonzo to do biscuits. What sort of biscuits......Custard Creams, Choc Digestive, Ginger Snaps? Buttermilk of course. Actually, KFC many years ago offered these and would like to see them back. What do you do with them for chicken fried steak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 What do you do with them for chicken fried steak? Lot's of melted butter on them or one could use jam also. Can also cover them in gravy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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