although it is missing some countrie’s data.. for example Lithuania has 6 mcDonalds
1. United States 12,804
2. Japan 3,598
3. Canada 1,154
4. United Kingdom 1,115
5. Germany 1,091
6. France 857
7. Australia 701
8. Taiwan 338
9. China 326
10. Italy 290
11. Spain 276
12. Korea, South 243
13. Philippines 235
14. Sweden 227
15. Mexico 205
16. Netherlands 205
17. Poland 181
18. Hong Kong 177
19. New Zealand 149
20. Austria 148
21. Malaysia 139
22. Turkey 133
23. Singapore 121
24. Switzerland 119
25. Denmark 99
26. Finland 93
27. Portugal 91
28. Thailand 88
29. Hungary 76
30. Indonesia 75
31. Belgium 64
32. Ireland 62
33. Czech Republic 60
34. Norway 55
35. Greece 48
36. Slovakia 10
37. Luxembourg 6
38. Iceland 3
39. Brunei 1
Average 658.03
By: Flood - 11th January 2004 at 12:56
Originally posted by EAL_KING
why is there so few in uk i thought there would be more ?
I believe that most in the UK are concessions, so the staff in the store are not actually employed directly by McDonalds but by ‘DogBurger Productions (Hicksville) Ltd’, or who ever runs the concession. It makes it easier for the chain to disassociate itself from that particular ‘restaurant’ if something goes wrong – food poisoning or a killing spree;), maybe. That was why burger stores suddenly appeared in petrol stations a few years ago and then just as suddenly disappeared when the new clients hung around outside smoking their fags (amongst other things), etc!
Maybe it seems like there should be more because you see so many of them – which surely means that there are numerous areas of the country in which they might be regarded as like an oasis in a desert…:rolleyes:
Flood.
By: steve rowell - 11th January 2004 at 08:30
The burgers are better at Burger King
By: EAL_KING - 11th January 2004 at 01:41
why is there so few in uk i thought there would be more ?
By: Dutchy - 11th January 2004 at 00:35
The interesting thing about McDonnelds is that they do not serve the same fast food all over the world. Do addapt to local “cuisine” to make them more appeling to the local public. Interesting enough The Netherlands is one of the first countries they tried it in. A friend of me tolh me once that his uncle came up with the idea that you should addapt the general concept to meet local requerments. Not only in food but also in other stuff. In Holland we have relatively a lot of McDonnalds because they are manly small business instead of large once.
I live in the center of a city with 300.000 inhabitands and know of atleast 4 McDonnalds and I’m not looking for them!
By: EN830 - 10th January 2004 at 10:58
you can’t beat a good dollop of BSE in a bap.
By: Arthur - 10th January 2004 at 10:56
They make excellent public toilets. Don’t go there for the eating, go there for the opposite.
By: mike currill - 10th January 2004 at 05:51
Agreed
By: HURRICANE 477 - 9th January 2004 at 13:54
There’s far too many fast food chains…..
No wonder people are becoming more obese…..
By: Hand87_5 - 9th January 2004 at 13:25
Originally posted by Snapper
[B]”Why has France got any?”Many French feel the same. One was blown up by the Bretons a few years back.
[B]
I disagree. Many people like it. Mainly the teens.
That’s cheap , fast , convinient and …………………………..bad!
By: Himanshu - 9th January 2004 at 09:34
50 in India
http://www.mcdonaldsindia.com/futplan.htm
By: mike currill - 9th January 2004 at 05:54
In that case I retract my previous statement. If they have the sense to blow up a McDonalds they can’t be that lacking in taste.
BTW Flood grab your handbag too, a duel with handbags at 20 paces – Lethal 🙂 It’s just that their style of food does nothing for me. Don’t get me wrong, it will keep my hunger at bay for an hour or so but I still have to have a proper meal to feel as though I’ve been fed.
By: Snapper - 8th January 2004 at 23:38
“Why has France got any?”
Many French feel the same. One was blown up by the Bretons a few years back.
http://www.wtps.co.uk/archive/stories/2000/20-04-2000-2861.cfm
And in Egypt they are THE places to eat out.
By: Flood - 8th January 2004 at 23:28
Oooooh! Grab that handbag!:D
Flood.
By: mike currill - 8th January 2004 at 23:19
Originally posted by Flood
Now, I thought this was a pointless exercise in global corporate extravagence to demonstrate the McDonalds gets everywhere… But how come Hong Kong has 177! Why has Luxembourg got 6? Why has France got any?:rolleyes:Flood.
Shows the French are a little more lacking in taste than they would have us believe 🙂 even if there were none in the world that would still be about 30000 too many.
By: Hand87_5 - 8th January 2004 at 09:37
I won’t be that severe against fast food restaurants.
I guess that they play an interesting social role in the American society.
The hamburger in the US is sold (tell if I’m wrong) 99 cents.
It’s very cheap. Even very poor people can afford at least one decent warm meal a day. The quality of the meat is controlled.
I can see positive aspects in Mc Do’s contribution even if it’s not my favorite type of “cuisine”
By: seahawk - 8th January 2004 at 09:31
Originally posted by Hand87_5
New kind of colonisation :rolleyes:
Exactly cultural coloniisation. I would close all american fast food stores. They are against the old european culture in which food was more then just an hamburger on the way.
By: steve rowell - 8th January 2004 at 08:10
Originally posted by brenmcc1
HA HA McCdonalds sucks and are losing money!
Since “when”
By: Flood - 7th January 2004 at 17:43
Now, I thought this was a pointless exercise in global corporate extravagence to demonstrate the McDonalds gets everywhere… But how come Hong Kong has 177! Why has Luxembourg got 6? Why has France got any?:rolleyes:
Flood.
By: brenmcc1 - 7th January 2004 at 16:46
HA HA McCdonalds sucks and are losing money!
By: SOC - 7th January 2004 at 15:39
The worst part is that I’m sitting here eating McDonalds right now :rolleyes:
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