Ha ha, Max. Very good. We now have a MacDonald's in Linfen! It has
dragged the customers away from KFC (which has been caught recycling
the same fat for up to ten days, making it highly carcinogenic) - but
the streets are still lined with vendors selling dubious vitals. And
every corner has a restaurant of some sort. Mi Dung Lu's may have a
tough time keeping its head above water when the novelty dies down.
(The pinyin is just a sounding of the real name by the locals.)
Androo
On 14/03/07, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dawdling over my Fast Food
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> 'As is well known, McDonald's restaurants are deliberately designed
> both to attract customers and to discourage them from lingering,
> in order to produce what is known in the trade as "maximum throughput."'
> - Alison Lurie in the current NYRB
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> Macca's, we hate
> all that fat!
> your bright colours
> and huge shiny photos
> of fatty food!
> Your noisy acoustics,
> glaring lighting,
> cheap tables
> and uncomfy seating!
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> - Thus the chorus
> of superior Macca
> haters everywhere.
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> But the Macca's
> round our corner
> lacks this hectic decor.
> We dawdle over our fast food,
> reading every newspaper
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> Greek and Italian).
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> Here's one saying
> Prince Charles
> in Abu Dhabi
> warns against Macca's.
> Well meaning, no doubt,
> but for us a case
> of dubious throughput:
> fat-uous in, fat-uous out.
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> 14 March 2007
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> Max Richards
> Doncaster, Victoria
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