Comments on: McRomania

By: shadowchase

shadowchase — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 23:27:39 +0000

Recently on American tv when a Russian journalist was interviewed, he was asked the question did Russian people like Americans. His reply was that they liked American products but not American policy. I suspect this is true in many countries who find our cowboy president insulting. As for the foods, yes, many Euro peoples love the American fast (fat) foods. Whether to be trendy or whether they actually enjoy the fat taste, hopefully they will look at obese America and ultimately turn it down for something “real and tasteful”.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 09 May 2006 21:05:00 +0000

My town doesn’t have one either .. the guys came here and wanted to put a McDrive right in the middle of the city, where the lovers’meeting park is ..the mayor said it wasn’t worth destroying the park, proposed them a few other locations but they only wanted that park’s spot.So they left, and aren’t very missed around here.

By: Andy H

Andy H — Tue, 09 May 2006 20:14:00 +0000

Thankfully we don’t have one. Yet. Sadly everytime we go to visit my in-laws in Targu Mures, Bogi has to go the McD’s there. I despise the place with a passion. For pretty much every reason there is to despise anything.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 09 May 2006 06:34:00 +0000

We have a couple dozen McDonald’s in Bucharest and hundreds of fast-food joints. The only things which prevent more McDonald’s are the Shaorma/Şaorma/(one million other spellings) stands. The şaorma here in “Dristor” is probably the best in Romania — I saw in Vama Veche one Şaormărie called “Şaormărie à la Dristor”. :-)

Anyway, some time ago, when I used to work for a big and blue American corporation, I used to eat fast food every day. I don’t know how the Americans live on that. Eventually, I switched to the most healthy things KFC has: rice, salads and natural fruit juice.

I gained one or two kilos during those months eating there, but that’s no problem, as I’m still “below the normal weight” (European standards) or “starving” (American standards).

Anyway, it’s really funny that McDonald’s may be identical throughout the world: The McDonald’s in Dristor (Bucharest) has the same layout with one in Bacău and one in Paris!

–Bogdan :-)

By: Romerican

Romerican — Tue, 09 May 2006 05:14:00 +0000

Trav – To me, it’s not so much an extension of branding but just plain audacity! I’m surprised to hear Albania is still virgin. Surely, it’s only a matter of months. McDonald’s and KFC are one thing, but can you imagine the radical cultural change that would occur with the introduction of Taco Bell addiction?

Raluca – You must be joshing me! What kind of nutball would do that? And, more curious, did he win?!

By: Raluca

Raluca — Tue, 09 May 2006 02:35:00 +0000

Ha-ha, you’re so painfully mcright. The mayor in my hometown won the elections by promising to bring a McDonalds in town. How pathetic is that?

By: traveller one

traveller one — Tue, 09 May 2006 02:31:00 +0000

We used to laugh at the “McDrives” in Romania- we didn’t even call them that in Canada but it’s such a perfect name don’t you think? We only had drive-throughs! There is not even one foreign fast food place here in Albania, but we are waiting for the day- it surely can’t be that far off. (OH but we have funny rip-offs of MacDonalds etc!)