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Cincydawg · « **Reply #252 on:** November 07, 2019, 09:09:37 AM »

Actual chicken at our Kroger is often inexpensive, $2 for boneless breast on sale, $1 for legs on sale.

I like chicken legs grilled with hot sauce better than wings.

"We" are largely addicted to process food items for convenience. Grease, salt, and sugar can make them taste somewhat "OK".

Cincydawg · « **Reply #253 on:** November 07, 2019, 09:10:05 AM »

Quote from: bwarbiany on November 07, 2019, 09:08:26 AM

I saw a lot of fat people in Europe.

It was odd how many of them spoke perfect English though

Probably not with a British accent though.

I've said before, when I'm in Paris, I want to get away from the tourists as far as possible. We're headed over for a month in January (ugh), but won't be in Paris much if at all, in a suburb the whole time. I hope.

utee94 · « **Reply #254 on:** November 07, 2019, 10:33:20 AM »

When I first started going to Europe 25 years ago I was surprised at how lean and fit they were compared to Americans.

Each subsequent trip over there, has proved the gap to be closing. And it's not because Americans are getting thinner.

The Euro lifestyle still remains much healthier than the American one, but it's not such a stark contrast anymore. The more McDonald's that open in Europe...

Cincydawg · « **Reply #255 on:** November 07, 2019, 11:02:58 AM »

The French women often smoke to maintain weight.

utee94 · « **Reply #256 on:** November 07, 2019, 11:12:18 AM »

Well yeah and then there's that.

DevilFroggy · « **Reply #257 on:** November 07, 2019, 02:53:17 PM »

When I did my week long honeymoon in Playa Del Carmen 11 years ago there were lots of tourists from other Spanish speaking countries (specifically Spain and Argentina) around, among a few other fellow American tourists. The most obnoxious, entitled tourists I quickly noticed were also my fellow Americans unfortunately.

CWSooner · « **Reply #258 on:** November 07, 2019, 07:51:20 PM »

Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on November 06, 2019, 10:10:58 PM

Those most likely to act that way (think Black Friday riots, injuries, deaths) are also the most likely to argue the point that we, humans, aren't merely animals.

I don't understand why you would use one point to grind an ax on something completely different.
Neither you nor I know what people who riot on Black Friday think about the nature of mankind.

CWSooner · « **Reply #259 on:** November 07, 2019, 07:56:03 PM »

Quote from: MarqHusker on November 06, 2019, 10:57:29 PM

Chick Fil A does have the best customer service of any chain, retail, food etc. I've ever seen and it isn't close. I don't tend to eat there, my youngest likes or liked it. Can t keep up w her.

The only enterprises close in terms of large Corp service are Disney, which I hate to admit or Ritz Carlton. Probably put Hilton's Conrad brand in there along with Mandarin Hotels.

Quote from: Kris60 on November 06, 2019, 10:42:55 PM

I’m a pretty big fan of Chick Fil A. And I have never seen a Chick Fil A that didn’t do fantastic business. There is a town about 30 minutes from where I live that has 3 of them and it really isn’t a big town at all. I joke that it’s a one Chick Fil A town with 3 Chick Fil A’s. But all three of them are packed all the time. And any CFA I’ve hit whether it be VA, NC, SC, GA, TN or any place down south is always like that. Drive thru backed up out of the parking lot. Inside is packed.

Their menu and their religious stance I guess just plays in the Bible Belt. Not to mention they just hire more impressive employees. They smile, are well groomed, look you in the eye, and actually speak to you. I got my kids a Happy Meal from McDonald’s a couple of weeks ago. The young guy at the window who gave me my food literally never said a word to me. Handed me one bag, stood there for 10 seconds waiting on the other one without saying anything, finally handed me the other bag, and shut the window.

That will never happen at a CFA.

At Chik Fil A:
Customer: Thank you.
CFA Employee: My pleasure!

OTOH, the standard response to "thank you" from anyone under 40 seems to be "no problem." The difference between "no problem" and "my pleasure" is in a microcosm why Chik Fil A kills it on customer service.

CWSooner · « **Reply #260 on:** November 07, 2019, 08:08:19 PM »

My wife and I drive from Tulsa to visit her mother in Santa Fe twice a year. My wife has significant food limitations, so we stop to eat where it is fas, she likes it, and she won't be allergic to it. That is usually Subway. Which is OK.

There are a lot of better sandwich shop chains than Subway, but they typically are not located right off of I-40 in the Texas panhandle.

OrangeAfroMan · « **Reply #261 on:** November 07, 2019, 08:53:39 PM »

Quote from: CWSooner on November 07, 2019, 07:51:20 PM

I don't understand why you would use one point to grind an ax on something completely different.
Neither you nor I know what people who riot on Black Friday think about the nature of mankind.

Because I see a connection there and find it funny. Care to wager a dollar on it?

OrangeAfroMan · « **Reply #262 on:** November 07, 2019, 08:59:34 PM »

Processed foods and fast food aren't the choice of the masses because they're good, but because they're available, cheap, and designed to make you want more.
It's not about 'did you enjoy it', but about 'would you like another one...here, here's another one right here.'

I assume I saw it on the McDonalds movie or maybe not, but the success of McDonalds (and eventually all the others) besides the above, was simply consistency. Back then, you could order the same meal 10 times and get it (subtly, but noticeably) 10 different ways or qualities. I assume some of you older guys remember a place you could frequent and depending on who was back in the kitchen that night, it would influence your selection.

But all McDonalds did was make their food the same, exact way every time. And that's all that was needed to spread like wildfire. It's an institution. It's the first fast food joint a small town gets when it's big enough. It's on every interstate exit. It's astounding.

CWSooner · « **Reply #263 on:** November 07, 2019, 09:34:09 PM »

Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on November 07, 2019, 08:53:39 PM

Because I see a connection there and find it funny. Care to wager a dollar on it?

Are you going to conduct a poll?

CWSooner · « **Reply #264 on:** November 07, 2019, 09:43:44 PM »

Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on November 07, 2019, 08:59:34 PM

Processed foods and fast food aren't the choice of the masses because they're good, but because they're available, cheap, and designed to make you want more.
It's not about 'did you enjoy it', but about 'would you like another one...here, here's another one right here.'

I assume I saw it on the McDonalds movie or maybe not, but the success of McDonalds (and eventually all the others) besides the above, was simply consistency. Back then, you could order the same meal 10 times and get it (subtly, but noticeably) 10 different ways or qualities. I assume some of you older guys remember a place you could frequent and depending on who was back in the kitchen that night, it would influence your selection.

But all McDonalds did was make their food the same, exact way every time. And that's all that was needed to spread like wildfire. It's an institution. It's the first fast food joint a small town gets when it's big enough. It's on every interstate exit. It's astounding.

This is true.
In college, I worked at a char-broiled burger restaurant on Campus Corner in Norman. It was the original Across the Street restaurant, if anyone is familiar with that old chain. It was sit-down, with menus at the table, and had other things than hamburgers. A poor-man's TGI Friday's might be the best way to describe it. We made the best fat onion rings I have ever eaten. We once had a family from Boston tell us the same thing.
We were careful, we had quality ingredients, and we had procedures. But our food did not turn out the same way every time. Items cooked in the fryolators were probably most subject to being different from one time to the next.

OrangeAfroMan · « **Reply #265 on:** November 07, 2019, 10:00:08 PM »

Quote from: CWSooner on November 07, 2019, 09:34:09 PM

Are you going to conduct a poll?

I'm surprised polls still exist after 2016. People aren't even honest when it's anonymous anymore.

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