Paris McDonald's; Emily in Paris vs. Reality

[archersangel]

I'm an American who ate at a French McDonald's for the first time, and it wasn't as glamorous as 'Emily in Paris' suggests https://t.co/C5gWfDcVTR
- Insider Life (@InsiderLife) January 6, 2023
In the show, McDonald's restaurants in France are shown as more glamorous than their counterparts in the U.S. But that have an basis in reality

Comments

[therearewords]

If I look at pictures I'm surprised with how much more 'modern' and colourful McD looks outside of the USA, but I guess it makes sense; that country doesn't go with the times in many ways.

[manu19]

For one thing McDonalds in Europe threw out the tacky red color many years ago. The subtle green already makes it look more „classy“

[therearewords]

And there's so much (fake?) wood!

[kriegspiel]

What does McDonalds in America look like?

This is what they look like in London for the most part...

[manu19]

Depends on the location (just like everywhere I guess) but last time I went, they still had the red color and overblown yellow Mc Donalds sign everywhere. I think it is more subtle in Europe. (At least from my experience).

Here in Germany they replaced most of the in person order with those machines (sidenote: which never work at Berlin Main Central station!) and you just wait to pick up your food or they bring it to your table so there is mostly just 1 cashier left. All the Menus have also been replaced by big tvs that actually show the menu with suble moving parts (don't know how to explain it lol)

[kriegspiel]

oh god I hate those machines. some McDonalds in London don't even have a cashier and the food is delivered by a conveyor belt. I think uk and Europe McDonalds are pretty much the same tbh.

[sashwizzled]

The ones in Frankfurt main station never bloody work either. I didn't come here to talk to a person, goddamnit, give me my soulless machine ordering!

[sandstorm]

Maybe the rest of the thread hasn't visited the US in about 10 years, but most new ones do look like this.

[eomir]

I was going to say, I live in a smallish US town and ours looks like this and has the self order boards and tv menus and everything.

[__onthebound]

This could be a McD in London or Dublin. They all look like this! I went to one in France in 2005...the food all tasted the same as USA (mostly)

[galaxized]

nnnn why is the fry mural sending me