Okay, so it's 2008 and convenience is king, but I'm a little perplexed by the whole drive-through thing.
I can see why they'd appeal if you were a hard bitten Los Angeles homicide detective with an estranged wife and a drink problem, obviously you'd be a busy guy so fair enough.
But, I frequently see people using the drive-through who then park up in the customer parking bays and eat in their vehicles. So, you haven't saved any time seeing as you could have just eaten in the 'restaurant' (and I use that word in the loosest sense) and now your car smells of burgers.
It all seems a bit silly, like this thread.
means you dont have to
sit with the dregs of society
I quite like that though.......
it's like being an extra in a live action version of Eastenders.
does it give you a sense of being 'down with the common man'?
interesting triviality: fast food places in south america are generally frequented by upwardly mobile yuppie types, go figure
No, it gives me a sense of eating food that is 'bad' yet
tastes good amongst a crowd of 'local characters'.
:)
My stepdad took his grandmother to one once and she was horrified and said she'd never go back because they didn't have any knives or forks. <3 old posh people.
As an aside, how is a restaurant a restaurant if it *doesn't* have knives and forks?
You're less likely
to get accosted by nutters, like I did when I was in McD's in Brixton recently. He was proper scary too!
Ahhhh...the KFC in Brixton can be pretty 'vibrant' too!
Well, that's Brixton for you.
I used to really really love the place, but I'm afraid the sane to nutter ratio is just too high for me to ever feel safe enough there. It's amazing though; they never seem to target the locals - they'll defend the place until they're blue in the face. It's like I have 'VISITOR' tattooed on my head or something.
Guilty as charged
But I drive an old banger anyway, so meh!
I went to au McDo last night at half 2 or so and the girl taking my order was hawttt.
Last one I was forced to go to
was on the Isle of Wight, not renowned for the inhabitants to ever do 'fast' and very very loosely 'food' (fine if it's good old fashioned english carnivore fayre - but vegetarianism hasn't quite penetrated the rural farming community) As for USA stylee Mac D's, it's so casual that even when empty, you have to park in a waiting area for 25minutes, BEFORE you are given your burger and fries.
Once received, you tend to just drive away as quickly as possible.
A couple of weeks ago
I had to walk through the Macdonalds drive through at about 3am with cars queueing up behind me.
I must have looked like right bloody crouton.
I thought you weren't allowed to be served if you werent in a car?
Or I've been lied to >:(
curb you enthusiasm suggests this
but if you find yourself in Harringay at 3am, try it out
Who's gay?
your mum
Woah
I always wondered why she ran off with the housemaid :(
Err...the Isle of Wight is hardly a
'rural farming community'.
No it's more a 1950s theme park.
it is stupid.
but people who frequent such places aren't the sharpest tools in the shed generally.
There's nothing wrong
with a bit of fast food when you're drunk though.
but yup, in general you're right
nah, when i'm drunk is the main time i'd eat it.
last night i had a row in burger king actually.
there's a place near my tube stop that does falafel, which i think is my favourite drunken food at the moment. mmmmmm.
falafel
is the win
Just Falafs
Badum tisch!
think about it
you can get and eat a whole meal without having to move your legs. it's like fat people heaven.
i have a local
goddamn great falafel & lamb shwarma. it looks like no one lives there... looks well dodgy... but got great olives & pomegranate molasses from there.
falafel...for those times you want a bit of grease, but not feel too bad about it.
GUILTY
I went through a drive-thru last month, as a pedestrian. Not to be #random# but cos Mac Ds was closed and we were hungry.
hmmmm
for someone to order, wait for their meal and then drive and park must at least five minutes.
people.
better than trainstopping i guess.
i watch you eat junk food
Mmmmmmmmmmmmm
...TAKE
this thread makes me want to eat a burger
^ obviously not got enough control of his life to have gotten a car.
Got two cars currently........
Oooooh get me!
X X X
chop shops rule!
:D
You can't even see the join, that's craftsmanship!
Haven't they started drive-thru Starbucks?
As if we need any more of those anyway.