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esetters21
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 Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:05 am Post subject: McDonald's and mad cow |
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I know that this has been done before, but I just went to McDonald's for the first time in a long time. There it was right by the registers for everyone to read; "Our beef is Australian and safe."
An American company that operates around the globe that has to bow their heads and give in to this total ignorance of a few Korean radicals  . |
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i
Joined: 10 Apr 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:13 am Post subject: |
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I think in a couple weeks they'll take the signs down and just start serving mad-cow burgers from the US. Once the frenzy is over, I'd bet it will be back there.
On another topic, I was told by my sister-in-law here that some Koreans don't eat Aussy beef cuz it stinks when you cook it. Anyone heard this? Smells the same to me, but then again if I were a local and was told it stinks, of course the whole country would have to agree. |
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loose_ends
Joined: 23 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:24 am Post subject: Re: McDonald's and mad cow |
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| esetters21 wrote: |
I know that this has been done before, but I just went to McDonald's for the first time in a long time. There it was right by the registers for everyone to read; "Our beef is Australian and safe."
An American company that operates around the globe that has to bow their heads and give in to this total ignorance of a few Korean radicals . |
The sign at burger king reads something like this, "Korean Burger King is clean and safe."
Do they publish a list of the Burger Kings around the world that are dirty and dangerous? Or is that a secret? |
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warren pease
Joined: 12 May 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:33 am Post subject: |
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| They're a business, and the purpose of a business, above all else, is to make money. |
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movybuf
Joined: 01 Jan 2007
Location: Mokdong
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:57 am Post subject: |
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| McDonald's has always served Australian beef here, at least as long as I have been here (2002). I think now you are just noticing the signs because it is an issue. |
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cheeseface
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
Location: Ssyangnyeon Shi
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:51 am Post subject: |
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| warren pease wrote: |
| They're a business, and the purpose of a business, above all else, is to make money. |
So simple really......... |
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aka Dave
Joined: 02 May 2008
Location: Down by the river
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:29 am Post subject: |
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| Back in the early 90s, when I was living in France, they had on the place mats similar notices saying their beef was French. Come on, this is McDonalds. |
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Return Jones
Joined: 06 Feb 2004
Location: I will see you in far-off places
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:33 am Post subject: |
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| We had this same discussion a few weeks ago, didn't we? |
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milspecs
Joined: 19 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:35 am Post subject: |
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bow their heads? who bowed? all they did was print up a sign  |
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ryouga013
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:57 am Post subject: |
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| i wrote: |
I think in a couple weeks they'll take the signs down and just start serving mad-cow burgers from the US. Once the frenzy is over, I'd bet it will be back there.
On another topic, I was told by my sister-in-law here that some Koreans don't eat Aussy beef cuz it stinks when you cook it. Anyone heard this? Smells the same to me, but then again if I were a local and was told it stinks, of course the whole country would have to agree. |
The last time I got some Aussie beef from the butcher, in less than 48hours, it was spoiled and nasty. 48hours from frozen to putrid in a refrigerator... That's why I don't buy beef in general here in Korea... the conditions it's kept in probably is a hell of lot less safe than the meat, wherever it may come from, than the meat itself... |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:43 am Post subject: |
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| ryouga013 wrote: |
| i wrote: |
I think in a couple weeks they'll take the signs down and just start serving mad-cow burgers from the US. Once the frenzy is over, I'd bet it will be back there.
On another topic, I was told by my sister-in-law here that some Koreans don't eat Aussy beef cuz it stinks when you cook it. Anyone heard this? Smells the same to me, but then again if I were a local and was told it stinks, of course the whole country would have to agree. |
The last time I got some Aussie beef from the butcher, in less than 48hours, it was spoiled and nasty. 48hours from frozen to putrid in a refrigerator... That's why I don't buy beef in general here in Korea... the conditions it's kept in probably is a hell of lot less safe than the meat, wherever it may come from, than the meat itself... |
Keeping beef in the fridge for 2 days is asking for rotten meat, don't you think? |
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Fishead soup
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