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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| billybrobby wrote: |
| Straphanger wrote: |
| wylies99 wrote: |
It's called "Royale with cheese"- has something to do with the metric system. 
Check out the big brain on Brad! 
Go ahead and say "What" again. I dare you. |
What country are you from?
"What" ain't no country I ever heard of. They speak English in What?
(And the next line is why I have a picture of Samuel L Jackson on the wall above my desk at work.) |
Everybody loves the movie quotes guy.
(I'm either mocking you, or that's a quote from a movie) |
Some are wondering what the fudge we're talking about. |
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Horangi Munshin
Joined: 06 Apr 2003
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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Confirmed!
Quarter pounders at selected McDonalds but for a limited time. |
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orosee
Joined: 07 Mar 2008
Location: Hannam-dong, Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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| wylies99 wrote: |
It's called "Royale with cheese"- has something to do with the metric system.
Check out the big brain on Brad!
Go ahead and say "What" again. I dare you. |
Quarterpounders were replaced by Royales in continental Europe 2 decades or more ago. You're right with the metric system, a pound on the continent is half a kilo, or 500 g. For the rest I quote from unitconversion.org because it is so over-informative:
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Pound, unit of measure
The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass in a number of different systems, including various systems of units of mass that formed part of English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. Its size can vary from system to system. The most commonly used pound today is the international avoirdupois pound. The international avoirdupois pound is equal to exactly 453.59237 grams. The word "pound" comes from the Latin word pendere, meaning "to weigh". In the United States, the (avoirdupois) pound as a unit of mass has been officially defined in terms of the kilogram since 1893. In 1893, the relationship was specified to be 2.20462 pounds were equal to 1 kilogram. In 1894, the relationship was specified to be 2.20462234 pounds were equal to 1 kilogram. This change followed a determination of the British pound. The current international pound differs from the United States 1894 pound by approximately one part in 10 million. |
Something about false advertising, I guess.
Anyway I loved those things! |
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Slowmotion
Joined: 15 Aug 2009
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Why is McDonalds best burger not available anymore? I had it once like almost 2 years ago. Other than breakfast and fries, mcdonalds is terrible.
But I still miss the quarter pounder sometimes. |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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| cj1976 wrote: |
| With obesity on the rise here, why introduce more shite food? |
Because they consistently run out of pork samgyupsal.  |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 12:52 am Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
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I always laugh at these saintly people who rip on McDonalds every chance they get and claim it's disgusting and not real food etc.
The quarter pounder is a dam fine sandwich with real beef in there and it's as good as you'll get anywhere in the world for that price.
I eat Mcdonalds about once every 2 months and I think it's an ok place to eat at every now and then.
It's the people who eat there every other day who have the problems.
Everything in moderation including moderation. |
I could buy a stick of pigeon on the street for a low price, too, but it's nasty. Even in moderation.
Kraze burger, Smokey Saloon or my kitchen does it right. Burger King is a step up from McDonald's, while Lotteria is a step down. 2 steps down. |
Kraze Burger is one crazy rip-off and even for half of what they charge wouldn't be much of a burger. It deserves to be on the kids' menu somewhere. Tiny burger is more like it.
I'll take a BIG Mac over kraze anyday. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Yaya wrote: |
| Actually I've seen a LOT more fat bastards in Korea now than I did back in 1994, when I first came here. Yes, higher consumption of Western food has plumped up Koreans. |
Along with higher incomes so they can afford more food of all sorts. Sorry to kill your simplisitic over-generalization buzz. |
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DorkothyParker
Joined: 11 Apr 2009
Location: Jeju
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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| I can has cheezburger? |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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^^lol
| atwood wrote: |
| Yaya wrote: |
| Actually I've seen a LOT more fat bastards in Korea now than I did back in 1994, when I first came here. Yes, higher consumption of Western food has plumped up Koreans. |
Along with higher incomes so they can afford more food of all sorts. Sorry to kill your simplisitic over-generalization buzz. |
Yeah I think it's just a high-meat diet and larger portion sizes overall. South Koreans eat much, much more food than they used to, and much more of that food is meat, regardless of the style of cuisine. |
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Kaypea
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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| hellofaniceguy wrote: |
| cj1976 wrote: |
| With obesity on the rise here, why introduce more shite food? |
Because it taste good! And most things that taste good are not really good for you! |
One of the teachers at my school asked me an interesting question (she asked in Korean and somebody translated, which is the only way I get really interesting questions...):
In your country, do people ever eat food for health, or is it only for taste?
I didn't really understand the question at first, and assured her that we had healthy food in Canada... but then I thought about it for a sec, and clarified that unlike in Korea, we don't really have meals that specifically address certain types of health. This conversation took place at a restaurant that sold a certain type of soup made from pounded-up eels that's supposed to be good for respiratory health.
And I thought about it more...
Really, in Canada people eat what they feel like or what they're in the mood for, although some people are health conscious and careful about what they eat. Still, I can't imagine an office-full of Canadians going to some restaurant that served yucky-but-good-for-you food for lunch. (Or maybe the principal actually likes the eel-mud soup... the teachers at my table weren't crazy about it).
So, will the next generation of Koreans patronize "well being" restaurants, or will it be about eating for taste? |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Kaypea wrote: |
| hellofaniceguy wrote: |
| cj1976 wrote: |
| With obesity on the rise here, why introduce more shite food? |
Because it taste good! And most things that taste good are not really good for you! |
One of the teachers at my school asked me an interesting question (she asked in Korean and somebody translated, which is the only way I get really interesting questions...):
In your country, do people ever eat food for health, or is it only for taste?
So, will the next generation of Koreans patronize "well being" restaurants, or will it be about eating for taste? |
The sooner the well-being fad goes away the better........some of my ajumma in-law's are so deep into well-being food that they look at me eating pizza or red meat like I'm some kind of criminal!! |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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| redaxe wrote: |
^^lol
| atwood wrote: |
| Yaya wrote: |
| Actually I've seen a LOT more fat bastards in Korea now than I did back in 1994, when I first came here. Yes, higher consumption of Western food has plumped up Koreans. |
Along with higher incomes so they can afford more food of all sorts. Sorry to kill your simplisitic over-generalization buzz. |
Yeah I think it's just a high-meat diet and larger portion sizes overall. South Koreans eat much, much more food than they used to, and much more of that food is meat, regardless of the style of cuisine. |
This. |
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tefain
Joined: 19 Sep 2007
Location: Not too far out there
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
| The sooner the well-being fad goes away the better........some of my ajumma in-law's are so deep into well-being food that they look at me eating pizza or red meat like I'm some kind of criminal!! |
Most of that industry is just marketing to those who don't know any better.
Does anyone bother reading the labels on a lot of those "well-being" items? |
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brickabrack
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Mariella713
Joined: 22 May 2010
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| Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:06 am Post subject: |
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I always laugh at these saintly people who rip on McDonalds every chance they get and claim it's disgusting and not real food etc.
The quarter pounder is a dam fine sandwich with real beef in there and it's as good as you'll get anywhere in the world for that price.
I eat Mcdonalds about once every 2 months and I think it's an ok place to eat at every now and then.
It's the people who eat there every other day who have the problems.
Everything in moderation including moderation. |
I'm certainly no saint, but I think McDonalds - at any time- is digusting. High amounts of salt & saturated fat...when can that EVER be good, even in moderation? Yuck. That poison will never pass these lips! *chews on a lettuce leaf* |
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