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Juregen
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There is no breakfast served at MacDonalds in most of the european countries too, technically i think only in England.
For us it is weird to eat junk food in the morning i guess ... |
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snoopyd
Joined: 25 Jul 2006
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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| nothing like a gressy McDees breakfast after a heavy night of drinking^^ |
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captain planet
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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| laogaiguk wrote: |
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| Qinella wrote: |
This thread is one of those things that I find so funny I can't even laugh at. A bunch of westerners complaining about the menu at McDonald's in a foreign country.  x 10 million. |
as opposed to the traffic patterns? |
There is a pretty big difference between traffic patterns and McDonald's restaurants. A big one being you can choose not to go to one, but the other is unavoidable. |
and that was exactly the point i was making. thank you so much. |
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periwinkle
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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A few years ago I had pancakes at a Mickey D's near the Dong Seoul bus terminal. Don't know if they're still serving, though. They had hash browns, too. Anyway, the place was a ghost town- skeleton crew, and only one other table occupied. Maybe it was a test mkt. Mickey D's? Obviously didn't go well, as it hasn't caught on...
You should try Isaac Toast or go to any random street vendor selling toast. I always say no sauce, though- or sugar, for that matter... |
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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| maybe the breakfast items cost too much in korea ... |
I think the question of this thread has been answered. For some reason, McD's breakfast doesn'y fly. They tested it out (I didn't know that) and it failed to open the wallets of Koreans. Who knows the reasons? I don't think it has to do with Korean tastes, but more with Korean spending habits and lifestyles.
1) Koreans seem to be unwilling to spend money on certain things such as buying / renting dvds. Maybe the thought of blowing 3000 won on breakfast is a turn-off when Mom will give it to you for free.
2) Especially on weekends, Koreans get up late. Most of them would never make the 10 AM deadline for McD's breakfast. |
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snoopyd
Joined: 25 Jul 2006
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Dev wrote: |
| snoopyd wrote: |
| maybe the breakfast items cost too much in korea ... |
I think the question of this thread has been answered. For some reason, McD's breakfast doesn'y fly. They tested it out (I didn't know that) and it failed to open the wallets of Koreans. Who knows the reasons? I don't think it has to do with Korean tastes, but more with Korean spending habits and lifestyles.
1) Koreans seem to be unwilling to spend money on certain things such as buying / renting dvds. Maybe the thought of blowing 3000 won on breakfast is a turn-off when Mom will give it to you for free.
2) Especially on weekends, Koreans get up late. Most of them would never make the 10 AM deadline for McD's breakfast. |
Good point on the weekends^^ ...the streets are empty from 7 to 10 am  |
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flotsam
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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| jaganath69 wrote: |
| You can get the breakfast menu at Burger King in Itaewon, but I haven't seen it elsewhere. |
You can get it in Apku also. |
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drumpounder
Joined: 20 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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I used to like eating at McDonalds on occassion...til I saw "Supersize Me"  |
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Manner of Speaking
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Qinella wrote: |
| This thread is one of those things that I find so funny I can't even laugh at. A bunch of westerners complaining about the menu at McDonald's in a foreign country. x 10 million. |
Well, for me it was great comfort/anti-homesickness food. I usually went there for breakfast in the winter. I'd have morning classes from 7:30am, usually no time for breakfast, so it was GREAT to have a nice western-style breakfast to warm you up.
I actually went more for the fresh ground coffee than the breakfasts; they'd grind the beans right before they made your cup. |
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Zulu
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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| Land of the Morning Calm follows from Land of the Earlier Morning Hangover. Real breakfast at 6AM is an untapped market here. Any longtimers ever think of opening a 24 hour diner in Seoul? |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:29 am Post subject: |
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Some happy advice from the calorie-counting svelte bodies over at MSN
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| McDonald’s Deluxe Breakfast is a smorgasbord of bad-for-you foods—including eggs, sausage, pancakes smothered in syrup and margarine, hash browns and a biscuit. In moderation, any of these items could be an OK (if occasional) breakfast, but add them together and you’re looking at a grand total of 1,220 calories, 550 of them from fat, including 17 grams of saturated fat. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:31 am Post subject: |
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When I first arrived in Korea (back in 2000, this was), the McDonald's in Jongno -- the one close to the YBM building -- served breakfast. I used to get a sausage McMuffin and an orange juice everyday before class at ELS.
But only because I couldn't get a Quarter Pounder and a large vanilla shake.
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:05 am Post subject: |
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If they sold it, Koreans would buy it.
It's just surprising to not have a huge breakfast tradition here, especially since it's popular/available in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other places in the region.
All it means is I have to visit Dunkin Donuts more. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="Dev"]
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Maybe the thought of blowing 3000 won on breakfast is a turn-off when Mom will give it to you for free.
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No doubt! Even when you are well into your 40's and still single! |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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Because Koreans don't eat breakfast! not as a distinctly different meal in the way many Westerners do.
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| Probably coz the market doesn't demand it or can't support it. Korean breakfast, soup, rice, kimchi and fish, seems to be well entrenched here. |
Bingo! The very first reply to this thread said it all. Everything else was an interesting waste of time.
There are few places that serve breakfast, almost NONE in smaller cities, except for the 24/7 places which serve lunch and dinner meals around the clock. |
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