On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:51:30 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:47:13 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
> wrote:
>
> >On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:22:39 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> >> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:43:50 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 9:29:34 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> >> >> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
> >> >> ...
> >> >>
> >> >> >> I only tried it once but didn't like the chicken. Odd that. I only
> >> >> >> tried
> >> >> >> Macdonalds once as well and I didn't like that either.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Somebody's eating that chicken on your island. Well, at least in the part
> >> >> > I was in - I never got to go to Scotland. Shocking as it may seem, the KFC
> >> >> > density was greater in London that in Honolulu. The times I spotted a KFC
> >> >> > was incomprehensible. I thought you guys only ate fishes and mammals.
> >> >>
> >> >> They are popular everywhere here, but I can't believe I am the only one who
> >> >> doesn't like it. If you come up to Scotland you will see just the same in
> >> >> towns and cities.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > The thing about McDonald's is that one does not go there to savor the
> >> >> > food. We go there because we're damn hungry, don't want to spend a lot of
> >> >> > dough, and we need food fast. We lack the time and energy to seek out
> >> >> > something even a little better. It fits our immediate requirements for
> >> >> > someplace reliable and predictable.
> >> >>
> >> >> Hey you don't need to give your excuses to me ... ;-)
> >> >>
> >> >> > Actually, I'm surprised you've never eaten at a McDonald's before - after
> >> >> > all, you live in Scotland. Hee hee.
> >> >>
> >> >> I 'have' eaten at a McDonalds (once) and I said so! A friend was passing
> >> >> through and I said I would make dinner, but he said he didn't have much time
> >> >> so why didn't we go to McDonalds! We did and I have recounted in the past
> >> >> what I found there)
> >> >>
> >> >> Once was enough!
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >What I meant was that I was surprised that you never went to McDonald's before that one time you did go. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Hee hee.
> >> >
> >> >My guess is that McDonald's is favored by parents with young kids and teenagers. It's a restaurant they can go to and not get dirty looks from the other people eating there. Interestingly, elderly people consider it to be a place to meet their friends in the morning. It's how the old folks network.
> >>
> >> The idea that elderly people go to McDonald's to meet their friends
> >> sounds very sad to me. Imagine having lived 75 years and not having
> >> gotten any further than hanging out at McDonald's.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bruce
> >
> >It is quite depressing but the old guys seem to be enjoying themselves. Come to think of it, old folks are quite depressing.
>
> Speak for yourself!!
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I see a lot of old folks. The main motif is constant pain and discomfort. They like to tell me "don't get old!" Well alright - advice duly noted!