Bruce wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:45:42 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> > Bruce wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> >> On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 21:05:38 -0400, Ed Pawlowski >
> wrote: >>
> >> > On 8/14/2017 5:23 PM, Bruce wrote:
> >> >> On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 17:04:52 -0400, Ed Pawlowski >
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > >
> >> >>> You may be surprised at the number of 60+ people hanging out
> >> there in >>> the morning. It is not the place to go for a good
> >> breakfast, but very >>> convenient to meet some of your old cronies
> >> from work. >>
> >> >> I'd feel like a child if I met people my age at McDonalds. I'd
> >> want to >> bring a balloon for each of us and order a clown.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > You'd be the only one acting like a kid. Mornings are mostly the
> >> > older crowd inside and people grabbing a coffee on the way to
> work >> > at the drive through.
> >> >
> >> > Better coffee than Starbucks and cheaper too. Muffins are decent
> >> > too.
> >> >
> >> > Many of the people there are on a modest fixed income and for
> >> > reasonable cost they can spend a couple of hours a week with
> >> > friends. Going to a nicer place can cost 5X as much.
> >>
> >> I think that the role of McDonalds and other less salubrious
> hangouts >> (KFC, Burger King etc) differs per culture. A European Ed
> Pawlowski >> would not meet his mates at a McDonalds.
> >
> > Comes off as a bit snooty there. Intended?
>
> In Europe McDonalds is for children and for uneducated, lower
> socio-economic people. A French or Dutch Ed P. wouldn't meet his mates
> there. There are lots of alternatives that are not snooty or
> expensive.

Got it. Being snooty about peopel who eat there.

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