Why do McDonalds make ordering so frustrating!

Alex-Riley.

I went to Mcdonalds drive though and they confused my order with the order of the person behind me

System

Alex-Riley. wrote: »

I went to Mcdonalds drive though and they confused my order with the order of the person behind me

If they ordered more stuff than you then you would have done well out of the deal!

Honeydog

Quat wrote: »

Why's that? Do you struggle with the English language? Your language, spelling and grammar all seem perfectly reasonable judging by your post.

To give you a helping hand and for future reference, Chambers dictionary gives the following definition:

restaurant noun an establishment where meals may be bought and eaten.

Hope this helps!

McDs is a fast food joint. If someone told me that we were going to a restaurant and we ended up at McDs they'd be in trouble!

System

Honeydog wrote: »

McDs is a fast food joint. If someone told me that we were going to a restaurant and we ended up at McDs they'd be in trouble!

Its a bit of a snobby attitude to take. Of course you wouldn't go to Macdonalds for a nice evening meal as it specialises in fast cheap food.

However I don't see that as any reason to deprieve the place from rightly being called a restaurant!

aldredd

Honeydog wrote: »

If someone told me that we were going to a restaurant and we ended up at McDs they'd be in trouble!

I'd be inclined to agree - but it *is* still technically a restaurant.

take a pen - it could be a £250 Mont Blonc or a 25p biro - it's still a pen

System

I would also be annoyed if i was told we were going to a restaurant and we ended up at Nando's. However Nando's appears to fit the "restaurant criteria" of plates and cutlery!

mattyprice4004

goater78 wrote: »

I would also be annoyed if i was told we were going to a restaurant and we ended up at Nando's. However Nando's appears to fit the "restaurant criteria" of plates and cutlery!

Our local Nando's is quite flashy, I'd be tempted to call it a restaurant.

fluffnutter

I went to Nando's for the first time the other day. Exciting!

Moglex

aldredd wrote: »

I'd be inclined to agree - but it *is* still technically a restaurant.

Only a real chav would call a fast food place a 'restaurant'. And the only reason they do so is because that's what they are used to and McD themselves started calling their holes by that name - much to the amusement of anyone with a clue.

As far as I know they are the only cheap caf! that suffers from that particular delusion. Virtually all others accept that are something different - even those that are well above McD in terms of service and food quality.

take a pen - it could be a £250 Mont Blonc or a 25p biro - it's still a pen

Not really the same thing at all, is it? There is no tradition of calling a fountain pen a pen and a Biro something else.

System

fluffnutter wrote: »

I went to Nando's for the first time the other day. Exciting!

Yeah I like Nando's. Thinking about it I probably wouldn't be that disappointed!