• doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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      1 year ago

      I wonder if this is a geographical thing- as an European, fast food is way too pricey to eat when money is tight. For the price of a single McDonald's meal I could make a whole bunch of different cheap shitty meals at home and in way greater quantities

      • Chapo_is_Red [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        For the price of a single McDonald's meal I could make a whole bunch of different cheap shitty meals at home and in way greater quantities

        That's definitely true in the states too.

        I'm guessing us US people either are more treat addicted, have less skill at cooking, have less free time to cook or are more likely in "food deserts."

        • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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          1 year ago

          I'm talking real basic here- cheapest pasta and cheapest spaghetti sauce you can find combined with a can of tuna for a very spartan meal. All you need to do is boil water and heat up the tomato sauce

          Also, wait- I thought you guys could get Quarter Pounders for 50 cents or something. What's the point of all the wars then ooooooooooooooh

          • Chapo_is_Red [he/him]
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            1 year ago

            What's the point of all the wars then

            That's a good question.

            Cheap pound of pasta+jar of tomato sauce+can of tuna is around $4 or $5 which is about 2000 calories.

            Cheap cheese burger is around $2 which is about 400 calories

          • ButtigiegMineralMap@lemmygrad.ml
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            1 year ago

            Yep, no more dollar menu. If that doesn’t demonstrate a decline Idk what will, like I’m not joking, the average American is pissed about it. Obviously not enough to do anything about it but McD and BK raising prices has (some) people more pissed than Tax hikes

            • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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              1 year ago

              Same thing in Finland. The "coin menu" where you could get a cheeseburger for 1 euro and a double cheeseburger for 2 euros was a huge institution for years and years. First they raised the prices to 1,20 and 2,20 but during these recent price hikes I'm pretty sure it's like 2+ euros for a regular cheeseburger and 3+ euros for a double cheeseburger. The triple cheeseburger, a semi-frequent menu item used to be priced consistently with the other two cheeseburgers at 3 euros, now it's like 5 michael-laugh

              • Trudge [Comrade]@lemmygrad.ml
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                1 year ago

                I thought you guys didn't have enough freedom to make triple cheeseburgers over there in Finland.

                I have been lied to by the State Department propaganda.

    • redtea@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 year ago

      Every time I head stateside, I eat (albeit incredibly tasty) burgers as the only affordable thing on the menu until my cash gets so low I switch to Macdonald's. Tragic. Honestly no idea how most USians afford to eat. Who tf pays $30+ for a bowl of pasta? (That's usually the next cheapest thing on the menu.) Maybe it's different across states? Maybe USians don't tip? It would be more affordable if I wasn't including the tip. Haven't visited since I stopped eating meat so no idea what I'd do for food there now.

      • ButtigiegMineralMap@lemmygrad.ml
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        1 year ago

        Nah, most people tip. You are seen as rude for not tipping most of the time. But there are more and more places requesting tips, so not everyone tips all the time, depends on the restaurant