Why The French Love American Fast Food
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Күн бұрынDespite its reputation for gastronomy, France has become an American fast-food mecca. Between 2019 and 2023, more than 1,300 fast-food restaurants opened in the country, and over the past decade, sales increased by 61%. McDonald’s has the biggest stronghold because of its first-mover advantage. But Burger King, Domino’s Pizza, KFC and Five Guys are expanding their reach. New players like Popeyes and Krispy Kreme moved in for the first time in early 2024 as French consumers continue to seek affordable and convenient food options.
Chapters:
1:21 Chapter 1. France’s fast-food market
3:33 Chapter 2. Winning over the French
8:39 Chapter 3. Challenges
10:49 Chapter 4. Opportunities
Produced and Edited by: Natalie Rice
Camera by: Federico Campanale
Animation: Christina Locopo
Senior Managing Producer: Tala Hadavi
Additional Footage: Getty, AP Photos, Reuters, Domino’s Pizza, Chipotle, TikTok
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Why The French Love American Fast Food
@thedoncjg6263 3 ай бұрын
“CNBC went to Paris to find out” Someone really convinced their boss to let them to go Paris to eat McDonald’s 🤣 fair play
@SuperYogagirl 3 ай бұрын
The editor was busy and signed off on the expense without reading what they were signing. Lol 😂
@monrush 3 ай бұрын
I like their style
@tv-21 3 ай бұрын
I'll eat a qua-song over anything else
@amfrance 3 ай бұрын
They might have found someone local as a contractor to get the B-roll and some of the interviews. Hard to say.
@TheDarkKnightRacist 3 ай бұрын
i think what they meant by "went to Paris" was they contacted their colleague in Paris to records some videos, because all the interview were via video conference.
@goodfellabeats 3 ай бұрын
I hope CNBC is already preparing their video for "Why is France Experiencing an Obesity Crisis" and "Why is Diabetes Rising in France?" in a few years.
@marcusbrown188 3 ай бұрын
Already pre written just gotta wait it out
@beeweel15 3 ай бұрын
Then again in the EU there are higher food standards than the USA as their food is not loaded up with the junk like in American food so I don't think an obesity and diabetes spike is coming anytime soon plus they have universal health care so they will be better taken care of.
@hmillz512 3 ай бұрын
Lol big difference in France is that they actually use high quality ingredients in the fast food restaurants so it's far less processed, fast foods in America literally give you diabetes cuz its barely even food in the first place
@alistairt7544 3 ай бұрын
I'm cackling at the idea that we're exporting obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiac arrest. 🤣🤣🤣
@steeltoeboots9591 3 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@teiva 2 ай бұрын
I swear they made them talk with the strongest french accent they could for the video
@troptetuprmourir 2 ай бұрын
😂
@oixambre 2 ай бұрын
as a french i can confirm that they take the best of the best 😂😂😂
@missfof9 2 ай бұрын
As a French this is so hilarious to me...thankfully we don't all talk like this. So stereotypical 😅
@olivierm6893 Ай бұрын
Xavier was reading from a script and does not speak English at all
@xDiananas Ай бұрын
Especially the guy from the pc… my ears BLEEEEED
@juanf5391 2 ай бұрын
I remember taking French in high school around 1999-2000. My French teacher would share new headlines from France. I remember one if the biggest controversies was that French chefs wanted McDonalds and other American fast food chains to be banned in France because more French people were eating there instead of at traditional restaurants. The chefs were losing their s…t and demanding the government got involved.
@upthedown1 Ай бұрын
Funny
@bananaempijama Ай бұрын
There was a bomb that destroyed a McDonald's in the Brittany region, and unfortunately killed one person in 2000. José Bové was famous for protesting against McDonald's and was sentenced to 44 days in prison for destroying a McDonald's that was under construction.
@icephoenix5466 Ай бұрын
Would have been better XD
@GolgothFranc Ай бұрын
Fast food are sugar, fat and salt, now they got a dog pallet can’t even taste proper food.
@CristianluisContreras Ай бұрын
😀 also the French government banned ketchup in schools because they didn't want anything to be American. You know what I mean
@ajamu4304 3 ай бұрын
As an American residing in Paris already 10+ years; the fast-food phenomenon is purely an economic choice of convenience. Fast-food is generally cheaper than French restaurants and they tend to provide non-stop service; whereas French restaurants may open later and close mid-day until dinner. Also due to declining spending power of students, the middle and working classes; many people are looking for something quick, cheap, filling and tasty just like in the US.
@ItsComingRome79 3 ай бұрын
This is 100% correct, you wrote in a few sentences the main drives behind American fast food success in France and did a better job than this 12 minute video 😂
@sjonm 3 ай бұрын
Somewhat well put, esp on the pure choice aspect of it, except that at the Crous the fixed price of a 3 course meal is available to students for a fixed price of 3.5€, a healthy balanced meal! if it has increased due to inflation it ain't above 5€. For 15€ euros spent at Burger king or Mcdo in Paris I assure you I will enter MONOPRIX get un plat du jour , dessert + boisson, and I'll give u a balance of my less than 4€
@poupou5833 3 ай бұрын
Also immigration from outside France is fueling a decline in traditional french meals and a surge in tacos, kebab, mcdo etc...
@jdos5643 3 ай бұрын
Is there chipotle in France?
@shipleyshipster 3 ай бұрын
Hand me a baguette, spreadable Brie, and some tomato slices any day over Fast food restaurants. Quick, easy, delicious, filling, better for you.
@rachelolsen3428 3 ай бұрын
As an American living in France, the food quality at fast food chains are WAY better. One of the reasons the French manage to stay healthy though is because they eat in moderation. Even the largest sizes in France are often smaller than mediums in the US. People walk a lot. I'm often asked by French people if I ate fast food every day growing up, as that's the stereotype of Americans, versus the French will have fast food maybe once a week or less.
@charonsfantasy 2 ай бұрын
I feel like outside students who live on a tight budget, fastfood is actually the deal of one or two times in a month.
@billieford9683 2 ай бұрын
I , too, live in Paris and there now are very fat Parisians. Many eat this junk every day and it’s such a shame how the US influence is ubiquitous here; they are losing their culture.
@80club45 2 ай бұрын
In the beginning, yes, but give it a couple of years it will garbage
@frontier_conflict-qh1vj 2 ай бұрын
It’s the same in the UK
@auxyray 2 ай бұрын
Id rather go to Chick fil a or chipotle or wataburger or Dary Queen in the United States than the cleanest nicest McDonalds in France. Not to mention a myriad of even more local fast food chains or a Mexican drive through spot. I can get good fast food from the local super market. HEB has very servicable pizza. The US has better fast food than France a million percent when you consider all the options Americans have across the country. I live in France and cook and eat almost exclusively at home because restaurants in my city are between overpriced or fast food junk and a lack of mid-range options keeps me at home. I dont think this is the case in larger cities like Paris or Lyon, though.
@Tadano5 Ай бұрын
I'm French, I grew up poor with a single mom and we never went to restaurants. Back then, we did go to some fast food places because it's more affordable. The prices in restaurants are just mental. Even now, as an adult with a high income, I'm still astonished by some prices and reticent to go to a restaurant. Over the years, fast food restaurants have improved in quality, especially McDonald's, while regular restaurants decreased in quality (a lot of places serve fake fresh food, it's microwaved frozen garbage most of the time) Fast food isn't that bad anyway. It's all about the quantity, not going too often, and most importantly avoiding sodas.
@FastFoodASeattleEtAilleurs 2 ай бұрын
I was born and raised in France and moved to the US in 1991. At age 44 today in 2024, I can say for a fact that the French love American fast food. More and more of the chains that I exist in the US are opening up in France too. That video did a good job describing the growth.
@chrisd5964 Ай бұрын
Apart from Crepes from a stall or a croque from a bar there wasn’t much in the way of fast food in France, so it was an open market for the US chains. And yes you’re right, I’m from the UK where there will always be some people at the local McD’s but in France they are just rammed with people and a long queue at the drive-in windows - and this is in a small town.
@ulysses_F4810 3 ай бұрын
As an Italian living in France, the reason why the French love American fast food is obvious. Historically, the alternatives to slow, expensive eating are scarce and low quality. Nowadays it's basically just kebab, "French tacos", terribly expensive under-filled baguettes, or American fast food. Obviously fast food was going to win! Without going very far (China or Japan would provide great examples), in Italy we've always had several cheap, tasty ways to get a quick meal. In Rome, you can easily find "pizza al taglio", supplìs, focaccerias etc. In other cities the list is just as long...
@s.leochapman417 3 ай бұрын
I think you summed it up very well. While France has a rich culinary heritage, the country's cuisine comprises many complex recipes. In traditional French gastronomy, there is very little in terms of on-the-go street food, and in today's world, where everyone works (often long hours, even in France), fast food imports from abroad offer the convenience that people seem to need - the result of such developments, among others, has been a doubling of the French obesity rate between 1997 and 2020.
@yaush_ 3 ай бұрын
French tacos are also horrible. But yah it’s basically either McDonald’s, vending machine sandwich, or 5 course meal
@rick-be 3 ай бұрын
Fast French food is nonexistent...waiting a 1/2 hour for service is ordinary.
@Amadeus-ms9lt 3 ай бұрын
I was amazed that in Bologna Airport, not a single American fast food chain.
@auxyray 3 ай бұрын
To add to this spot-on comment, I think the reason there are few cheap quick food options outside of those you mentioned has to do with French restaurant associations. They keep competition out of cities.
@CVerse 3 ай бұрын
Hearing a French person say “I luv nuggets” does not sound like it belongs on this sacred timeline
@ArcticAirUltraPro 3 ай бұрын
This time line is very curses so seems fitting
@zatarraii7234 3 ай бұрын
Loki: So...What was your nexus event? Frenchman: _“I luuuv nuggets”_
@user-xs5bl9dy6d 3 ай бұрын
More like cursed 😂
@aesma2522 3 ай бұрын
I'm French and love burgers but I don't get the thing with nuggets. During a riot people burglarized a McDonald's and were in a frenzy over getting the stock of nuggets, WTF ?
@Phonixrmf 3 ай бұрын
What if they are gold miners?
@Hanbro1o 2 ай бұрын
Makes sense considering the average French restaurant is open from 10 : 45 - 13 : 20 and only on rotating Thursdays
@Firebolt68 Ай бұрын
And some of them are fully booked by locals making phone reservations days in advance, leaving you with a rejection after walking 20 minutes to get there.
@Dibipable 25 күн бұрын
Not majority of french people love this food and this people prefer french food ! B tssssss !
@MbisonBalrog 24 күн бұрын
But then there are others open when others are closed. That how they get business.
@chucky187 2 ай бұрын
Now France, please send us your labor rights and Unions.
@Ggnmgjhg Ай бұрын
If only!
@jeece711 Ай бұрын
Easy mate. You just need to join your already established workers unions and above all stop voting for republicans and voila you have labor rights again!
@Error695. Ай бұрын
sounds like a good trade off
@ST-rj8iu Ай бұрын
but you don't want their economy right? Cause and effect.
@jeece711 Ай бұрын
You already have workers unions in US (in fact the America invented labor union). To restore your labor rights, you just need to get rid of the Republican Party. Note to readers, no wonder the internet is so far-right and libertarian, all left-wing and pro-union comments like mine are systematically deleted even though they do not go against the commenting rules. Sad.
@rabidrabbitshuggers 3 ай бұрын
I’m old enough to remember when the French had a militant resistance to Americanized fast food. It’s crazy how so much has changed in so little time.
@Pau_Pau9 3 ай бұрын
They surrendered with their white aprons.
@thetechnologyhistorian441 3 ай бұрын
Immigrants. The cabal won.
@zaram131 3 ай бұрын
This is sad..
@thanakonpraepanich4284 3 ай бұрын
So the parent generation of Giscard- Mittereand era are dead, and their children grew up in Chirac era onward don't have to hide their love of fast food anymore?
@enkryptron 3 ай бұрын
snobbery will only get the French so far
@autokorrektor8166 3 ай бұрын
Whoever put the "s" in fat food was a genius........
@mariusdrinda1655 3 ай бұрын
Brilliant comment!
@NazriB 3 ай бұрын
Lies again? Driver Chauffeur Debit Card
@youlovechika 3 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@lucasdotcomm 3 ай бұрын
Whoever put the “d” in place of the “L” is also genius
@nthatomalope 3 ай бұрын
LOL!!!!
@Vjl5280 2 ай бұрын
It’s just crazy the times we live in. 30 years ago if you told a French person they’d be obsessed with fast food they’d spit on you.
@aurea57 2 ай бұрын
I am French I cook myself every day twice a day (easier for me because im housewife), I loved fast food when I was a teenager but today I detach and around me I see the same phenomenon so this documentary surprises me, but Paris is a state in the state after all...
@lonerider5933 2 ай бұрын
Île de "France"
@lemoussaillon Ай бұрын
Pourtant le nombre de Mc Donald's en France ne cesse de croître avec 30 inaugurations par an environ (1560 restaurants Mc Donald's en tout). Ils sont de plus en plus présents dans les villes moyennes et les petites villes voir même à la campagne. Je crois savoir que la France est le deuxième marché de Mc Donald's derrière les États-Unis. Au delà des prix raisonnables et de la force du marketing, les Mc Donald's en France sont des lieux de socialisation pour beaucoup (jeunes, familles...). Il a en quelque sorte remplacé le café du village.
@aurea57 Ай бұрын
@@lemoussaillon McDonald's a un marché assez spécifique pour la France, plus "healthy" (ouais, j'imagine pas l'horreur dans d'autres pays du coup) avec des recettes souvent plus travaillées et adaptées aux goûts français, ça a fait mouche. Mais le problème de base c'est que les gens cuisinent de moins en moins à cause du rythme de vie effréné qu'on nous force à avoir et qui poussent les gens vers la restauration rapide. Et le problème de la gastronomie française c'est qu'elle demande du temps, on a pas vraiment de recettes rapides et adaptées au travail comme les hamburgers, les pizzas, les kebabs, les pâtes... les plats français sont plus complexes et adaptés à un rythme de vie plus lent avec des repas longs à table donc pas compatible avec le mode de vie de beaucoup et c'est une tragédie, la gastronomie française devient un luxe réservés aux plus riches et/ou ceux qui peuvent se permettre de prendre le temps de cuisiner chaque jour (j'en fais partie Dieu merci).
@VinceLorentz-md3nb Ай бұрын
Vous êtes atteint du syndrome "je suis à moi seul la référence sociologique pour tout le monde"... Si vous représentez quelque chose, c'est sans doute votre génération et votre mode de vie... Restez modeste et ne généralisez pas, tout le monde n'est pas comme vous et votre entourage...
@BurgerDreamer Ай бұрын
@@aurea57 Une bonne pizza c'est pas tellement rapide, il faut laisser reposer la pâte des heures. Pour le reste c'est dommage de penser que la cuisine française n'est faite que de plats à cuisson longue et bien lourds... Y'a plein de choses à cuisiner rapidement, beaucoup de crudités et légumes en vinaigrette, des omelettes, poulet rôti, croque-monsieur, petits-pois à l'ancienne, soupes... Nos anciens mangeaient des choses simples qui venaient de leur jardin la majorité du temps. On n'est pas obligés de penser que manger français c'est boeuf bourguigon et cassoulet à chaque repas. En plus de cuisiner de moins en moins, on sait de moins en moins manger et quoi manger.
@Ari-vz5tn 3 ай бұрын
I've noticed something interesting - American fast food franchises taste so much better overseas than they do in America! I've had the pleasure of trying them in different countries, and the flavors seem to be more authentic and delicious abroad. Has anyone else experienced this?
@loganleroy8622 3 ай бұрын
Yes, and I think it's because they have to break into the market, so it actually does have to taste really good.
@PieceAPie-y 3 ай бұрын
Yes German and British McDonalds tasted so much better and had different and better menu options.
@Runconna 3 ай бұрын
EU regulations so its less processed. As stated in the video.
@dvhughesdesign 3 ай бұрын
That has been my experience too. The McDonald's in Stockholm, Sweden were miles above the quality and taste of the McDonalds here in the states.
@vgt 3 ай бұрын
Here in America, high fructose corn syrup is used as a filler ingredient in a lot of fast food. HFCS is not used this way in Europe and everything tastes better as a result.
@magalengo 3 ай бұрын
The power of mass advertising never ceases to amaze me.
@Elkington7 3 ай бұрын
This got thrown into my recommendations when I don't normally watch anything from CNBC or any other major news source. I don't even eat fast food.
@OscarUnrated 2 ай бұрын
McDonalds is better in France. The food I had was definitely higher quality than here, plus it was the only thing open till 2am
@chickentoucher55 2 ай бұрын
Or maybe because food that is cheap, quick and had millions invested to make it the perfect balance of taste means people want to go, eating snails isn’t exactly advanced
@backintimealwyn5736 2 ай бұрын
I'm french, I did'nt recognize my people in this video , at all. French people are very critical of american fast foods, they eat there sometimes, I never do, most of my friends don't. We overwelmingly think it's unhealthy. It looks more like a commercial than an actual unbiased investigation. with people saying "it's delicious", "it's amazing" ... not accurate.
@ghostpiratelechuck2259 2 ай бұрын
@@backintimealwyn5736You know what they say about anecdotal evidence: it isn’t evidence. If you’d look up the numbers in the report instead of the street opinions you’d find it’s accurate. Numbers don’t lie, and two people in the street mean less than nothing. There are 43M transactions per week in a country of
@PierrotLeFol 2 ай бұрын
As a Frenchman it honestly sickens me to see how fast food (not only American) spread all over the country. To be honest in many cities 50% of restaurant sell either burgers, pizza, tacos or kebab…
@gordonspicer 2 ай бұрын
too true. In some medium size towns its now difficult to find a simple French traditional restaurant. They are a quickly "vanishing breed" in an, say, the next 5/10 years they will be a distant memory.
@JJVernig 2 ай бұрын
A nightmare. The traditional restaurants with 3 course meal were always affordable. I love the simplicity, and you still got a good mail and be on your way within the hour... But it is not trendy...
@danieldigital9333 2 ай бұрын
It's not the palette that's changing, it's the income
@FlowerSupply420 Ай бұрын
Exactly. Let’s do a movie next on how the French are loving renting instead of owning a home!
@tibortoth7420 28 күн бұрын
And racial demographics
@MK-lm8te 3 ай бұрын
lol France, as an American I say this: please fight back😭
@popcorn8153 3 ай бұрын
France is going to be ok. France is not a car centric hellscape like America. This plays a big factor in food culture. There are bakeries and fresh food options on every street in Paris within walking distance. Unlike every freeway exist burgeoning with caloric vices in America. The combination of sprawl and distance to food make fast food in America align with its monocentric forms of movement.
@mynameisname567 3 ай бұрын
@@popcorn8153Fast food is everywhere in Japan, and vending machines in Japan contain nothing but sugary drinks (with the exception of tea, which is almost always unsweetened unless it's Lipton). While obesity in Japan is rising, it's nowhere near the rates that America has. What France and Japan share in common are walkable cities and good public transport infrastructure. So, yes, I agree with you and I think France will be fine.
@AJ-iu6nw 3 ай бұрын
They're gonna get so fat from the fast food haha
@maythesciencebewithyou 3 ай бұрын
You seem to think fast food is new to France and Europe. People all around the world eat fast food. It's not new. The problem with you Americans and fat people in general is not the fast food, but the fact that you eat way too much. We don't eat such huge portions as you do.
@BoilingHotCoffee 3 ай бұрын
France will be fine. They literally walk most places to go about their daily lives and don't need to drive everywhere.
@Cam4Cameron 3 ай бұрын
Hearing "I love nuggets" in a French accent makes me want to laugh and cry at the same time.
@basiledubois6761 3 ай бұрын
He's a simple man with simple needs. He loves fries, he gets fries. He loves nuggets, he gets nuggets.
@sd9193 3 ай бұрын
Me too and I am French… promise I don’t sound like that though 😂 I arrived in the USA young enough that I don’t sound like that hahaha
@Cam4Cameron 3 ай бұрын
@@basiledubois6761 frites I’m fine with! They didn’t invent them but they embraced them. Nuggets I’m not.
@ButterflyG673 3 ай бұрын
Why?
@A.D.D.O.C.D.T 3 ай бұрын
Scope what nuggets are made of.
@coldcrankinamps 2 ай бұрын
I remember eating at McDonalds in Antigua, Guatemala and it was THE BEST McD's experience I've ever had. Had its own courtyard with beautiful foliage and a water fountain at the center AND they still had the Big N Tasty!
@goodvibes90_ 2 ай бұрын
I am currently in Paris for my first time visit, and I was taken aback at how much American fast food brands there are in the city. And now this video popped up on my feed 😂
@Americaninparis2012 2 ай бұрын
Let me guess, KFC, Mcdo, BK, Subway, Dominos, Pizza Hut, Five Guys, Starbucks. Did I miss any other restaurants? I wouldn't call this a variety. Hope your visit is going well. Be sure not to categorize what France or being French is by what the Parisians do and act.
@gordonspicer 2 ай бұрын
95% of Italian restaurants are really just Pizza ones. The Indian restaurants are mostly nothing resembling the British ones. There is truly still not international cusine restaurants in France or very few and they ain't typical or that good. All the French efforts to create their style of fast food have failed mostly dure to being too expensive.
@jl-ws1kz 2 ай бұрын
@@gordonspicer Its kinda true, our "italians" are mostly pizza only (except in the south east near italian borders lol), in France if you want good international cuisine, you need to pay the price, or be in paris (like 13 th district if you want asian food, or 20th for tunisian and so on ...)
@gordonspicer 2 ай бұрын
@@jl-ws1kz Why hardly any Moroccan restaurants in French towns anymore?. The only thing you like is au volonte buffet at Chinese restaurants with their same tepid cuisine. Always the same with surly asian staff. Traditional French bistros are a dying breed. Finding a restaurant open at night or on Sunday needs a Sherlock Holmes!
@Lumi-OF-Model 3 ай бұрын
French foods have become unaffordable (money-wise and time-wise). Traditional French culinary culture is that you eat slow, entertain with others by socialising, and spend a lot of time for cooking, but the French society has become a busy society like everywhere else. People don´t have time to cook, are digitalized by spending their time alone with SNS etc
@tube.brasil 3 ай бұрын
🎯
@deecee2174 3 ай бұрын
OC should be reported for posting links on her accounts that link to corn.
@meme-hz1mq 3 ай бұрын
Are you French?
@glitchy_weasel 3 ай бұрын
How interesting. Here in America we're seeing fast food becoming unaffordable instead, as the prices for fast food meals have skyrocketted over the past few years.
@marcbuisson2463 3 ай бұрын
That's... Not true. I mean, fast food is generally speaking unaffordable on a daily basis... and is not eaten as such. You still have waaaay higher numbers of homecooks than in the US, and many other european countries, and we do still have some of the longest lunch times in the world. What is true, is that on one side, there has been a wide adoption of the burger in our restaurants. Which is obvious: traditional child dish for the last 50 years is a patty with french fries. You don't need to add a lot to push the price from 12 to 16 euros. What's also true is that we do have a way weaker native fast food tradition in general. So when american brands establish themselves, there is way less concurrence than with the german kebabs or the brits. Although this is increasingly changing.
@yann120 3 ай бұрын
Also, something you didn’t explain is that most French employees receive "restaurant tickets," which function more like a debit card nowadays. Employees get between 160 to 200€ per month (60% paid by the company) to spend exclusively in restaurants for their lunch break. This explains why many French employees eat at restaurants every day, including sometimes at fast food establishments.
@nthatomalope 3 ай бұрын
What? Wow. That's cool!!
@LibertyG100 3 ай бұрын
Actually, you can also use them to buy food (and only food) at supermarket.
@Nzinga991 3 ай бұрын
It's called social progress, and we have the unions and baby boomers to thank for it. In fact, that's what socialism is all about - the distribution of wealth, to be more precise. In the USA, American taxpayers pay for the welfare of politicians and tax cuts for big corporations and oligarchs, and that's perverse socialism.
@GonzoTehGreat 3 ай бұрын
Is this a government initiative?
@Nzinga991 3 ай бұрын
@@GonzoTehGreat Absolutely, employees talk to their unions, who negotiate with the government and the employers' union.
@KristinaBoombastic 2 ай бұрын
Traveling in Europe I was actually surprised to see France as culinarily more Americanized than Germany, a country that was for a long time occupied by US forces. There are Mickey D's in Germany too, but there''re also so many German, Italian or Greek restaurants with great food at affordable prices while in France it's either very expensive French Haute Cuisine or American Fast Food.
@drsnova7313 Ай бұрын
(Western) Germany was occupied by the Allied powers (France, the UK, and the US) for four years after the war. Not THAT long. And besides, occupation doesn't mean "you have to eat our foods now". And even if that would be the case, it would now be a mix of English, American and French cuisines. Not just American. Also, I have no idea where you went in France, but it's completely ridiculous to say there's nothing between Haute Cuisine and McDonalds there, price-wise. Plenty of perfectly affordable mid-range restaurants, if you avoid the tourist traps.
@BabyGirlDontEvenPlay Ай бұрын
I think that's because a lot of American fast food is already similar to German food as is (hamburgers & hot dogs, specifically). It's not as unique in that regard.
@chrisd5964 Ай бұрын
@@BabyGirlDontEvenPlayAlso US fast food has to compete against the Germany wide love of the kebab or curry wurst as a much tastier and cheaper options.
@antonioabrego9403 2 ай бұрын
“We appreciate American fast food, more than we appreciate Americans themselves “ is a maniac statement
@aloys5961 2 ай бұрын
I'm french and I love americans. There's a small part of french youth that hates America because they think it's responsible for all the problems in the world, but it's a minority.
@MaximeGilkor 2 ай бұрын
based on american actions all over the world !
@danicad.3278 2 ай бұрын
"We appreciate more American fastfood than Americans themselves" Is what he actually said. It's a bad direct translation aka word for word translation of how one would say "we appreciate American fastfood more than Americans do" in French.
@al-Mamluk-1250 Ай бұрын
@@MaximeGilkoras if the French aren't doing colonialism and imperialism all over the world RN lol. Look at north and west Africa...
@randyransom Ай бұрын
very understandable also
@uncontrollable343 3 ай бұрын
All those beautiful patisseries being replaced by jank
@baboushko 2 ай бұрын
10k pâtisseries in paris
@AS-kq7hw 3 ай бұрын
When I lived in Germany, they were obsessed with KFC. Huge lines, especially during lunch. I never really understood it, but it is true that the quality of food is much better at European fast food places compared to the US. The food is less processed and a lot of ingredients we eat are actually banned in the EU. Also the restaurants are nicer places to be in. I went to a McDonalds once (late at night, it was the only thing open) and was shocked to see a nice glass case with salads and fresh fruit displayed in addition to the mostly familiar menu. It felt like any cafe in Germany, there no sticky plastic benches like here in America. Regular metal utensils and plates, nice-ish tables and chairs. It looks and feels completely different there.
@thespiritof76. 3 ай бұрын
Were you surprised at how much more expensive the bill was compared to here in America?
@mjor6406 3 ай бұрын
How do you process KFC chicken? LOL
@holger_p 3 ай бұрын
There is a simple effect: Chains run commercials, promotions, advertisement, single owned 'bistro' places offering the same thing for same price cannot keep up in attracting clients. They are missing an "image". It's just the Doner und Falafel places, that are not chains yet, who are equally popular.
@GonzoTehGreat 3 ай бұрын
The fast food from these US owned restaurants tastes different abroad to attract foreign customers who are used to better quality food and have different tastes. However, once established they can gradually change their menu to offer cheaper, less healthy/tasty options. This is also how these restaurants originally expanded in the USA, by adapting to the local market to acquire market share, then (once they have a recognized brand with loyal customers), reducing costs by cheapening their product to maximize profits.
@mattl1025 3 ай бұрын
I don't really understand it myself. Normal restaurant food in most cities I've been to in Europe is far superior in both taste and healthiness to the fast food and the same price or only a little bit more expensive, but well worth the extra cost. I can see there might have been a bit of a novelty factor when a new fast food place would open and sometimes you just crave fast food, but still? I live in Australia now and am proud to say Starbucks flopped here, because every little mom and pop cafe has WAY better coffee and it's cheaper than Starbucks coffee. It really is some of the best in the world.
@petermullan145 Ай бұрын
as a french person this is pretty exclusive to paris, of course there are mcdonald’s and kfcs around but french people will usually prefer a samdwich from a bakerie.
@TuMadre6995 2 ай бұрын
i genuinely never would have guessed this, i'm shocked
@missgranger5362 3 ай бұрын
As a French, fast food is a guilty pleasure. I don't eat at fast food restaurants everyday, but twice a month in general.
@kurty128 3 ай бұрын
Legit every American says this lol
@princegroove 3 ай бұрын
The average American ‘only’ eats it five times a week. 😆
@dogtownoon9791 3 ай бұрын
Same quarter pounder just hits right !
@agio1707 3 ай бұрын
Miss Granger, have you ever had fast food in US to compare with the ones you have in France? EU banned many things that are perfectly legal in US. Personally I rather have a baguette with butter and tomato or cheese than anything else. Even plain baguette from boulangerie will do
@alistairt7544 3 ай бұрын
As an American, this is basically my relationship with fast food lol I think last month, I went to In n Out twice and had McDonald's chicken nuggets and fries once. We all know it's not good for us, it's guilty pleasure that you indulge from time to time
@thehealthinsight4587 3 ай бұрын
My friend, a medical doctor based in the US, has been considering relocating (for lifestyle reasons ironically) to France. I will forward this to my friend to suggest there may be great future need for additional medical doctors given this American fast food trend.
@amfrance 3 ай бұрын
If he doesn't speak French, it's going to be almost impossible to relocate. Happy to share more; I'm an American studying medicine in France!
@Lostouille 3 ай бұрын
@@amfrance pk ton drapeau est à l'envers sur ta pdp 😭😭
@amfrance 3 ай бұрын
C'est une blague. @@Lostouille
@mirzaahmed6589 3 ай бұрын
Who in their right mind would leave the US for France? Doctor's salaries there are a fraction of what they make in the US.
@amfrance 3 ай бұрын
Is money everything? @@mirzaahmed6589
@user-oi1yn3ly7w 2 ай бұрын
2:04 Theres no way thats not some American guy doing a fake french accent 😂
@papps44 2 ай бұрын
I can remember in the 90s going to France and eating a burger from a French owned franchise called Q quick and to this day it was better than maccies or BK. So delicious. In Ireland they have a home grown franchise that I prefer to buy burgers from rather than the other crowd.
@birdie972. Ай бұрын
Yeah Quick is very good but Burger King is now the owner 😔😔
@justinauyeung1290 3 ай бұрын
love how they casually put Subway on blast lol
@ahastar1141 3 ай бұрын
Subway catching strays all over the globe
@princegroove 3 ай бұрын
Subway is almost a fast food relic at this point.
@annabarr1304 3 ай бұрын
Subway is a big success here in France because the boulanger doesn't give you a choice what to put in your sandwich.
@allaboutmika 3 ай бұрын
as they should lol 😂
@javiervega1065 3 ай бұрын
@@princegrooveno it's not
@patrickd8770 3 ай бұрын
It’s because of American’s love of fresh, high quality, seasonal ingredients as exhibited by le Big Mac 🍔
@princegroove 3 ай бұрын
And appreciation of added chemicals.😂
@MuiKaHo 3 ай бұрын
@@princegroove you generalize too much. Everything is made of chemicals, just saying added chemicals does not mean anything.
@princegroove 3 ай бұрын
@@MuiKaHo ‘Added’ is the key word here, Einstein.
@dwaynekeenum1916 3 ай бұрын
Could’ve done a pulp fiction reference but didn’t, L
@patricklippert8345 3 ай бұрын
@@dwaynekeenum1916 I thought in France it was called a Royale with Cheese
@vasavapr Ай бұрын
“Next CNBC wants to go to Munich in October to find out why Germans love beer” ....😂🤣😂
@bernieee12 2 ай бұрын
This felt like someone’s SWOT analysis project
@SaltAndVi 3 ай бұрын
If only the US would force these fast food companies to use less processed foods in America
@TwinTurboOnly 3 ай бұрын
Our politicians would actually have to do something worthwhile for that
@thanakonpraepanich4284 3 ай бұрын
They are cutting the branches and distribution are by half start from 2022, so they might be able to afford better stuff now. One of the problem was there were so many branches to supply with ingredients during the Bubble Economy Era, now that is no longer the case. McDonald Thailand has better food than American one because it has only 490 branches nationwide to supply, compare to 20,000 stateside before Covid.
@SpaceRanger187 3 ай бұрын
yes, but the chemicals being banned everywhere in the world, except in the US is the real issue. All about keeping people sick. Got to keep those Medical stocks prices up@@thanakonpraepanich4284
@thedopplereffect00 3 ай бұрын
Why do you think the government needs to force anything? People want that slop. Otherwise they wouldn't sell it
@porquee 3 ай бұрын
They'll do whatever the corporate donors want
@Connor_Herman 3 ай бұрын
When I studied abroad in Lyon in 2016, my assigned "French buddy" borrowed a car from a friend and drove us to the suburbs just to take me to a KFC. It seemed like he genuinely thought it was something I hadn't experienced before, despite growing up 45 minutes from the border with Kentucky. They do love their American fast food. I was surprised to see Steak & Shakes at some places in France. Did not think that would be a prime candidate for French expansion.
@lovesgucci1 3 ай бұрын
Or maybe he was trying to be a good host & wanted to give you a piece of home?
@user-gx4uc8my3n 3 ай бұрын
why drive so long to a kfc? just make your own food at home. its extremely stupid and gross
@jross4622 3 ай бұрын
I know this is about France. But when I went to Spain I was shocked to see they have Johnny Rockets. Especially considering the one near to where I live in the US has been closed for years.
@Booz2020 3 ай бұрын
Make BAGUETTEs Great Again 🥖
@Connor_Herman 3 ай бұрын
@@user-gx4uc8my3n it’s not that deep man
@adriangutierrez3196 2 ай бұрын
Its a mixture of fast food and dining in, we'll still go eat after work at a restaurant, but if we work for lunch, very conveint to get fast food
@Mastro90210 Ай бұрын
I would look into the correlation between inflation, salary shrinkage and reduction in time for lunch for an answer…
@kongcichan4265 3 ай бұрын
Someone wanted to go to France and thought “let’s make this a work trip!”
@g00bers24 3 ай бұрын
One of the smartest and most convenient "business expenses" I've ever seen
@Patizm 3 ай бұрын
In Poland we were so hyped on fast foods for almost two decades, that now we are more and more prone to healthy slow food... Or at least that's my observation.
@Booz2020 3 ай бұрын
Slava BAGUETTEs 🥖
@stevelam5898 3 ай бұрын
A step in the right direction. Plus, Polish cuisine has many interesting choices.
@Patizm 3 ай бұрын
@@stevelam5898 Traditional family recipes are still a common thing in Poland, but younger generations indulged in fast foods for decades. Now the younger generations seem more interested in what's healthy. I definitely approve that. Although many traditional recipes are remade, as it's hard to call some of them actually healthy :) Edit: It's worth underlining that it's common in Poland to cook stuff from different (mostly European) food cultures. Whether it's a Hungarian lesco or Italian spaghetti for example... But I think it's normal everywhere, to not focus only on your cuisine.
@johnjolo1983 3 ай бұрын
@@stevelam5898Any Cuisine in the world is better than the McDonalds junk food😅
@ThecateringexperienceUvita 2 ай бұрын
within the first 45 seconds........... she says it alll ITS ADDICTIVE lol
@gebhardts1638 2 ай бұрын
Cmon people, it's because all fast food sells French Fries
@ahastar1141 3 ай бұрын
The guy who said the French appreciate fast food more than Americans? BRO, NO YOU DON'T!
@redpilledwarrior4367 3 ай бұрын
If it wasn’t for fast food the average American would starve.
@aliciafaulkner416 3 ай бұрын
Bro, what about weapons
@aryankushwaha1964 3 ай бұрын
i think french have own wepon@@aliciafaulkner416
@DrMario_666 3 ай бұрын
That’s just how the French act lol. They love everything the most.
@wesleygriffiths8496 3 ай бұрын
how do you measure/compare fast food appreciation? lol
@ufo_vid9694 3 ай бұрын
Diabetes here we goooooooo
@princegroove 3 ай бұрын
Arteriosclerosis, yay! 😂
@kevinmanan1304 3 ай бұрын
Food standards there are different. They don’t use high fructose corn syrup there which is one of the causes of diabetes here in the US
@princegroove 3 ай бұрын
@@kevinmanan1304 Sugar is no better! 😆
@MuiKaHo 3 ай бұрын
@@princegroove sugar is not bad or good, you need to consume in moderation. too much of anything is bad, even water.
@craighatch3221 3 ай бұрын
And waistlines! 😂
@angolanorth212 5 күн бұрын
Love Xavier's accent. He is technically speaking French. Bless him!
@charleswesley2842 2 ай бұрын
the truth is ... i'm french myself and i recognize that fast food is one of the most delivery options used by my own people not only young ones , elders too ! A part of this origins is the fact that most of french actually doesn't know really cooking and wants to eat easy and fast .Elders drank too much soups , Adults and more mothers wants to prepare someting fast for theirs kids after works , and then younger doens't like really cooking so if they can go to eat outside , it's good for them. Futhermore, if the price is lower than locals restaurants that's better . 😅
@bloqk16 3 ай бұрын
Back in the 1970s [California] my next door neighbor had a French couple visiting as house guests, where they absolutely LOVED McDonalds. It made it easy on the host for lunch or dinner meals preparations. And, please keep in mind that McDonalds was exclusively serving burgers a half-century ago.
@_o..o_1871 2 ай бұрын
Yeah, I think the same applies for Romania. When the first McDonald’s open here in the 90’s there was a huge queue as people only saw the brand on TV, not in real life. Over the past few decades burgers have become very much mainstream in every other restaurant. I also heard people saying how they really wanna go to the USA and get a big burger (in fact this was pretty much a lifetime goal for a taxi driver from Bucharest 🥹)
@gaelsouilhol8053 3 ай бұрын
I am French and this situation is very sad!😢
@shasmi93 3 ай бұрын
It’s sad to have delicious food that comes to you quick???? That’s a weird thing to be sad about…
@johnjolo1983 3 ай бұрын
@@shasmi93You call that food??
@walangchahangyelingden8252 2 ай бұрын
If you want to save your republic; Ban these companies, if not: It is over.
@saulservin4600 2 ай бұрын
I am American, and this is great for our American companies.
@gudetamaminiso513 2 ай бұрын
@@shasmi93 delicious food ... big lol... we should all boycott them
@Jviotr 24 күн бұрын
Turns out love of burgers and fries is universal. Mind blowing.
@Binarysandbyte 23 күн бұрын
Crazy they found people actually sitting inside and eating 😂 haven’t seen that in awhile.
@Hitithardify 3 ай бұрын
I’m not going to berate anyone that wants to have some fast food every now and again, but don’t let it become your full diet like so many here in the US have done.
@Navybrat64 3 ай бұрын
Quit exaggerating.
@randomnobody8770 3 ай бұрын
@@Navybrat64 Per capita, US consumes the most fast food. Uk is second. France is third. Sweden forth. The US is way ahead in rates of obesity and diabetes.
@Hitithardify 3 ай бұрын
@@Navybrat64 I wish I was exaggerating.
@micade2518 3 ай бұрын
@@randomnobody8770 Yep, they've set a trend! Third World countries too are catching up ... fast! Watch: "The Global Junk Food Conspiracy" - Best Documentary
@wbcook1000 3 ай бұрын
The average American eats fast food about three times per week.
@Fotosynthesis858 3 ай бұрын
It’s somewhat of a homecoming for the “French” fry
@TravelAlwaysOfficial 3 ай бұрын
🤣
@robine916 3 ай бұрын
Especially since they use French grown potatoes!😉😆
@johnnyNobCheese 3 ай бұрын
The french fry is actually a Belgian fry
@IblewuponyourfaceIII 3 ай бұрын
Actually the oldest recorded “French” fry was done by the Spanish. Makes sense since it was the Spanish who brought the potatoes (among many other things) to Spain & the rest of Europe from South America.
@robine916 3 ай бұрын
@@johnnyNobCheese ❤
@nunya321 2 ай бұрын
the way she pronounces France like: FrAEEEHHnce... is she from the mountains?
@mizuenishimura1869 2 ай бұрын
I remembere when I was traveling around Paris with American friends, they always wanted to go to fast food restaurants, and buying clothes at GAP. According to them, they feel safe at those types of places. I thought that was quite interesting. Also I found out that French people were not as snob as I thought. They tried their best to speak English when we got lost.
@stevevuoso8411 3 ай бұрын
"Why The French Love American Fast Food" Because it's addictive. Duh.
@mvmlego1212 2 ай бұрын
I think that's stretching the definition of "addictive" a bit too far.
@Babigoldfish 2 ай бұрын
@@mvmlego1212 There's a guy who worked for nestle and called himself Dr Bliss who's attesting to this
@FlowerSupply420 Ай бұрын
And because the middle class is disappearing…
@joeyflores1600 3 ай бұрын
Having lived in Paris I can confirm the difference is night and day compared to the fast food here in the US. I believe GMOs are also banned and the quality standards in the kitchen are way higher.
@projectkj7643 3 ай бұрын
Good to know! Thank you. I hope it stays that way.
@zandaroos553 3 ай бұрын
Foods being genetically modified have no influence on flavor or health impact - and Europe imports massive amounts of food from the US and Latin America that is genetically modified (which itself is not a super meaningful term since all foods across the entirety of history have been artificially modified by humans, just with more rudimentary means). The difference is primarily laws on sugar content and food processing, everything else is performative restrictions to avoid their real concern (the U.S., Brazil and Argentina dominating their agriculture industry).
@kevinblair9025 2 ай бұрын
When I visited Paris in 2019, there were several fast food options. McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC and Pizza Hut.
@sconescrewdriverson 2 ай бұрын
Krispy Kreme finally made it to France!? I'm jealous. I was in France 7 years ago and the closest Krispy Kreme I could find was in London!
@chunhchan 3 ай бұрын
I was in Paris 5 years ago and went to McDonalds and was surprised at how busy it was.
@CyrusTheVirus187 3 ай бұрын
Of course it has dollar burgers
@ismbks 3 ай бұрын
@@CyrusTheVirus187bro the cheapest thing on the menu is probably between 2.50 and 3 eur, so expansive for what it is
@hansmemling2311 3 ай бұрын
@ismbks One thing on the McDo menu is very cheap: the euro burger. It’s only 1 euro. It attracts a lot of customers who usually buy other things to go with it. It’s a sales tactic and it works. That’s what the person you comment on was saying
@chunhchan 3 ай бұрын
I went because could not find a public bathroom, had to buy something to get a code the lines were massive but moving very fast, turns out probably did not need to buy anything just could have waited for someone exiting the bathroom. @@CyrusTheVirus187
@fufu1405 3 ай бұрын
It's not rocket science why this happened. Despite its world renowned cuisine, France has practically 0 street food options. And no, I am not counting boring sandwiches, those get boring really fast. Regular people don't want to eat at expensive restaurants every day. France would always look down on anything street food, this is the result.
@gordonspicer 2 ай бұрын
For the vast majority of the French "disposable income" is decreasing very fast together with savings. The French still like to pretend all is "fine and dandy" here still but, as I said, in reality it is not and there is much "borderline" poverty which is now, as in the UK, even encroaching into the middle classes. In effect they have, by necessity, other what they conceive as more pressing things to spend their money on. Dining out in proper restaurants is not high on the list any more!
@bonniesister Ай бұрын
Is the ice cream machine at McDonald's in France broken also?
@dannyzero692 2 ай бұрын
Fast foods in France are much healthier (although that doesn’t make it healthy food) due to laws limiting excessive sugar and fat in food products. I’m gonna admit that I love fast food, they have that magical effect (i.e dopamine boost) that regular meals just don’t give me, you should treat yourself to fast food once in a while, the problem starts when you start treating fast food like regular food.
@KittySnicker 3 ай бұрын
American here: French people like McDonald’s?? I think Hell froze over
@micosstar 3 ай бұрын
sigh, shocker to me, another American as well
@theconcealedmistress 3 ай бұрын
😂
@user-xs5bl9dy6d 3 ай бұрын
As a Mexican,this makes me laugh 😂
@pierrebridet 3 ай бұрын
French here : French McDonald's is very different to American McDonald's. Here's an example with fries. American McDonald's fries : Potatoes, vegetable oil (canola oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, natural beef flavor [wheat and milk derivatives]*, citric acid [preservative]), dextrose, sodium acid pyrophosphate (maintain color), salt. Prepared in vegetable oil (Canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil with TBHQ and citric acid added to preserve freshness). Dimethylpolysiloxane added as an antifoaming agent French McDonald's fries : Potatoes, canola oil, salt. Same goes for every item on the menu. Not saying our version of McDonald's is high cuisine, but it is heavily regulated and offers much healthier products compared to the American version.
@happygilmore5948 2 ай бұрын
I'm more surprised they like KFC. That stuff is practically inedible.
@Yurinsm 3 ай бұрын
The Wikipedia article for "Paid News" should feature this video
@MageOtter27 2 ай бұрын
They sure do love the Royale with cheese! And don’t forget Le big Mac!
@pinkfreud62 Ай бұрын
Simple. They don't have to go. Just enjoy as a treat and eat healthy ar home. We were fit in the 60's & 70's and had all the fast food we have today. It's just that we only ate there once a week or on weekends & kept busy outside.
@S.P.01 3 ай бұрын
Doctors are appreciating the news.
@jayjya 3 ай бұрын
What. Doctors want people to be healthy
@rebecacedeno1856 3 ай бұрын
Well, in France health care is provided by the government so doctors will still earn the same
@S.P.01 3 ай бұрын
@@jayjya Yes. They have very good pipeline of people to make healthy.
@aeolia80 3 ай бұрын
Doctors don't make that much in France unless they only take "out of pocket" fees and not the national health insurance, and what most people don't know, there's actually a doctor shortage in France. Even with national health care and reasonably priced top-up private insurance, many residents don't have a GP here and getting in to see a specialist can sometimes take months to get an appointment.
@GeneralKenobi69420 3 ай бұрын
I k,ow you're joking but doctors in France are already overbooked everywhere (mostly due to an artificially low supply of doctors caused by state-imposed low salaries AND high taxes) so all this will cause is stretch the average waiting time from 2 months to a year
@mikerock8177 3 ай бұрын
If they don't allow the same ingredients I bet their food a taste better and is healthier that's probably why
@dds3524 3 ай бұрын
For having lived in a few countries incl. France, I can confirm fast food tastes better in France. Probably because the ingredients are sourced locally.
@cfltheman 3 ай бұрын
I have heard that the EU actually has banned some things that are used in American foods.
@MrOscar5690 3 ай бұрын
@@cflthemanyep ☝️
@eatnplaytoday 3 ай бұрын
That’s what I was thinking. They often alter the flavors to the local tastebuds too. I tried McDonald’s in Japan once. It is better as well and they had a variety of menu items that are different
@antoniosmith197 3 ай бұрын
I am stationed in Germany and have been to Paris 2 times and I can attest, the Burger King and McDonald's tastes a lot more fresh and better than America's location.
@doctornico1759 2 ай бұрын
Well, because it's delicious ! Quite simple.
@Awakeningspirit20 2 ай бұрын
I never thought I'd see this headline in my life...
@james-p 3 ай бұрын
When I want fast food in Paris I go to a boulangerie and get one of their sandwiches. Tasty meats, cheeses, with lettuce and tomato depending on the sandwich, on a crispy mini-baguette. About $5 bucks and delicious. I'm from the US and I've never tried a US fast food chain there. I've heard they're better in France, but I don't want to waste space in my stomach to find out, when there's so much other good food to eat!
@amfrance 3 ай бұрын
The sandwiches at the boulangeries are quite good!
@alexseguin5245 3 ай бұрын
Yeah man! Why would you go to Paris to eat American chain fast food? That'd just be sad.
@salmineo4132 3 ай бұрын
While you go to McDonald's and that same money gets you two sandwiches,fries and a drink......
@GonzoTehGreat 3 ай бұрын
Exactly! Fast food doesn't have to be processed food. 👍
@JamesLawner 3 ай бұрын
I barely eat fast food in France, and I certainly don’t eat at boulangeries either. 10 times out of 10, the sandwiches are unwrapped, and the glass case is never closed and flies are flying around in there and in other compartments too (one time I bought a small cake from La Tarte Tropezienne in Cannes and when I brought it back to my hotel, there was a fly practically embedded in the cake!). I recommend buying from supermarkets because at least most of the food is better protected. Lastly, who the hell wants to eat crispy baguettes? It’s sharp, strong and difficult to eat! 😒
@carlosmontclair3808 3 ай бұрын
I used to eat fast food sometimes cuz it was cheap and convenient… It’s not cheap anymore, and I can call in my order at a local restaurant or drop by a grocery store for a sandwich just as fast.
@agio1707 3 ай бұрын
Consider the tab open and add medical expenses before calling it the cheap option. That food isn’t healthy
@CyrusTheVirus187 3 ай бұрын
And calling in your order is not getting it faster hahaha you're slow ahah you have to call then wait then go pick it up soo you're losing gas and brain cells and more money for your new shopping ways ahhaha soo you're telling me what you're dojngis faster then driving through a window in 2 minutes max ?
@adamgh0 3 ай бұрын
@@CyrusTheVirus187 So if you're at work and KNOW you're going to McDonald's for lunch, you would rather just show up and order your food in real time? Go ahead. I ordered my food ten minutes ago before my lunch break began. I just walk in and walk out with my pre-made/pre-paid food. I'll wave at you while you wait in the drive thru during the lunch rush. "Two minutes max" my ass.
@CyrusTheVirus187 3 ай бұрын
@@adamgh0 2 mins max is true from the time you roder till you get yor food you have to be slow minded to think 2 minutes is longer then driving to a spot out of the way ahahah clown
@CyrusTheVirus187 3 ай бұрын
@adamgh0 and you sound like a clown who's to scared to wave at people that look like me hahah you're the type of person that closes the street when I'm just walking into the store hahaha
@DudeReallyOld Ай бұрын
Big Mac's a Big Mac, but they call it Le Big Mac.
@fgreen21 2 ай бұрын
Can we trade? They get all the American fast food and we can get some of that delicious creamy French food
@jayfloramusic 3 ай бұрын
I was in Spain recently and was surprised to see so many American places
@Copeharder99 3 ай бұрын
I was surprised to see a Popeyes in Barcelona lmaooo
@jayfloramusic 3 ай бұрын
@@Copeharder99 dude exactly the same.
@jb894 3 ай бұрын
Fast food restaurants in Spain are always empty.
@Americaninparis2012 2 ай бұрын
@@jayfloramusic After being away from US for 3 years because of Covid, I was happy to find a Taco Bell in Madrid. There is also a Carl's Junior in the city, although they didn't have a jalapeno guac burger.
@jayfloramusic 2 ай бұрын
@@Americaninparis2012 OMG I love Taco Bell! Wait what? You moved to Spain from US just because of Covid?
@rast 3 ай бұрын
As a Swiss: If you use Raclette, you always win.
@marianemashkalo4182 3 ай бұрын
I was served Raclette by my Swiss relatives when I visited several years ago. Divine!❤
@bencowie3141 2 ай бұрын
I’m confused the guy at dominoes said that less than 10% of sales is through walk-ins, 60% through online. But where is the remaining 30%~
@edgychico9311 2 ай бұрын
French fries is actually made in Belgium and it used to insult the French during or after Napoleonic war.
@donnie630 2 ай бұрын
It's wrong. The fries were created in Paris under the Pont Neuf then a German imported Parisian fries to Belgium.
@Gigi-xr3qs Ай бұрын
@@donnie630 It's a deep fried potato wedge. I think they have existed as long as oil.
@danielleandrews2658 3 ай бұрын
As an American this is super sad. I like to believe there exists a place with better taste, so much for that.
@derbigpr500 3 ай бұрын
You have to be aware that fast food in Europe is vastly superior to the US in quality. Mcdonalds in Europe is nothing like in the US, it's many many many steps above in quality, taste, etc. And price too.
@shrshk7 3 ай бұрын
@@derbigpr500 Yup same in India, I get excited to eat KFC when I visit there, I had KFC in the US once, a decade ago and I almost died.
@mintykiwi 3 ай бұрын
france has never had good taste
@eddycarpenter8989 3 ай бұрын
i think its mostly african and arab french that are consuming this food
@tyrmorningstar8508 3 ай бұрын
French restaurants are expensive and only open certain times of day, close mid day, some only open in the evening. Ingredients are different in other places also. A lot of countries outlaw the ingredients in our food. Hell, sometimes franchise owners of fast food in the states may taste different than others. I’ve been all over the US since I was young and some states fast food taste different, sometimes even the next town over may be slightly different. Also, fast food overseas cater to the taste of whatever country they’re in. Asian countries have a bunch of different options also. Especially Japan.
@saturdaysequalsyouth 2 ай бұрын
I'm an American who is usually disappointed by the quality and selection of fast food and this trend has me perplexed.
@Retronize84 2 ай бұрын
5 years later: "France's obesity increased 300%"
@DidYaServe 3 ай бұрын
This is funny. I'm in Cork, Ireland and the best burger & fries is made by two Algerian-French guys in a hole-in-a-wall corner of a shopping centre. McDonalds is for children and drunks.
@sjonm 3 ай бұрын
thx for the infor dear Irish folk,
@turtleofpride4572 3 ай бұрын
I'm kinda curious now of the way McDonald's is viewed in other countries.
@rareblues78daddy 2 ай бұрын
"McDonalds is for children and drunks." So... the average Irishman?
@crimsoncrimson8127 Ай бұрын
Christ, the lines outside must rival the liquor stores.
@exospaceman8209 3 ай бұрын
It's disappointing that US fast food chains have already taken over France, as I was hoping to enjoy the country's unique cuisine and culture.
@victortaveira8271 3 ай бұрын
Still maintains a lot and incorporates a lot of changes and influences in french cuisine. And fast food chains in France are top notch compared to other countries.
@rayontita1912 3 ай бұрын
Lmao traditional French cuisine is not disappearing. And it will never disappear. There are tens of thousands of traditional restaurants in France. They are still well run and popular. You will find plenty of them. Plus US fast food chains in France (and elsewhere) really have to follow laws restricting what they can put in their food. They also adapt menus to local tastes. So it’s a bit different anyway.
@victortaveira8271 3 ай бұрын
@@rayontita1912 I'm not a fan cuisine travel, but I like one of local mc donalds items in each country I visit. It's interesting to see fusion and influences on mc Donals menu
@edb3255 3 ай бұрын
You will absolutely still find traditional French restaurants (even those specializing in regional cuisine--particularly within the region in question itself, like Alsatian, Norman, Provençal, Savoyard, Breton, Burgundian, Lyonnais, Flemish as in the traditional cuisine of French Flanders, Basque, Bearnaise, Niçois, etc.)
@coolbeans7z539 3 ай бұрын
Do you really think that because fast food has been rising, there are no more traditional French restaurants? Idiotic comment.
@stingray4real 2 ай бұрын
I went to a McDonald's in France. They had on the menu Croq McD which is their version of Croque Monsieur. I had a meal deal of Croq McD, fries and Orangina.
@yoann8056 Ай бұрын
I"m french : what are you talking about
@calvin- 3 ай бұрын
I like how we (Americans) exported our fast food, but then use worse ingredients here at home.
@KevinSmith-qi5yn 3 ай бұрын
There is a minimum standard that fast food restaurants must meet in order to call a patty of a specific meat. It's not really an issue of poor ingredients as they are generally of better quality than 2nd and 3rd world countries. It's the stuff they add to those ingredients. Sugar is in the buns and ketchup. The Soft Drinks contain dozens of grams of sugar. There is the frying in vegetable oil. These are the things that lead to poor health.
@personalemail9329 3 ай бұрын
@@KevinSmith-qi5yn why are you comparing quality of ingredients of a first world country with third world? If you want reasonable comparison compare it with other first world countries. Ingredients in place like Norway or Sweden vs American would be proper comparison and comparer to those, American fast food ingredients fall short in quality even if we excuse their overuse of additives.
@i_i8924 3 ай бұрын
Better ingredients, better food.
@r4x2 3 ай бұрын
Our government wants us dependent on the health care and pharmaceutical systems that have heavy hitting lobbyists.
@AliMohamed-tr1ii 3 ай бұрын
EU regulations are no joke
@antonnnn464 3 ай бұрын
I think the main reason for love of fast food in France is rather related to decreasing standards of living for locals and skyrocketing inflation. Simply, people, mostly teens and young , can't afford to eat in descent places. Fast food offers cheap calories everyone can afford. That's it.
@Silver-yu8lf 3 ай бұрын
I disagree, fast food places are overpriced now, it's cheaper to buy a sandwich from the bakery or the grocery store
@hansmemling2311 3 ай бұрын
Fast food is as expensive in my country as the other cheap dining options. But maybe it’s different in France.
@user-gx4uc8my3n 3 ай бұрын
you dont have to go out to eat every day, just make food at home. its quite simple
@benoitwaffle5439 3 ай бұрын
@@user-gx4uc8my3n It isn't that people are eating fast food every day. I think his point is that there is a large lower income population in France, especially among the immigrant population who also tend to be younger. When they are out, and younger people tend to be out and about more, American QSRs offer a cheaper alternative to having a meal at a more traditional place.
@sjonm 3 ай бұрын
Fast food is far from being cheap!
@Ms-Islamova Ай бұрын
idk who thought this was really news but, fastfood, which is by far mostly dominated by american chains, are popular everywhere, there are only a few countries in the world that do not have american fastfood
@birmaxfree2173 Ай бұрын
During my 3 day stay in Paris (hotel in place de la bastille) I was honestly shocked by how difficult was finding a decent place to eat that didn't cost a fortune. I felt really bad having to resort to fast food in france but at least it was not a me problem. The frenchiest decent priced restaurant I found was a chain called Bouillon; a little touristy but pretty good.
@dmerls8571 Ай бұрын
France commits too much time to eating so when I visited last year, I was always looking for something quicker like a kabob shop or a restaurant pop-up. Their sit-down restaurants aren't for me, I don't even like walking "through" them on sidewalks!
@Olin_drawing 3 ай бұрын
Also, I remember that in school, having hamburgers and french fries for the dinner was something rare (like 1 time a mouth) and we were so happy each time we had it. That’s why going to fast food *not everyday but sometimes* is seen as something positive/ that you do with friends. Tell me if I’m wrong but In the US, having hamburger and fries as a school dinner isn’t rare at all
@PiYodTong 3 ай бұрын
I'm American. I've never eaten dinner at school, unless you mean lunch. Whatever meal they serve you at school, it's very cheaply made. I remember Friday being hamburger day at school until highschool (14-18 years old), at that point they had more options that you could pay for that included burgers, but also pizza and very basic texan/mexican food like burritos. Burgers are always an option but generally I think most people don't like to have more than one or two a week, while fried chicken is also very popular. All of this, if not prepared yourself, is very highly processed. It's convenient but you can get tired of it quick.
@gemmeldrakes2758 3 ай бұрын
Yes. The OP said "dinner" but probably meant lunch. @@PiYodTong
@Olin_drawing 3 ай бұрын
@@PiYodTong I meant lunch! I thought lunch and dinner were the same things but I guess no😅 in France we have always rice, pasta, fish, vegetables, meat like chicken or steak. Hamburgers, French fries, pizzas or nuggets were for specials days like the Friday before holidays etc (we would RUN to the cafeteria to be sure to have fries lmao) but we never had burritos sadly
@PiYodTong 3 ай бұрын
@@Olin_drawing Yes the easy access to Mexican food is one of the best things about Texas. Never got served steak in school, all our school food either comes frozen or in a can, for the most part.
@geoffoakland 3 ай бұрын
Been living in France for years, when I want fast food, I will get a Kebab (shwarma wrap) , at a local place in town, less expensive than the big chains and usually homemade too. In the past, French people would make fun of American food, now they are doing everything! Brownies, bagels, hot dogs,pulled pork, crumbles etc. I think an apology is in order for all the years of putting down our cuisine!😂
@sjonm 3 ай бұрын
would u explain that to the scams in the comments blaming the fast food boom in France on immigration?
@edouardthomas2035 Ай бұрын
"cuisine" wth. It's unhealthy processed food, designed to be highly addictive. Full of sugar salt fat and god knows what chemicals. How dare you call that a "cuisine"
@canerguener8664 2 ай бұрын
It's damn difficult to create a tasty and affordable Baguette
@hiblackie2340 2 ай бұрын
The food tastes much better there though all across Europe in general. I remember when I was in Segovia in Spain, I ordered chicken nuggets at McDonalds. Their nuggets were so tasty. They taste different than the ones in the states.
@jtstacey83 3 ай бұрын
I will never forget seeing a huge line of French people waiting to enter a KFC the last time we visited Paris. It completely blew our minds, so we decided to eat at one. The food was far better than what we have in the US. Also, it was surprising to see they focused more on sandwiches versus selling buckets.
@loganleroy8622 3 ай бұрын
Yeah KFC is so low on the list of good places to get fried chicken in the US, but internationally, the Australians, French, and Japanese love it.
@alahollywood 3 ай бұрын
True! I was shocked seeing Parisians in queue at KFC specially in the evenings! While here in America their food is sub-par and every store seems like a ghost town.
@St0rrrm 3 ай бұрын
I'm french and I recently ate at a newly opened popeye's in Paris and it was better than the average KFC we have here. But I will say quality of these stores vary A LOT so you have to check the ratings first before going. I've been at certain KFCs that were really low quality in France.
@arielbadw1368 3 ай бұрын
@@loganleroy8622 what are the best places for fried chicken in the US ? KFC in France is really not that amazing either, macdonald's seem to be a better choice for fast food right now. I think KFC probably has better fried chicken in asia than in France
@loganleroy8622 3 ай бұрын
@@arielbadw1368 Popeye's, Raisin' Canes, Bojangles, Zaxby's, Wingstop, and the best of all of them Chick-Fil-A.
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