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Jane A asked in Dining OutFast Food · 1 decade ago

Rise of mcdonalds chains in usa?

Does anyone have any stats that show how many mcdonalds restaurants there were in the 80's comapred to today or anything like that?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Well i have this essay i wrote but its about McDonald's and China hopefully it kinda helps.

    The United States has a dramatic influence in the rest on the world in today’s society. In James L. Watson’s article, China’s Big Mac Attack there was much rave about the spread of American culture to China. Though this is true, it is not necessarily anyone’s fault for the spread, but is due to the fast-lived life of the people today. Not only McDonalds has spread, but also many of the American advertised fast food corporations including Kentucky Fried Chicken, Starbucks and Pizza Hut. These places contour themselves to the taste of the people that they serve. People want something that tastes good on the go, and that’s when McDonalds comes into these lifestyles.

    McDonalds made its debut in Beijing, China 1992 ultimately changing the ways people lived as well as causing major economic shifts. Some people say taking China by storm, seeing that they populated so abruptly. Due to the large population in China there are more McDonalds to accommodate for all the people, actually there are about as many McDonalds in the America as there are in China, if not more. Fast food is in demand especially in China because of the trends that are set by the youth and their interest, which was heavily influenced by Americans. Cooking seems to be a second option to food on the go.

    McDonalds certainly not one-dimensional is multicultural and tasteful to everyone’s needs. From Argentina to Yugoslavia McDonalds finds a way to accommodate people of every culture. Is that to say that McDonalds only belongs in the United States? No, traveling within the United States McDonalds changes the menu the taste of the people in that area, it adapts to the food that is made in the region. Not every menu is hamburgers and French fries, not every breakfast is Hotcakes and sausage. Even in Hawaii the breakfast menu changes to what the people in the region like, spam and eggs and other sorts.

    Japan, Europe and Africa are also heavily influenced by American culture from fast food to birthday parties. Why is that China has been attacked by the American ways of life? On the outside it may seem that America is forcing its ways of life on other areas of the world, but it’s not that ways at all. Economies all over are moving fast pace and don’t have time as they did twenty years ago to cook, sit around the table as a family and eat three square meals a day. McDonalds appeals to children, teens, and adults alike worldwide.

    I didn't put the conclusion, it was worthless anyways.

  • pina
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    woah, plenty. um... the place 2 initiate. a million) rapid food is there as a rapid thank you to get food if u can't be stricken to prepare dinner, if ur kitchen's a large number and additionally you do not choose to bathe it (*cough*), if ur in a rush, if its too previous because of circulate to tescos and that they are closed or usually if ur merely joansin for it. rapid food is there as a meal replace backup for each time people have and excuse to get some. you could not blame them because of the fact they are convienient and espresso-value and additionally you decide directly to consume there time-honored, its unlike that. alcoholics can ***** relating to the bars all they choose, yet on the top of they day, they are people who save going back. i accept as true with you in this, people might desire to take duty for themselves. its ok to have rapid food, yet once you pick to circulate there time-honored, then you definately pay the consiquences and close up. 2) GYMS are everywhere now, and yet you do not see a pandemic of people going there and the style of muscular people and athletes increasing in countries international. because of the fact each and every physique is LAZY and prefer the tasty and easy way out. extra each and every physique is obese now because of the fact their mom and dad got here across rapid food, and instead of having to prepare dinner for them everynight, they could get take out the different evening. Its even worse for tomorrows technology because of the fact each and every sort of food is now waiting made to consume. so which you on no account might desire to prepare dinner!! often, and getting back to the question, the only ingredient that could desire to be held responsible for individuals being obese is themselves. there are healthful waiting made concepts around that no person needs and there are gyms on each and every block and nevertheless few people circulate. we as a people can not play the blame activity, in the experience that your obese, supply up blaming people, and do someting approximately it. and supply up taking shortcuts!! circulate on a suited food habitual and circulate to the gym. do not develope and ingesting sickness, or circulate and get a tummy tuck, because of the fact the only ingredient ur magnificent is ur physique, and not ur dicipline. :]

  • 1 decade ago

    They are franchise, the growth is about 4700 from '84.

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