Will be staying in Montparnasse district w/12 year old-any McDonald's nearby?
Jun 17th, 2002, 07:49 AM
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“I have a 15 year old grandson who went to Paris with a school group at age 14, and he definitely NEEDED McDonald's!”<BR><BR>I must say, I physically shuddered when I read that! Gosh, my mom was from the old school. We ate what we were served or we didn’t eat at all. Funny thing is, none of us, not one, ever starved! But then again, as an earlier poster said, these darned kids today “have a mind of their own.”<BR><BR>Fortunately for them, most of their parents don’t. <BR><BR>
Jun 17th, 2002, 08:19 AM
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To Oh Please, obviously you have never been on a student tour trip. Some of the food is good, but often it is merely edible, or worse. One trip in Paris the owner of the mom and pop operation fed us water, er, soup (a kettle of water with a can of vegetables in it), a 2x2 piece of chicken and of course, an icecream bar. My teenagers were starved, even though they ate this "French" meal. (Needless to say, we skipped the included meal for the next two days and sought our own places--not McD's.) But there is nothing wrong with a kid wanting to have a burger, for Pete's sake. And I have been known to have a Fish at Quick.
Jun 17th, 2002, 08:49 AM
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What a bunch of pompous, self-righteous prigs you all are. You all get that smug church lady look on your faces, and proceed to lecture everyone on food, child-rearing, etc., as though your opinions should be taken as fact. My gosh, if someone eats at McDonald's, they must be the missing link, because, after all, truly intelligent and sophisticated people (such as yourselves) know better. Please, oh great wise ones, enlighten the rest of us Neanderthals on such subjects as the danger of caffeine, how much fish oil to take in pill form to avoid clogged arteries, the proper thread count for our all-cotton sheets, which radon detector is most accurate, and our need for therapy everytime we have a setback. <BR>
Jun 17th, 2002, 09:23 AM
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Interesting business report on McDonald's today. Read the part about Europe.<BR><BR>"And McDonald's (MCD: news, chart, profile) rose 2.5 percent after the company said it expected to report second-quarter earnings above the Wall Street consensus forecast thanks to strength in its European operations. The fast-food colossus also expects to post full-year results that'll top analysts' forecasts"
Jun 17th, 2002, 09:31 AM
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get off your high horse<BR><BR><BR>There are several pet issues that get a few indignant. One is McDonald's, the other is Microsoft. The types that hate these companies are usually young, with a limited view of the world, formed by movies and their enlightened friends, all too often. They are not accomplish individuals and achieve a certain satisfactionn in attacking something or someone who is very successful. The level of their anger towards these hugely successful companies is related to how low their self esteem is. Not a fun group that you want to party with, I can assure you.<BR>
Jun 17th, 2002, 09:47 AM
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We just returned from a week in Paris with our vegetarian daughter and our very, picky "no vegetables" 10 year old. We do not eat at McDonalds here - b/c we get burgers at Wendys - so we weren't going to eat them in Paris either. What my son did like was pizza, take out teriyake from Delice on Rue St. Antoine, the rotiserried chickens and the bread. He ate croissants for breakfast almost daily. He also ate "hot dogs" which were on the menus at several cafes. These are not traditional American hot dogs, but good enough that my picky son ate them. I could not get him to try a croque monsieur for anything - he is very stubborn. My daughter ate sushi (she will eat fish) and cheese pizza, french onion soup, lovely cheese sandwiches that we would buy from a boulangerie, and the pastries. They did not go hungry and they did not complain.
Jun 17th, 2002, 10:55 AM
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Personally I think some readers might have missed the point on this. Not all of the “negative” letters were aimed at Mickey D’s. I think what bothered some, including me frankly, is that these “darned kids” seemed to be in charge of the parents. “They WON’T eat this, they WON’T TOUCH that.”<BR><BR>There are still a few of us out here who basically feel that when junior is paying his own way, then he can decide what he will and he WON’T eat. I just have to say that if sweetums turned up his nose and refused to eat his “foreign” breakfast, failed to eat his “foreign” lunch, by golly I’ll wager dimes to croissants that by 7 or 8 o'clock in the evening the young master and sweet princess would tear into that croque monsieur like Mike Tyson on Evander’s earlobe. <BR><BR>Just a thought. By the by, I have nothing at all against McDonalds. I have nothing at all against Alpo, either, but I don’t eat it.<BR><BR>
Jun 17th, 2002, 11:36 AM
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I can't believe how many are over-reacting to Jennifer's post. She did NOT say her son wouldn't eat anything else!! She said her son would like his fast food "if he can get it." So what? It's his vacation, too!! If he wants to have a burger from time to time, that's between this kid and his mother. The kid is not being controlling--he'd just like to have one of his favorite snacks while on his vacation. Lighten up!!<BR>The closest McDonald's I know of off hand is on the Blvd. St. Michel, which Julie also noted. There's a Quick around there too, which is a Belgian fast food chain doing quite well with primarily European customers (the sauce on their burgers is kind of like Russian dressing, FYI).<BR>Jennifer, if your son likes French fries, take him to the Rose de Tunis shop on the rue St. Andre des Arts near the St. Michel fountain. Fantastic fries. Get some to go and eat them while you wander around. <BR>Ignore all the food nazis and do what you and your son like on YOUR vacation. I live in Europe and enjoy a fast food break myself on occasion.
Jun 17th, 2002, 12:20 PM
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we took a tour with Michael Osman, and he mentioned the Quick restaurants, too. I actually was tempted to try one just so I could compare it to an American fast food chain. I also saw how popular KFC was in London - in fact I saw more KFC's than chippies.
Jun 17th, 2002, 12:46 PM
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I think I would be the first to say eat the local food first but while in London last month we decided to eat breakfast at McDonald's after spending too much on a not so good breakfast at a nice restaurant. We decided to use the money saved on lunch or dinner! Worked for us. Although I would not have that problem in Paris.
Jun 17th, 2002, 02:11 PM
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According to some of you sanctimonious folks, eating at Mickey D's is a worse sin than adultery or stealing!<BR><BR>Lord how sanctimonious...don't want to eat there then do not. I bet most of you are those same "open minded" people that want to dictate where and what soemone can smoke!<BR><BR>God you people bore me! You're worse than the government trying to tell everyone what to do!<BR><BR>US
Jun 17th, 2002, 09:03 PM
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I am certain this trouble will start up again once I post my message. But I need to say thank you to all who really understood what my question was simply asking. It wasn't meant to provoke or say something bad about myself, my family, or the local Parisian food.<BR>As I stated before, I was simply asking for directions to a McDonald's in the area that we will be staying. That was all. Of course, I understand that some people take advantage of others and in this case my question was taken and blown out of proportion by some who saw it as an opportunity to belittle and criticize others unfairly. I just hope they are that critical of themselves and their families as well.
Jun 18th, 2002, 08:22 AM
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What a ludicrous thread this is! As Jennifer said, she was only asking if anyone knew of a McDonald's near her hotel in Paris - not how to bring up her children!<BR><BR>And to "Oh Please": If my answer trying to be helpful to Jennifer (I'm the grandmother, remember?) made you physically shudder, then I really do feel sorry for you.<BR><BR>And to "Get Off Your High Horse": Bravo! You said it exactly right.
