McDonald's restaurants to open at the Louvre


World | 206715 hits | Oct 05 6:18 am | Posted by: snookums
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Lovers of France's two great symbols of cultural exception – its haute cuisine and fine art – are aghast at plans to open a McDonald's restaurant and McCafé in the Louvre museum next month.

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  1. by avatar leewgrant
    Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:26 pm
    However, even if there were a last-minute u-turn at the Louvre, statistics suggest the battle of Le Big Macs has already been lost. France has become McDonald's biggest market in the world outside of the US, according to the chain. While business in traditional brasseries and bistros is in freefall, the fast food group opened 30 new outlets last year in France and welcomed 450 million customers – up 11 per cent on the previous year.


    There you are. Le Louvre is merely catering to French gastronomic tastes. Saw a recent story on bistros. People are deserting them because they are expensive and unclean.

  2. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:35 pm
    Isn't that why most of our ancestors left Europe...it was over priced and dirty.

  3. by Regina Gold Member
    Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:36 pm
    Second biggest market outside the US? I don't doubt it a bit, that was one of the funniest things I noticed when there. McDonald's restaurants are ALL over France and is usually the first sign you see when driving into a town of any size especially in the rural areas. The only time I stopped at one was in Paris, more out of curiosity but they are just like the ones here.

  4. by avatar Brenda
    Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:50 pm
    There is a difference! Well, with the Dutch ones, that is. Its been a while since I have been in France, so I forgot.
    Anyway, in Holland, you get sauce for fries (not ketchup, but a yellow mayonaise-like sauce) and you cant pump your ketchup. You get it in little sachets.

  5. by avatar leewgrant
    Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:10 pm
    "Brenda" said
    There is a difference! Well, with the Dutch ones, that is. Its been a while since I have been in France, so I forgot.
    Anyway, in Holland, you get sauce for fries (not ketchup, but a yellow mayonaise-like sauce) and you cant pump your ketchup. You get it in little sachets.


    Let's hope that the one in Le Louvre at least offers poutine. :D

  6. by Regina Gold Member
    Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:18 pm
    They may offer different condiments but the basic menu and restaurants look the same. In the UK they also have malt vinegar which I've never seen in any other McDonalds. I use it at home all the time though.

  7. by ridenrain
    Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:25 pm
    I hope they call them freedom fries.. just to piss them off. :D

  8. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:29 pm

    In the UK they also have malt vinegar

    you mean people actually put a different kind of vinegar, other than malt vinegar, on chips?

    Here McDonalds offers fried chicken, but you can't get a quarter pounder. No salads and the old fashioned fried apple pies....although they have sold me red bean pie by mistake...ONCE.

  9. by avatar martin14
    Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:50 pm
    "Regina" said
    They may offer different condiments but the basic menu and restaurants look the same. In the UK they also have malt vinegar which I've never seen in any other McDonalds. I use it at home all the time though.


    Thats the whole point of Mcdo.. same stuff all over.

    Some small regional differences, but the basic setup is the same,
    and you know what you are getting... 4 continents and counting.

  10. by avatar GreenTiger
    Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:51 pm
    That is sad.

    We counld tell the Frence that it is a memorial to the US efforts to oust the Germans after WWII.
    (That should piss off the rest of the French)

  11. by avatar bootlegga
    Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:13 pm
    Starbucks had an outlet in the Forbidden City until citizen outrage forced them to close it.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6898629.stm

    If the Frenchies don't really want it, then they can do what the Chinese did and vote with their hearts and wallets and it'll close in due time.

  12. by avatar GreenTiger
    Tue Oct 06, 2009 2:28 pm
    "ridenrain" said
    I hope they call them freedom fries.. just to piss them off. :D



    You don't have to do anything to piss off the French, they are always pissed off about something.

  13. by Lemmy
    Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:01 pm
    "bootlegga" said
    Starbucks had an outlet in the Forbidden City until citizen outrage forced them to close it.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6898629.stm

    If the Frenchies don't really want it, then they can do what the Chinese did and vote with their hearts and wallets and it'll close in due time.


    Smells a lot like Euro-Disney...how's that working out?

  14. by avatar bootlegga
    Tue Oct 06, 2009 4:48 pm
    "Lemmy" said
    Starbucks had an outlet in the Forbidden City until citizen outrage forced them to close it.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6898629.stm

    If the Frenchies don't really want it, then they can do what the Chinese did and vote with their hearts and wallets and it'll close in due time.


    Smells a lot like Euro-Disney...how's that working out?

    Surprisingly, Euro-Disney is now one of Europe's most popular tourist destinations.



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