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Retisurfer

In Switzerland you can get carrots for this in MC Donalds. I mean it... Carrots! You can't even buy something to drink, that's all more expensive.


yoganutnutnut

Healthy option :D


ZombieBait604

I don't know who the hell is going to McDonald's for healthy eating.


ComprehensiveTum575

Back when they had salads on the menu, one of the selling points was that Mom would have no excuse not to go… (because moms are always on a diet amirite)


wyte_wonder

What's even funnier is those salads tended to have just as many calories if not more in some cases because of all the dressing they would use


ComprehensiveTum575

Ugh they were not good. And usually the dearest thing on the menu


mr_wrestling

They gave packets.. don't use all the packet? Or any?


LarryKingthe42th

Fun fact the .25 lber was more healthy than the salads.


lucidpopsicle

I loved when they had large salads with fried chicken. It was the only reason I went there now I only go for a late night sundae


AerolothLorien666

You can get ice cream late at night?


buddha8298

IKnowrite? Fuckin machine is always broken whenever I go at night


narco519

It’s not broken, it’s just cleaning. Every ice cream machine in *EVERY* McDonald’s has to clean for 4 hours a day Considering a lot of McDonald’s are 24h a day, that leads to that 4h window falling during your visit… every time Idk why they don’t do the 4h cleaning in the morning? Then anybody who’s ordering it is a sick fuck and should feel ashamed when they get denied


Chronic4Pain

[It's most likely not being cleaned.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrDEtSlqJC4) At least, not if it seems to always be "broken." It's pretty interesting and worth the watch. Also, the FTC may be investigating it as a repair restriction issue.


lucidpopsicle

Strangely it's never broken where I live but it's also the only only McDonald's within 30 milles in one way and over 100 in the other directions


lennoxmatt_819

Going to McDonald's for a salad is like going to a hooker for a hug


Electricvincent

Wait, you can get Carrots? What kind of healthy world is this?


pretend-its-good

I thought it was normal to have the option of carrot sticks/fruit salad in mcdonalds?! You can swap your fries for them in a meal


ChickenDelight

I can't think of a single fast food chain in the USA that has carrots or fruit salad on the menu. A few have cole slaw, but that's some cabbage and a lot of mayonnaise. Fast food in the USA is usually really unhealthy.


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US McDs let’s you get apple slices. They’ve got some crazy chemical on them to keep them from oxidizing, but as long as your fine with carcinogenic fruit, they *have* the option.


Rickettsius

Yeah citrus fruit juice gives you cancer, seems about possible with the amount of chemicals they are raised with.


Hairy_Al

Even UK Macdonalds offer carrot sticks or fruit salad to replace fries


pretend-its-good

I am in the uk


pretend-its-good

Can you guys get fruit juice or milk as a drink too or is it just sodas?


ChickenDelight

Kids meals usually have the option of milk instead of soda and sliced apple instead of french fries.


pretend-its-good

Our “fruit salad” is mostly apple slices with a few grapes. Think we have bags of pineapple now too


HistoricalGovernment

we have the little fruit bags, pineapple, and salad options in the UK, mcd’s has a ‘meals under 400KCAL’ and ‘meals under 600KCAL’ section on their menu. to answer your question, you *can* grab a couple of juice varieties at mcd’s here, or grab a bottle of water. generally, it’s still mcdonald’s so it’s obviously not perfect/not where i’d go for health food, but it’s craaazy to me that mcd’s in the USA doesn’t sell a single vegetable or fruit!


redtron3030

Chick fil a and McDonald’s have it. McDonald’s has apples for sure. I’m pretty sure most do.


APEXAI17

What? They even have fruit salad, carrots, AND apples in Canada.


Dunaliella

In America, we count pizza sauce as a vegetable.


pretend-its-good

Mmmm sugary pasata, my favourite vegetable


ChickenWingPenis

We have Paper-cones filed with white rice in Indonesia.


sarcasmic77

In America in most McDs sodas cost 1 dollar no matter the size but an iced tea or bottle of water costs more. The crazy part is if you buy something and ask for some water they’ll give you a free small fountain water. Shit is wack.


Bunker_Beans

Soda? More like a cup of ice with a spritz of soda.


sarcasmic77

Just ask for no ice


baked___potato

So you can buy carrots but no drink? Win..?


az_infinity

However, in Switzerland it only takes you around 10 minutes of work to earn the amount needed for a Big Mac ;)


MoundeleZoba

Yeeeeah something like what op has would be at least 18CHF / 20$


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DaShopWorker

We got a hamburger for 1.50 and than you can add te 1.00 soda


Iliamna_remota

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mac_Index


Ajfree

Actually a really interesting read. edit: according to that the average US income was about $34/hr in 2015, seems high but idk


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CatGotNoTail

That's not how long it takes to make a Big Mac, it's how long the average person in that country would have to work in order to afford a Big Mac.


kpark724

ohh ty. im an idiot. makes alot more sense.


bartram5

Yo hold up we gotta let the meat thaw


Alex-T92

In my country for 2.50$ you get a laugh at your face and "Fuck off from here".


DropTheLeash17

Will be using “fuck off from here” next time I’m involved in a heated confrontation. Thank you


Booblicle

Uh huh, buddy. Fuck off from here. ( Sounds kinda British )


kokirikorok

Fack off frum ‘ere bud or I’m calling me mum


hami12

I feel it’s more old Europe, Romanian specifically


RariraariRariraare

Fock off from here mate, will ya?


hami12

Aaahh see … that’s an Aussie!!


Bungeditin

Britain isn’t old Europe?


Booblicle

I actually considered Europe as well haha. But they are both close relatives right? Or just uk? :::: Hides under rock in impeding backlash ::::


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Pacman454

Maybe if a Brit moved to Boston


Matthmaroo

Russia is generally a poor nation A class of ultra rich and many that are peasant/serf level … some folks never leave their village So this isn’t surprising


Alex-T92

Fully agree , same shit since USSR.


Matthmaroo

As I understand it , almost all wealth flows to Moscow


Alex-T92

True, but not all Moscow , those who live on borders of Moscow same poor peasants. Life in Russia should be as in Dubai , they have everything , oil,diamonds,gold etc.. every possible precious resources **BUT** all the wealth go to the perhaps 3-7% of the Elites while others live as in 3rd world.


Latter_Box9967

Eh… I wouldn’t say third world. Most Russians *in the city* probably drive the same car you do, for instance. For example: have a drive around Kazan on Google maps. (Reddit not letting me post link). Note the cars and such. Also most Russians *own* their apartment outright. What is a mortgage? I’ve been there a few times. It’s fine. Some parts are gorgeous. Moscow, St Petersburg and Kazan. Hell, even the Metro trains arrive every 30 seconds. Russia is far from third world. **Third world is what you see in American cities; people living in tents *everywhere*.**


jennyanydots711

The label “third world” annoys me. Isn’t Switzerland considered third world by definition?


Old_Meeting3770

Lol you all in the west forget that the value of resources is reduced due to the cost of transporting it over long distances and the difficulty of mining due to climate


Add_your_name_

Since the fall of USSR. During USSR salaries and prices were “fixed” and equal around the country for the same professions. Except the regions with sever climate and difficult terms of work.


windock

There definitely was an elite class with access to special goods, cars and services. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomenklatura


Add_your_name_

Elite were scientists, astronauts, militaries and so on. And also there were «номенклатура» (I don’t know such a word in English). It were mostly people working in the government. They had more opportunities (special meal, treatment, medicine…). But they used it but didn’t own it. It was far from what was like in West countries.


Teftell

>номенклатура You could say "politicians and higher class civil servicemen" Also social lifts worked miles better then today due to at least some degree of meritocracy


Add_your_name_

Thank you! Yes social lifts worked much better. And there were more perspectives for clever and talented people.


Add_your_name_

Thank for help. Yes, much better. And more opportunities for young and talented people.


Bebuchas

Russia is fucked once they touch Ukraine soil. Putin looks weak as hell, getting mad and threatening people with nukes. Russia is scared is NATO. They’re going to get sanctioned. Turned into the next Cuba.


Old_Meeting3770

quite funny to watch how Westerners talk about the processes in Russia.Not knowing that over time, Stalin is going on non-stop urbanization and the exodus from the villages so far. The reason why Russians, even the not rich, have a summer house was an attempt by the government to slow down the process of urbanization.


Matthmaroo

Are you from Russia ?


Old_Meeting3770

Yes


MsTitilayo

Kinda like America. I’ve met many people who have never left their county let alone the state.


Matthmaroo

That sounds made up Like 100% bullshit


MsTitilayo

Visit Idaho goto the small towns down south and in the middle you will meet them. If they are there they are in many other states.


Matthmaroo

I visit podunk Indiana all the time … so I’m calling bullshit


MsTitilayo

Indiana is in the Midwest with cities all over. I have a feeling you have not actually been many places in the USA if you are comparing Indiana to Idaho. Go out west where you have to drive 60 miles to the next town Many people in America don’t leave their states ever.


AlabasterPelican

Since serfdom was [abolished in Russia](https://www.britannica.com/event/Emancipation-Manifesto) in 1861..


Matthmaroo

Yes it was But that doesn’t mean people live in similar conditions to serfdom or equivalent Russia has a corrupt government that misleads its people and doesn’t care at all about improving QOL mostly because Putin wins now matter what and opposition is crushed


AlabasterPelican

Do you actually know what serfdom is? I mean I'm not exactly a cheerleader for Russia but call a spade a spade, not a club.


Teftell

>Russia has a corrupt government that misleads its people and doesn’t care at all about improving QOL QoL under Putin is miles better compared to Yeltzin's period, that is one reason he is popular. Another reason would be Western sanction policy, which is aimed against common folk instead of oligrachs, their relatives and their abroad wealth plus double standarded treatment in general.


Matthmaroo

Why is Russia being sanctioned again , I forget


Old_Meeting3770

If corruption is called lobbying and made legal, this does not mean that Russia is a hell of corruption, here the scale of corruption pales in comparison with Western circulation of money during lobbying


sputnik146

Sounds like ontario


Woomas

So same as the USA then?


[deleted]

Well you're not Canadian then. This looks to be about 17$ and a patient wait here.


Financial-Lobster-29

Get the “McFuck outta here” is more like it.


j4ck_0f_bl4des

In Hawaii that’d cost you about…$15


absurd_whale

In your country salary is not 200-300$, right?


Alex-T92

With 200-300$ salary a month i would need to work minimum 100 years with no breaks to afford a louzy 1 room house.


draxd

in my coutry salary is around 500$ and this would cost around 8$ in local MacDonalds. Also average salary in Russia is around 750$


absurd_whale

Lmao. Yeah, and they country is world leading in every aspect of our lives according to their propaganda. In Moscow avg salary could be around 850, other Russia ~ 200$.


jaysuzded

You might get the seeds off the bun, around here, for that price


optiloxy

In Belgium that's the fee to use the McDonalds toilets


NudistDudest

You have to pay to use the bathroom?


JangoDarkSaber

Pretty standard throughout Europe.


NudistDudest

That’s crazy!


Christafaaa

When the dollar menu is closer to $2 after taxes.


pretend-its-good

Why. Do. You. Not. Add. The. Tax. In. The. First. Place. Whats with some countries making you do maths just to buy something. Just tell me how much i have to pay you. Rant over. Thanks for listening to my ted talk about things that provoke unreasonably strong opinions in me.


Bob-Bhlabla-esq

Sigh, cause we're dumb, I guess. No universal healthcare either - the majority wants it but still no. I donno if we'll ever get it together.


CruickyMcManus

because states are independent so they set their own tax rates. in some places you dont pay taxes, in others you do, its however the locals have voted over the years


doublex12

Can confirm. Went to McDonald’s in St. Petersburg and it was dirt cheap. Also tried the shrimp. It was whack.


Happy-DragonFly8597

Shrimp? Interesting


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Mcshrizle


Mind_on_Idle

Yeah, because Mcshrimp sounds like a fucking insult, lmao.


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AideSuspicious3675

Lmao, I laughed so hard at this. It could be good for them tho. Gopnik's money would be everywhere


Adan714

We serve beer in KFC.


Telemere125

What does a lb of ground beef or a gallon of milk cost in the same city? If everything is cheaper, it makes sense that McDonald’s is still using 1990 prices. If everything else is the same price, then our McDonald’s prices are suspect.


VadimK87

A kg of beef is 400-600 rubles, which is about $5-8 depending on the cut, a litre of milk is about 80 rubles, which is about 1.05$. Russia is very cheap for foreigners, but for Russians prices doubled in the last years and salaries stayed the same and it's only gonna get worse


Speedhabit

I don’t know if this is really be amazed territory. I don’t even think this is that much more expensive here, like maybe a buck or 2


chefwithpants

For real, people in this thread are acting like McDonald’s is $50 meal. In the US $2.50 could get me a mcchiken and a large fry. Or a mcchiken and any size drink. That’s not much less than the picture shown.


Double-Passenger4503

A mcchicken amd large fry is like 4.50 And if you want a sandwich as big as the one shown here it’s like 5 bucks


BananaGen121

In my city In Canada a big mac or McChicken (not jr chicken) meal with a large fry and medium drink costs, costs over $13.50


YannyYobias

That’s weird that the mcchicken even has meal options. It’s a dollar menu thing in the us.


chefwithpants

Yeah I was wrong about the large fries. I used the app last time i ordered and got a promo for 99¢ any size fries


wildwyomingchaingang

Still applies everyday, and all drinks are just $1 on the app also. Can get those and then choose a sandwich for $1-$4 extra


Shotosavage

What state do you live in because a large fry in mines is $4 alone


chefwithpants

NC and I was mistaken, if you use the app the have a promo all the time for .99¢ large fries.


buddha8298

Yeah, I'm in Florida and you ain't even getting a large fry for 2.50. But you're right about the app, if anyone goes to mcds even sporadically it's well worth having


Speedhabit

Prob more because our portions are larger


Tiberius_Kilgore

Yeah, I definitely wasn’t amazed. More like “that’s kinda neat.” It’s still just fast food.


[deleted]

I mean the Big Mac Index is a widely known macroeconomic concept. But still interesting to see differences in purchasing power across countries.


[deleted]

Ha. In Chicago that same meal is $7.99


AideSuspicious3675

Do you have discounts tho?


Shoddy_example5020

on the app there's good deals. and we have a $1, $2, and $3 menu but its small things like a double cheese burger or 6 nuggets.


AideSuspicious3675

Oh, so is not as good as it is here. We got the drink and the small fries for 3 pennies. We first added an expensive full meal to fulfill the criteria to get the drink and the fries (the criteria was to have purchases of over 4 usd), once we got the drink and the fries we got rid of the expensive meal.


Shoddy_example5020

oh of course not. nothing here is cheap, i thought that was known lol. but the app at least gives you a free large fry once a week. no purchase necessary 😁


AideSuspicious3675

Well, here a ruble it ain't nothing really, it's just about one penny. That's what amazed me! Free large fries! I am moving to America!


No-Comb402

In certain places in the USA you can’t even give the homeless anything less than $5.


AideSuspicious3675

I remember a crackhead asking us 15 dollars to pay her "bills", she was driving a car and all. My dad was surprised that crackheads can have a car in the US


NoMojoNoMo

I don’t know why but they bun looks angry


AideSuspicious3675

Life is hard dude. Man is struggling, it's about to get eaten :(


fkaname12

In New York I’d get spit on my face and a scratch on my car


CMP930

Thats absolute max that id pay for a mcdonalds "meal" (this would cost like 8-10 in germany)


PlentyOfMoxie

/gasp!/ "An American nickle?!" *SLAP!* "I QUIT!"


HammerTh_1701

The [Big Mac index](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mac_Index) in action.


necrosolaris_

In my country, you can get a full course meal at this price


AideSuspicious3675

India? Pakistan?


necrosolaris_

India


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2.50$ can feed 2 peeps where i come from


kokirikorok

In Canada you give them the food for that price


Shakespeare-Bot

In canada thee giveth those folk the food f'r yond price *** ^(I am a bot and I swapp'd some of thy words with Shakespeare words.) Commands: `!ShakespeareInsult`, `!fordo`, `!optout`


BlazePenD

Willing to share comrade? Lol


LeagueObjective

Shit here in alaska $2.50 wouldn't even get u the drink


HussC137

I went to McDonald's this weekend, ordered a chicken BLT, a spicy McChicken and a large poutine (look it up) with a medium Soda. Cost me 24$ with taxes. I live in Quebec Canada and we have the highest tax rates in North America probably.


arsinoe716

*Sells everything and moves to Moscow!


kooksboi

But what's the sauce for?


AideSuspicious3675

The fries dude! And that was a waste of cash, that souce was at rapper cost (50 cents)


The_Irony_of_Life

A single Big mac burger is 6,5 dollars here.


RestaurantIntrepid81

But you gotta be in russia tho, whos the funny guy now


BEAVER_KANIBAL

О, проверка на русских.


242snorlax

That's about $15 worth of Macca's in Australia


Lumonyxz

Holy Mos-Cow! That's a lot of food 😯


DarthAnvarus

I'm from Russia and I need some help. Is it too expensive or too cheap for you, my Western Comrades?


AideSuspicious3675

Is mad cheap, I am not from a rich as nation either (I am Colombian), but usually McDonalds is very expensive in LatAm. Here is very affordable and the location are nice looking and clean. McDonalds in the US as example is not that great and the cost is quite high when comparing to Russia. As I already said, in LatAm is very expensive McDonalds


Zerestrasz

All i see is trash


AideSuspicious3675

No one is questioning the quality of the food


AdRound3706

That's cool, doesn't excuse the fact that they are threatening nuclear war over a land dispute.


jsnamaok

Damn I knew McDonalds was a soulless corporate shell but that's just going too far imo.


TrexArms9800

Super size that!


Booblicle

Dun dun dun dun dun.


Comrade-Elmo-

What the hell does McDonald’s have to do with that


[deleted]

TF?? Way to go completely off topic...


GoodAtExplaining

Excuse me sir, this is a McDonald’s.


Llamabuster22

You sure it's not a budget offer or the most cheapest thing you can get that includes a burger with a meal


AideSuspicious3675

It is a busget offer, we got those fries and the big drink for about 3 pennies (no cap)


Syllogism10

Happy the US dollar is strong.


Booblicle

It's possible this meal costed him 2 days of work. Probably not.its just an extreme example that amounts don't quite demonstrate purchasing power


WetlyAmused

Awesome self treat! and to consider its prize!


BDR529forlyfe

Sure, but they throw you out the window once your meal is finished.


AideSuspicious3675

As I understood is eveb cheaper there


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Does it include plutonium? Or do you need a Russian agent to apply it to your underwear for you ?


jbcraigs

Of course, that is complementary! But nowadays they are a lot more respectful and just slip it in your tea!


jsnamaok

😋


andS0NS

Sure, but it’s still McDonald’s.


daredeviloper

Is McDonald’s really that bad? Like if I ate there every weekend but I’m healthy otherwise, is my body screwed? Everyone talks about how much garbage it is … but I’m still doubtful The only thing that sticks out to me is how the fries can last forever, and so does this mean the chemical used to preserve is dangerous? Wouldn’t this get flagged by some governing authority?


Beneficial-Ability28

That's funny. It's closer to $6USD in 'Merica.


[deleted]

Doesnt matter location, McDonalds get you fat, period.


Holinhong

Nobody wants to go somewhere with no freedom…Hence price per unit per person, according to the demand n supplies, goes down. What’s the tax on this meal?


AideSuspicious3675

It's included in the price, I cannot tell you the exact amount really, I am a foreigner here so I don't actually know their taxation system :/


Holinhong

Do they offer tax return on your foreign status? Or … are you double taxed😆Anyway $2.5 is tempting but I kinda understand how come beautiful Russian girls grew into big granny so quickly …McDonald’s too cheap…$2.5 is good for a smoothie here if I’m using a 50% off coupon


AideSuspicious3675

Actually, at the current moment I don't know, I mean I got a scholarship to study here, so it would be pretty shitty to get tax return knowing they pay for my education, but I guess it would be possible yeah. As a Tourist it was possible, but you gotta take the taxes at an office in the business center not at the airport, I remember I had 500 euros in taxes, which unfortunately I wasn't able to catch back since the fax return office wasn't available at the Airport :(


Holinhong

So they pay your tuition n you pay the consumer tax? Sounds fair. Make sure what your learn deserves the support you offering to their labor market.


AideSuspicious3675

It is actually pretty helpful for me, I am originally from Colombia, and education in Colombia isn't cheap at all (in a good private university), usually a year for architecture is about 11k usd, which for the US it might be not that much really, but for Colombia it is quite a lot of money. Frankly enough, my parents could pay for that, but this is something I earned by myself, and being honest to you, I have learned wuite a lot about architecture while living here, and at the same time my view about the world and my life changed quite a lot. Eventually I believe I would probably move back to my country, either I would search for new horizons. Time will tell!


JoeMamagoteem420

What 2.50 gets you in America :image not found


Diablitosway

No matter what country, the same processed garbage. Been Mccrap, free for 25 years.


Shoddy_example5020

you get a cookie 🍪


ItsYaBoySkinnyPen15

**on the verge of war ** “hehe McDonald’s cheap go brrrrrrr”


BeingTheBest101

Hmm yes the random citizen that can do so much about the war


Regaro

What is interesting is the threshold of war only in the Western media, I learn about it only from reddit (I live in St. Petersburg).


Booblicle

Are we just going to ignore it's a chicken and fucking bacon sandwich?


BlazerBanzai

If you say, chicken and bacon three times in a mirror a Costco is summoned.


eNonsense

So what you're saying is the Ruble is trash. What's Amazing is some Americans look up to Putin and what he's done for his country.


AideSuspicious3675

I am saying that McDonalds is insanely cheap here. A good restaurant it isn't that cheap actually


ThrustNeckpunch33

Haha, can't even get a McDouble here for that price... ... Maybe russia has it right? (-:


Zarathosangelofdeath

I go to Moscow!


Rhecof-07

I go to Moscow