Originally Posted by
LordByran
At least for me, there's some interest in how other countries adapt McDonald's to fit the local palate and curiosity about whether the food tastes the same. Obviously you miss out a lot if you exclusively eat McD's, but going a few times to try the chain's local options (e.g. China McD's has pretty great egg custard tarts) or see if a Big Mac tastes the same abroad has some appeal to it.
The OP's premise is that McDonalds in North America sucks and I agree. So what then is the point of visiting their outlets around the world? To confirm that the food does or does not suck globally too? Also to accurately determine if another countries, uh, interpretation of a Big Mac is comparable you would have to choke down a few at home, a stomach-turning prospect at best.