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Originally Posted by blueflyer3
(Post 31087583)
Personally, the classiness of the food itself is less of concern to me than the smell. Though it could be worse (read: durian or natto).
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Originally Posted by OUTraveling
(Post 31088216)
I will see your Durian or Natto and raise you with Surstromming!
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On my most recent UA ORD-LHR trip in J, the passenger next to me brought on board a Quarter Pound meal and consumed it before push back. I never realized how gross that food was until watching him upclose consuming it.
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Part of me is laughing at the idea of being horrified over McDonald's on a plane (I agree about the smell though). My mom fondly remembers flights back in the 70s where almost everyone on the plane had brought McDonald's with them, because the destination did not have a McDonald's.
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I know that smell is entirely subjective but the revolting scent of McDonald’s food offerings should be a big no-no in any confined spaces on public transport. Or in a cinema. Or a theatre et al. Inconsiderate, selfish and disrespectful of common space-sharing mindfulness (ah open-deck bus: you could (sort of) understand the logic...). There’s also the crassness of eating greasy food with one’s hands on a plane and leaving oil marks on the fabric cover of the seat for the future passengers to rub themselves against. It’s bad enough when the no-outside-food rules in the lounges are compromised against and consequently ignored by the lounge staff. Just to think that not so long ago either case would be considered socially unacceptable... |
Originally Posted by lipsum
(Post 31087584)
This incident just proves that money and etiquette don't go hand-in-hand.
I do think the proper response is to overlook this behavior. But it would bother me a bit. I also find it sad so many people have such an eating "culture". This morning, I sat on the tram and a college student apparently had to use the <15 min ride to have breakfast. She had a box prepared with yogurt, muesli, and fruit and make lots of clinging noises as she seemed to aim for cleaning the bowl completely with her (metal) spoon. |
Originally Posted by mario
(Post 31087868)
In my household we regularly eat McDonald's with a bottle of Krug or Bolly. It's lovely.
As for those of you going on about the smell, get a grip. Nuggets don't smell more or less intrusively than the food served by the crew. |
Very much all enjoyed these responses. As ever with Flyertalk a range of perspectives but courteous and good humoured. For what it’s worth I have eaten many McDs nuggets - but generally only after a “worst hangover in five years” moment on Fleet Street. Perhaps (as CWS implies) 1A was similarly afflicted after a couple of weeks of Pisco Sours in Chile?
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Originally Posted by trooper
(Post 31088314)
If you mean taking the photo and posting it here with a condescending attitude? Absolutely agree. If hot food is going to be banned because of the smell (although apparently the airline meals get a free pass on that for reasons I don't understand) then why is pungently strong hot coffee considered to be alright? That gives me a headache....
Fully agree on smells, to be honest I find some airline meals have quite the strong smell that I dislike yet they are all considered ok! Also some cold food (tuna) can really smell yet I assume no one objects to a cold sandwich someone may bring with them! Also had a baby in a seat next to me once, to say there was quite the smell there also would be an understatement, can I object to that? Its public transport, if a smell of the most sucessfull fast food company in the world gets on your nerves or you see it as a reason to look down you nose at someone then I think you should get a private jet instead! If they leave greasy finger marks over the seats thats differrent, but last time I checked BA have very greasy crisps in many of their lounges and Club World help yourself and they leave your fingers just as greasy!! |
Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave
(Post 31087341)
There is a genre of passenger, who after a week or two of local food, does want to retreat to known flavours, to put it as gently as I can. I just hope that never happens to me.
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An egg sandwich or a banana can easily leave me trying to avoid vommiting from their horrible smell. I used to ban junior colleagues from eating eggs or bananas at the same table as me at breakfast on work trips. I will happily take the smell of durian over egg or banana.
My wife makes fried rice with McDonalds chicken nuggets. I can't say I have noticed the smell. It certainly doesn't offend me in the same way it does when she makes congee with pork and century eggs, now that smells bad! |
The second worst smell I've experienced on a plane was from an extremely inebriated passenger in a cramped economy cabin flying back from BGI. He was absolutely hammered and smelt strongly of whisky.
The clear winner was a chunky fella flying out to GIG from Paris (again in a cramped economy cabin). His odour was similar to the toilets at the office after a colleague has dried their sweat-soaked cycling gear on the radiator. I would have loved to have deeply inhaled from a McDonalds bag for the duration of those flights. |
There is a Habit Burger there
Originally Posted by OUTraveling
(Post 31088201)
Look at the HORROR! A Burger in Lufthansa First Class?
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I see no problem at all, there's a lot worse smells on a plane, including the furnishings.
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Even Trump order McDonald for lunch at the White House... why not ? lol
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