I eat McD ALL the time when I am in Europe. Have had it in Suisse, France, Italia, and Germany and the quality is great - esp. at 2am. :)

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McD offers decent burgers here in EZE.

The quality of food is marginally better at non-u.s. locations, but I've generally found the real difference to be in the quality of the staff. Maybe McDonalds puts more of an effort into ensuring the non u.s. locations have better trained personnel, and that they display customer service skills that used to be prevalent in "old" america.

As there are many McD all over Moscow, which one in particular are you talking about? Having lived in Moscow I don't ever recall this being the case!!

Why can't I buy a quarter pounder with cheese in Europe? Why do they charge for ketchup but slather on the mayo?

I don't mind the McD's in Europe. While I avoid them if I can to sample the local flare, they are a known quantity when I'm in a bind. I like them for breakfast when I'm runny-egged and croissanted out as well.

BLEAAaAAAAGGGGHHH! GAG GAG GAG HACK! *calvin running around fighting his oatmeal*

The veggie burger is a "him"? Thought they'd be gender neutral... :D

YES! HKG McD's has the 24 hour Sausage McMuffin with Egg! It's an awesome thing. And the sausage patty inside said SMcMwEgg is pork! Yum yum. The best thing after a night of drinking and boozing.

Singapore & Malaysia have the McSpicy, a batter fried spicy chicken sandwich with dark meat. Tasty! And you can get chili sauce. However, since McD's is halal over there, forget about McD's brekkie. The "sausage" is not pork and it's light colored. What is it made out of, chicken?

You can. It is just called Hamburger Royal. Fancy, isn't it. In Germany you get on portion of ketchup for free with your super size meal!

Sorry, translation error. In German a Hamburger is male. A Veggie burger should always be "undefined".

On an amusing note I heard that the american version of a McDonalds burger, if sold in McDopads here, would qualify to get slapped with an additional tax that applies to confectionery products - yes indeed, there is that much sugar in the so-called "100 Real Beef"! :D:D:D

Actually the thing that surprises me most about McDonalds at home vs Europe, is the quality of the interior decoration. In the US, they really go for ultra plastic "ghetto max" decor, whereas in Europe they seem to really make an effort to be a bit nicer place to sit and eat your foot. Maybe because more of their business in the US stores is via the drive-through windows?

i miss mcds in india... totally different menu and they deliver!!!

I have almost always found the quality of the food as well as the overall experience at McDonald’s restaurants outside the United States to be far superior to those within the United States.

This includes restaurants in such countries as Japan and Malta.The food at McDonald’s restaurants in Europe are really that bad that one must eat one’s own foot, or do you mean to say that the employees of McDonald’s restaurants in Europe eat your foot?

They really know how to toe the line there, eh?

Now that is what I call sole food, especially the Filet-O-Fish.

I apologize if I was too callous in my response here, but I thought I nailed down what I wanted to post.

I worked at a Golden Arches in Leeds when I was a student in the mid-1990s. The manager, an Iraqi sociopath, made the mistake of putting me on the drive-thru on Boxing Day (the busiest day of the year). Up until then I'd only worked in the kitchen. Apparently within 1hr of my shift starting there was a 2-mile long tailback on the road outside the restaurant, because I was so inept at using the headset. Needless to say I didn't get a Christmas bonus.

I have McDonalds food not to my liking, the presentation of the hamburgers are to say the least sloppy. Worst McDonald's I ate in was in Macau, food was not prepared well, I was in a hurry, ordered a chicken something or other and I through it away rather than eat it. The only thing that I can eat at McDonalds is their pancakes for breakfastg. they are uniform regardless of what country they are served in, that's because they are shipped in frozen from a central plant and then microwaved. The saussage Mcbiscuit is not bad but without the egg. I would never eat anything else from McDonalds. A&W or In and Out Burger are far superior.

In the UK, I found it odd that biscuits weren't on the breakfast menu. I wonder if the brits would enjoy a good bacon, egg & cheese biscuit?

Funny how different parts of the country have specialized McD items...lobster rolls in the NE and country ham in the south. Not all do this, but it's fun to find special items.

Perhaps the greatest challenge facing McDonald's is consistency. Even in Chicago, there are good McDonalds and bad ones. A lot of it comes down to staff experieince, training and attitude. Some just slap together the food, some take pride.

Some regional differences also exist, mainly the differences between the region's food quality (eg Paris versus London).