Re: McDonald's
Thinking about it, I have probably made an error as to when we got a McDonald's near us, as I had an important hospital appointment in summer 1996 and after attending we went to McDonald's, but I don't think it was much earlier than that. My visits over the years have been so sparse that the place could have been open for months and I wouldn't have realised, it being in an out-of-town location.
When we went to the Philippines, we went to McDonald's but also to a Pilipino equivalent called Jollibee--not sure if I spelled that correctly. Actually, although McDonald's there is very popular, being a place where teenagers want to hang out, I preferred Jollibee's burgers, particularly their Hawaiian, which was huge by the standards of British fast food burgers. There is a Jollibee in London, I believe, but not sure if there are any elsewhere.
Coming back to Wimpy, as well as getting to have a burger, I also used to love their Knickerbocker Glory when a child--that big, tall glass, and that name that always made me snigger when I asked for one--hey, I was only 10 or so!
Thinking about it, I have probably made an error as to when we got a McDonald's near us, as I had an important hospital appointment in summer 1996 and after attending we went to McDonald's, but I don't think it was much earlier than that. My visits over the years have been so sparse that the place could have been open for months and I wouldn't have realised, it being in an out-of-town location.
When we went to the Philippines, we went to McDonald's but also to a Pilipino equivalent called Jollibee--not sure if I spelled that correctly. Actually, although McDonald's there is very popular, being a place where teenagers want to hang out, I preferred Jollibee's burgers, particularly their Hawaiian, which was huge by the standards of British fast food burgers. There is a Jollibee in London, I believe, but not sure if there are any elsewhere.
Coming back to Wimpy, as well as getting to have a burger, I also used to love their Knickerbocker Glory when a child--that big, tall glass, and that name that always made me snigger when I asked for one--hey, I was only 10 or so!
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