McDonald's conquest of France is now complete: McDonald's opens atthe Louvre

McDonald's conquest of France is now complete: McDonald's opens at the
Louvre



McDonald's restaurants to open at the Louvre

It is a move which has managed to get both France's art lovers and
gastronomes choking on their Gitanes.

By Henry Samuel in Paris
Published: 2:55PM BST 04 Oct 2009

Excerpts:

"Lovers of France's two great symbols of cultural exception – its
haute cuisine and fine art – are aghast at plans to open a McDonald's
restaurant and McCafé in the Louvre museum next month.

America's fast food temple is celebrating its 30th anniversary in
France with a coup -the opening of its 1,142nd Gallic outlet a few
yards from the entrance to the country's Mecca of high art and the
world's most visited museum....

.....statistics suggest the battle of Le Big Macs has already been
lost. France has become McDonald's biggest market in the world outside
of the US, according to the chain. While business in traditional
brasseries and bistros is in freefall, the fast food group opened 30
new outlets last year in France and welcomed 450 million customers –
up 11 per cent on the previous year.



The chain faces a groundswell of discontent among museum staff,...

...."This is the last straw," said one art historian working at the
Louvre, who declined to be named. "This is the pinnacle of exhausting
consumerism, deficient gastronomy and very unpleasant odours in the
context of a museum," he told the Daily Telegraph.

Didier Rykner, head of The Art Tribune website found the idea
"shocking".

"I'm not against eating in a museum but McDonald's is hardly the
height of gastronomy," he said, adding that it was a worrying mixture
of art and consumerism. "Today McDonald's, tomorrow low-cost clothes
shops," he said.....

.....statistics suggest the battle of Le Big Macs has already been
lost. France has become McDonald's biggest market in the world outside
of the US, according to the chain. While business in traditional
brasseries and bistros is in freefall, the fast food group opened 30
new outlets last year in France and welcomed 450 million customers –
up 11 per cent on the previous year. "

Mc Donald is not in the Louvre but under it in a mall where other outlets
are already.
Cross the rue de Rivoli and there is another one, full with US and american
tourists.
donovan copies and pastes like his twin evleth the rich and believes or
thinks he understands what he pastes.




"PJ O'Donovan" a écrit dans le message de
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McDonald's conquest of France is now complete: McDonald's opens at the
Louvre



McDonald's restaurants to open at the Louvre

It is a move which has managed to get both France's art lovers and
gastronomes choking on their Gitanes.

By Henry Samuel in Paris
Published: 2:55PM BST 04 Oct 2009

Excerpts:

"Lovers of France's two great symbols of cultural exception – its
haute cuisine and fine art – are aghast at plans to open a McDonald's
restaurant and McCafé in the Louvre museum next month.

America's fast food temple is celebrating its 30th anniversary in
France with a coup -the opening of its 1,142nd Gallic outlet a few
yards from the entrance to the country's Mecca of high art and the
world's most visited museum....

.....statistics suggest the battle of Le Big Macs has already been
lost. France has become McDonald's biggest market in the world outside
of the US, according to the chain. While business in traditional
brasseries and bistros is in freefall, the fast food group opened 30
new outlets last year in France and welcomed 450 million customers –
up 11 per cent on the previous year.



The chain faces a groundswell of discontent among museum staff,...

...."This is the last straw," said one art historian working at the
Louvre, who declined to be named. "This is the pinnacle of exhausting
consumerism, deficient gastronomy and very unpleasant odours in the
context of a museum," he told the Daily Telegraph.

Didier Rykner, head of The Art Tribune website found the idea
"shocking".

"I'm not against eating in a museum but McDonald's is hardly the
height of gastronomy," he said, adding that it was a worrying mixture
of art and consumerism. "Today McDonald's, tomorrow low-cost clothes
shops," he said.....

.....statistics suggest the battle of Le Big Macs has already been
lost. France has become McDonald's biggest market in the world outside
of the US, according to the chain. While business in traditional
brasseries and bistros is in freefall, the fast food group opened 30
new outlets last year in France and welcomed 450 million customers –
up 11 per cent on the previous year. "

On 4/10/09 17:11, in article , "Happy99"
wrote:

Mc Donald is not in the Louvre but----

This is Runge, who constantly changes his screen name. How he got by my
filter I don't know, but I will check and make the necessary
changes.

To be sure, I am no where near a clone of PJ, PJ has buddies
but Runge has none. Anymore that is.

More on that later.

Happy99 wrote:
Mc Donald is not in the Louvre but under it in a mall where other
outlets are already.
Cross the rue de Rivoli and there is another one, full with US and
american tourists.

Glad that Americans can get good food in France at last!

On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:20:52 +0100, mikeos wrote:

Happy99 wrote:
Mc Donald is not in the Louvre but under it in a mall where other
outlets are already.
Cross the rue de Rivoli and there is another one, full with US and
american tourists.

Glad that Americans can get good food in France at last!

And a decent clean ****oir to boot.

On Oct 4, 7:20*pm, mikeos wrote:
Happy99 wrote:
Mc Donald is not in the Louvre but under it in a mall where other
outlets are already.
Cross the rue de Rivoli and there is another one, full with US and
american tourists.

Glad that Americans can get good food in France at last!

Clearly you haven't had the experience of a French MacDonalds. Even
the "french-fries" were inedible on the one occasion I gave it a go
(around the Honfleur area)

On Oct 4, 7:38*pm, aquachimp
wrote:
On Oct 4, 7:20*pm, mikeos wrote:

Happy99 wrote:
Mc Donald is not in the Louvre but under it in a mall where other
outlets are already.
Cross the rue de Rivoli and there is another one, full with US and
american tourists.

Glad that Americans can get good food in France at last!

Clearly you haven't had the experience of a French MacDonalds. Even
the "french-fries" were inedible on the one occasion I gave it a go
(around the Honfleur area)

that's the branch where gRunge works.....

On Oct 4, 7:50*am, "PJ O'Donovan" wrote:
McDonald's conquest of France is now complete: McDonald's opens at the
Louvre

* * *McDonald's restaurants to open at the Louvre

It is a move which has managed to get both France's art lovers and
gastronomes choking on their Gitanes.

By Henry Samuel in Paris
Published: 2:55PM BST 04 Oct 2009

Excerpts:

"Lovers of France's two great symbols of cultural exception – its
haute cuisine and fine art – are aghast at plans to open a McDonald's
restaurant and McCafé in the Louvre museum next month.

America's fast food temple is celebrating its 30th anniversary in
France with a coup -the opening of its 1,142nd Gallic outlet a few
yards from the entrance to the country's Mecca of high art and the
world's most visited museum....

....statistics suggest the battle of Le Big Macs has already been
lost. France has become McDonald's biggest market in the world outside
of the US, according to the chain. While business in traditional
brasseries and bistros is in freefall, the fast food group opened 30
new outlets last year in France and welcomed 450 million customers –
up 11 per cent on the previous year.

The chain faces a groundswell of discontent among museum staff,...

..."This is the last straw," said one art historian working at the
Louvre, who declined to be named. "This is the pinnacle of exhausting
consumerism, deficient gastronomy and very unpleasant odours in the
context of a museum," he told the Daily Telegraph.

Didier Rykner, head of The Art Tribune website found the idea
"shocking".

"I'm not against eating in a museum but McDonald's is hardly the
height of gastronomy," he said, adding that it was a worrying mixture
of art and consumerism. "Today McDonald's, tomorrow low-cost clothes
shops," he said.....

....statistics suggest the battle of Le Big Macs has already been
lost. France has become McDonald's biggest market in the world outside
of the US, according to the chain. While business in traditional
brasseries and bistros is in freefall, the fast food group opened 30
new outlets last year in France and welcomed 450 million customers –
up 11 per cent on the previous year. "

It is nice to see that the French are getting a little class back. It
is certainly about time.

Jigsaw

On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:59:47 +0200, Magda wrote:
On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 10:38:58 -0700 (PDT), in rec.travel.europe, aquachimp
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On Oct 4, 7:20?pm, mikeos wrote:
... Happy99 wrote:
... Mc Donald is not in the Louvre but under it in a mall where other
... outlets are already.
... Cross the rue de Rivoli and there is another one, full with US and
... american tourists.
...
... Glad that Americans can get good food in France at last!
...
... Clearly you haven't had the experience of a French MacDonalds. Even
... the "french-fries" were inedible on the one occasion I gave it a go
... (around the Honfleur area)

Serves you right.

Eating at a mcdonalds in france? That is without a doubt the dumbest
thing I've every heard. Ever. On any subject.

Yes for twice the price, give us your puny $$ !

"mikeos" a écrit dans le message de
...
Happy99 wrote:
Mc Donald is not in the Louvre but under it in a mall where other outlets
are already.
Cross the rue de Rivoli and there is another one, full with US and
american tourists.

Glad that Americans can get good food in France at last!