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What Foods Do You Miss From the UK?

Old Jan 3rd 2013, 6:25 am
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Some quick research (from various sources) as I'm bored at work:

McDonalds 'restaurants' in Australia - just under 800
McDonalds 'restaurants' in the UK - just under 2700 with plans to open 300 more in the next few years

We win

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Old Jan 3rd 2013, 6:34 am
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Originally Posted by Amazulu
I agree. The UK and Australia are both terrible for this kind of thing.
Why are you getting so petty and bad tempered nowadays?

Don't you think you should take a break until you get sorted.

You are becoming something of a joke on here.
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Old Jan 3rd 2013, 6:38 am
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Mmm, apparently the UK has around 1200 McDonalds whereas Australia has close to 800 with a third of the population, wow.
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Originally Posted by Grayling
Why are you getting so petty and bad tempered nowadays?

Don't you think you should take a break until you get sorted.

You are becoming something of a joke on here.
It is a bit weird, he certainly seems to be an angry person. He should chill.
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Originally Posted by Machine
I have noticed that there are not many ready made meals available in supermarkets which surprised me because Australia is now the second fattest nation on earth. Not surprising really with the availability of fast food on every corner.

I have read through all the replies and want to second missing proper fish and chips (cod and fat chips). British fish and chip shop Chumleys in Birkdale (Brisbane) do good fish and chips. The cod is flakey, not mushy like you'd find in a fish and chip take away here and the chips decent. I think they're trying to sell up though so it's bound to go down hill. If you're thinking of going, go early, the queues are long. My local makes each order as it comes in, one at a time, so you have to wait at least 45 mins and it's shite. Who does that? How are these people still in business?
Give O'Çonnors a try, owned by the same Irish people as Celtic Koala. Real battered North Atlantic cod
Originally Posted by Machine
Restaurant food here, even the so called good places, is also pants. Everything is over salted and flavourless. How can this be with so much fresh produce grown locally? Is it just Brisbane? Have I gone back in time, possibly to the 50's?
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Originally Posted by chris955
Mmm, apparently the UK has around 1200 McDonalds whereas Australia has close to 800 with a third of the population, wow.
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Originally Posted by chris955
Mmm, apparently the UK has around 1200 McDonalds whereas Australia has close to 800 with a third of the population, wow.
UK has 2700 - soon to have 3000
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Originally Posted by Grayling
Don't let facts get in the way of invective
Well I did wonder where the 2700 in the UK came from. We have 1 about 14 miles from us whereas in Brisbane they were literally everywhere.
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Originally Posted by Grayling
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...UK-stores.html
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I have never seen a country which has so many fast food restaurants as Australia.....and that includes the US
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I have never seen a country which has so many fast food restaurants as Australia.....and that includes the US
Or so many lardarses
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McDonalds plan to open another 1300 stores worldwide this year, I doubt 300 of those will be in the UK though
I dislike the rise in popularity in both countries but I must admit I am amazed to see that Australia has 2/3rds as many as the UK but a third of the population.

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