The Golden Arches

I committed a huge sin today. An almost-crime. Something I vowed to NEVER do…..

I ate at a McDonald’s in France.

I don’t even like MacDo (as they call it here) and I never eat it back at home, unless there’s absolutely nothing else. But I had just finished biking (yes, biking—did I mention that I got a free bike? :) miles and miles, over hills and under bridges, and I was very thirsty. And all I could see on the horizon were those damned golden arches, so I asked for a large Coke. And then I felt dumb just asking for a drink so I ordered Chicken McNuggets, too. They were like, gourmet chicken nuggets. Geez, does fast food also have to taste better here? AND they brought the food to my table and told me “bon appetit” upon setting the tray in front of me.

This McDonald’s is behind one of the schools I’m teaching at, and I saw that there’s free unlimited WiFi there. So it looks like I’ll be revisiting McDonald’s very soon, ugh.