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[ILovePapaSmurf]

<font color="purple">I swear, what is up with all these rude customer service people anyways.

I went to burger king last night (because I was hungry and didn't feel like waiting for rice to cook). So, my brother and I are sitting in the drive-thru and we pull up to the order box and the chick goes, 'Welcome to burger king, may I take your order?'

I said, sure just give me one second.

I lean over to ask my brother what he wants, so he tells me. I go ok, 'I'll have one Whopper with cheese and bacon and.' 'Will that be all for you today? 'No, I would also like two tacos and.' Ok, that is one Whopper with cheese and bacon and two tacos, $4.29 at the first window. So, I shout, I'm not even done yet. I look at my brother and I look back at the box and go, 'You know what, I'm going somewhere else.'

So, I back-out of the drive-thru and walk into the actual BK sit down dining room and ask the manager for a customer service number and explained to her what happened. Now, she looked pissed and said, you know what, you are right and I will talk to the girl.

So, my brother and I went to McDonalds and as I was parking my car my bro goes, "Hey Christy, you know what we should do?" "What Roger?" "Take our food go to burger king, sit inside and just start eating."

Man, I was laughing for a good 10 minutes straight. My bro is awesome man!</font color>

[jjcourtright]

Wait, wait, wait...

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I would also like two tacos

[/ QUOTE ] Tacos at Burger King? What kind of Bizarro world do you live in?

On topic, I have had quite good success lately. The people in Chicago and Indiana were incredible in the customer service department.

[ILovePapaSmurf]

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What kind of Bizarro world do you live in?

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<font color="purple">That would be California JJ.</font color>

[karmattack]

Oh, you are not privy to the new shit. Yes, tacos are now sold at Burger King....things that go together as well as an elephant humping my car.

[jjcourtright]

Are they like the tacos in the lunchroom in elementary school? Do they just chop up the old Whoppers and cram them into a taco shell?

[KingBison]

Tacos at burger king sort of throw the whole world into fuckin chaos. No wonder cali is going to break off. I think maynard said best, "Learn to swim." You west coasters are asking for it. Whats next, Hamburgers at chick-fil-a, or worse yet, Fried chicken at Taco Bell. AHHH the humanity.

[Mighty_Wingman]

I probably shouldn't say any of this here ,I mean I know I'm going to get ripped for this... But since we're passed the statute of limitations in my state.....

I was driving home drunk and needed food . I stopped at Whataburger and ordered a double w/cheese and bacon through the speaker. I pulled around and sat at the window for a full 28 minutes. No Shit ! 28 minutes ! I couldn't see anyone inside.

Finally this huge woman, I don't mean a little overweight or pleasingly plump . I mean she could've and should've been on disability. She wasn't even wearing a Whataburger uniform ? So, she comes squeezing around the corner and down the aisle, and turning sideways didn't help either. I say "squeezing" because she literally couldn't fit . She finally makes it to the window and she says." I'm sorry about your wait sir . "
Now I've got a little bit of a beer belly but I couldn't believe that this woman would be taking shots at me about my weight .
I traded her a five spot for my bag o' food and said. " I'm sorry about yours too. " And peeled out !

I got a little ways down the road before realizing what she meant . God ! I am an Ass*ole !

Next week : The best way to flip off old ladies who are stopped ! On the entrance ramp ! To the expressway !

[karmattack]

I'm sure it's safe to bet on a combination of the two. I haven't tried them, so I have no idea.

[KingBison]

Clever Girl!!!

[Matt1]

In some cases I take rudeness at a restaurant as a sign of really good food. There's this little deli around the corner from me, and everyone who works in there is absolutely rude and the place is extremely dirty and dingy. The only reason anyone frequents the establishment is because thier sandwiches are so damn good. I mean really good. Best damn meatball sandwich I've ever had. And since they know their food is so good they're free to act like assholes.

[ratm1966]

Please, let's not talk about on and off ramps. I can go on for hours about all of the stupid idiots out there who don't have a clue as to what they are for. The same goes for merging lanes. My daughter is always laughing at me because I get so mad at these people.

[ozchick]

You guys are spinning out over tacos at BKs??? Hows this - here we have "Hungry Jacks" - exactly the same as Burger King - same logo, food, everything. I freaked out in the states when I found out BK's has breakfast over there!!! Also, loved the free refills at every restaurant, diner etc. You want more than one drink here, you pay for it!

[JIM]

Your Brother's funny Smurfy! Hah!
Mmmm...Taco...
Er..anyway, I remember when McDonalds had those awful fajitas. My God, those were nasty!


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Also, loved the free refills at every restaurant, diner etc. You want more than one drink here, you pay for it!

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Matters where You are in the country and where You're eating. Some places have the free refills(love those refills!)and some don't.
Man, I remember some fast food joints in NYC had their condiments under lock and key or something. It was a pain to even get a packet of salt or ketchup!
Not like that here in Florida. The places here are cleaner too.

[Matt1]

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Also, loved the free refills at every restaurant, diner etc. You want more than one drink here, you pay for it!


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We are, truly, the land of plenty.

[ozchick]

Yeah I noticed you guys lurrrrve your condiments! Had to laugh the first time I saw the tomato sauce (oops sorry - ketchup) &amp; mayo pumps! /forums/images/icons/grin.gif

[KingBison]

Hey, you watch your mouth about the ketchup pump, we'll have to pull the you created the crocadile hunter card on you buddy!!!

[jjcourtright]

I can't imagine a retaurant without free refills. My salivary glands don't work so well, so I am like a raccoon. Every bite has to be accompanied with a big swig of liquid just so that I can swallow the bite. A meal has to come with 3 or 4 drinks.

[Efexeye]

I think they come frozen and then just get dropped into the deep fryer. They had them here in Michigan for a little while but it didn't catch on. I tried them, and they were pretty gross- worse than a Taco Bell taco, actually, which is saying a lot. At least Taco Bell tacos contain meat- I don't know what the hell that slimy crap in the BK taco was.

Oh and ozchick, the whole free refill/drink thing is suppsoed to be a time saver- it's so customers get their own drinks and employees have one less thing to do. It's only come around in the last 5 or so years in the States. If you think about it, it makes sense- a 32 ounce drink has about 6 cents worth of goods in it- a penny or two for the syrup, another penny for the water and CO2, and 2 or three cents for the cup- they can save a lot of money on labor by giving away "free" drinks. Also, mayonnaise and kethcup "pumps" save a lot of money too- an individual ketchup packet costs the restaurant about a nickel, and only a penny of that is actually the ketchup- the rest is the packaging. So they just make a bigger package and have you "pump" it- saves them a lot of money. Americans love to do things in bulk.

Thus ends my diatribe on the economics of american fast-food joints! Oh, did anyone else here hear that Mickey D's is cutting out their super-sized portions? Huzzah, I say!

[jjcourtright]

I hate that they are getting rid of super-size. Not because I eat a super-sized combo by myself. Me and the wife share a super-sized combo. A regular-sized combo each is too much food, and a shared regular-sized combo is too little food. Bastards.

[Efexeye]

I usually order a medium meal with a super-sized drink. However, a Super-sized regular soda has about 4 CUPS of sugar in it. I have lost a lot of weight in the past by simply cutting out regular pop and fruit juice. I find Pepsi one to be the least offensive-tasting of the diet pops. Or, I just drink water- any commercially bottled product is probably packed with sugar, carbohydrates and calories. Bad news on top of a 60-gram-of-fat Big Mac and a 30-grams-of-fat large fries.

[ozchick]

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we'll have to pull the you created the crocadile hunter card on you buddy!!!

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Actually thats not technically correct. The crocodile hunter was a HUGE star in the US before we'd ever heard of him here. Seriously, his show only started here last year I think. So I maintain YOU YANKS created that freak. In fact I'll go one more and add a conspiracy theory that I don't think he's Australian at all! No one speaks like that over here! He's like a giant stereotype.

Re McD's getting rid of Super Sizes... Here we have small, medium or large. Our Large is about equivalent to the smallest size over there (which I think is a Medium).

When we came back thats what we missed most - the giant drinks from Maccas and the refills - we'd got used to drinking gallons with our meals! /forums/images/icons/grin.gif

[jjcourtright]

Are you saying that Paul Hogan has been lying to us all these years?

[Mighty_Wingman]

" I say do ya speaka my langwidge "

Ozzie I was wondering how visisting the states might have affected your perceptions about Americans ? Opposed to , just dealing with the tourists that come down there. I mean, did you have a different impression of Americans after coming here ?

[JIM]

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" I say do ya speaka my langwidge "



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"He just smiled and gave Me a vegamite sandwich"
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They were great.

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Ozzie I was wondering how visisting the states might have affected your perceptions about Americans ? Opposed to , just dealing with the tourists that come down there. I mean, did you have a different impression of Americans after coming here ?

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Good question.
Most of us are'nt uptight yuppies or gangsta thugs You know...
Damn exported American TV and Movies.../forums/images/icons/grin.gif

[Matt1]

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Most of us aren't uptight yuppies or gangsta thugs You know...

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Speak fo' yo'self G. I always be representin' fo' my homies when I be tearing it up old-school style on the Stock exchange in my Armani suit with my Starbucks coffee. BITCH!

[ozchick]

We don't want to admit to Paul Hogan either!!!

To be honest we found the vast majority of Americans to be generous, friendly, fun and hugely opinionated! Which is great coz it makes for terrific conversation!

I won't lie to you, that the gun thing still freaks me out a bit. And a lot of Americans were shocked to find out that it just isn't in our culture to have a cupboard of guns at home (apart from farmers!).

Aside from that, I felt that Americas &amp; Australians were very alike when it came hospitality. As soon as I finish paying of that trip, I'll be planning my next one! /forums/images/icons/grin.gif

[Efexeye]

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We don't want to admit to Paul Hogan either!!!


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Makes me think of that line in the South Park movie:

"Now, now, the Canadian government has accepted responsibility for Bryan Adams on several occasions."

[ozchick]

I think that the original Crocodile Dundee movie was a mass halucination concocted by the Australia Government in an effort to boost tourism to our fine country. /forums/images/icons/grin.gif

[Mighty_Wingman]

Well then, how do we explain "Kangaroo Jack" ? /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

[ozchick]

I have no knowledge of that film whatsoever.

If I did know anything about it I would say it was completely financed by the US and filmed in Australia without our knowledge or consent /forums/images/icons/tongue.gif

[Mighty_Wingman]

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I have no knowledge of that film whatsoever.

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Consider yourself lucky !

MPS (http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/posters/cm-roo.gif)

[Omaru]

Okay, these people are used to the typecasting of the steve the croc hunter and croc dundee, do we brits get a better portrayal of australian life with shows like neighbours and never mind the koalas?

[ozchick]

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do we brits get a better portrayal of australian life with shows like neighbours

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Good god no! Run as fast as you can away from Aussie soaps!! /forums/images/icons/grin.gif

[jjcourtright]

What about The Wiggles? Is that what you guys are like?

[ozchick]

Hahaha yeah we're all running around in bright covered skivvys! /forums/images/icons/grin.gif

I can't believe they're so huge over there!

[jjcourtright]

My son loves them. Not saying all that much since he isn't even two yet. But, few things hold his attention like The Wiggles.