Tuesday 2 October 2012

mcdonalds, the Swedish version....

What do little kids like for a birthday treat?  McDonalds comes to mind as an obvious answer!  (especially when they rarely get to go there!)

So we packed up and drove out to the nearest McDonalds for a birthday dinner for Lydia. She just turned 3, (I can hardly believe it!)

Carefully unpacking her first ever happy meal.
Even Markus is intoxicated by the french fries there...

Let's just say that in America it is common to go out to restaurants and fast food, anywhere from once a week to daily.

That is not the case in Sweden here.   Let's look at some differences.

1.  Cost.  Swedish McDonalds costs about double what the American prices are, Starbucks is also approximately double the cost (and you thought your latte was expensive in the states!)  Just to restate my point, a value meal at McDonalds in Sweden starts at around 10 dollars and goes up.

2.  Recycling?  You are expected to take apart your trash and throw it into these different recyclable compartments: ice/liquids, food leftovers, paper, straws, and so on.  But apparently, according to people who work at McDonalds in Sweden, this is all just a show, and all the trash gets thrown together into one bag in the end!!
  

3.  A microwave, for warming up baby food brought from home?  Yup, that is a standard issue at Swedish McDonalds.  Don't want to get the kiddies started on fattening McDonalds food too early. :)

4.  Want to charge your electric car?  Yup, McDonald's offers that too.

Let's just say that this is a whole different experience.  But it was fun to celebrate Lydia's birthday there!

Vad gillar småbarn för ett födelsedags restaurang besök?  McDonalds är en av första svararna!  Speciellt när de går sällan dar!

Vi slängde oss i bilen och körde ut till McDonalds på fredag för Lydias födelsedag firande.  Hon har just fyllt tre, kan du tro!?

I USA är det vanligt att gå ut på restaurang eller snabbmat mellan en gång i veckan till en gång per dagen!  Så är det INTE i Sverige.  Låt oss kolla på lite skillnader. 

1.  Kostnaden.  Svensk McDonalds kostar runt dubbel vad det kostar i USA.  Starbucks (i Göteborgs centralstationen) är också runt dubbel.  

2.  återvinning?  Du ska inte bara slänga alla skräp i ett stor hål, utan dela upp allting.  Det är nästan otänkbart i USA att göra så.  Men enligt de som jobbar dar, så de brukar slänga allting i samma smutspåse på slutet av dagen!

3.  Mikrovågsugnen?  Ja, det är klart man kan varma bebis mat har!  Du vill inte att barnen börja äta den hemska onyttiga mcdonalds mat för tidigt, eller hur? 

4.  Vill du ladda din el-bil? Ja, visa McDonalds i sverige också har det!
Låt oss säga att det är ett helt olika upplevelse för mig, men det var roligt att fira Lydia har!

2 comments:

  1. Great stuff for my Geography class. THANKS for a free lesson.

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  2. Hey, Hannah! So sorry I forgot to send Lydia a birthday wish. I thought about it this morning. Three is a fun age. You will like it. I consider three to be one of the biggest years of change as the kids go from being irrational little beings at two to normal people at four! (Something magic usually happens around four :)

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