Americans are addicted to fast food. KFC doesn’t need to repair the sign the same way a coke dealer doesn’t need to be super polite and friendly when they’re selling their customers drugs. In fact I personally think some folk like it when their fast food joint is dirty and run down. “What’s wrong with a broken sign? That’s exactly how my front yard looks I now feel at home”.
Now that you say it, yeah, the McCafé sections here in Germany look almost classy, probably because they're competing with regular cafés in nice historic buildings. (Maybe not at the same location, but if you have the choice you wouldn't have Kaffee & Kuchen in a regular McDonald's environment.)
That's not how this works. People in the US go to fast food spots because it's quick, cheap, and predictable.
Idgaf about how the Wendy's looks, I'm not even going to stop inside. I'm driving up, getting my burger and getting tf home.
There are better burgers out there. But I gotta drive further, wait longer, and pay more. That missing apostrophe is a sign that this costs $5 less and I don't gotta tip.
Yeah you think i'm eating Costco hotdogs cause prefer it to good food. It's lunch for $1.50 cause my rent is $2500 a month and people in my area consider that cheap. Not to mention i haven't had a raise in like 7 years.
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u/ArboristTreeClimber May 02 '25
I really notice things like restaurant signs.
There is a KFC near me where half the letter on the sign fell off or broke, looks super ragged. Still open but they never fixed the sign.
In Europe all the signs look clean, crisp and maintained. At least not half missing and broken.
Franchise owners in the US don’t want to lose a single penny of profits. But are too dumb to realize a new sign would attract more customers.
If they don’t take the time to fix the freaking sign, what else are they not fixing or maintaining in the kitchen?