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Sundae · 06-14-2010, 03:32 PM

Nope.
No Shoneys, no IHOP, no Dennys, no White City, no Taco Bell etc etc etc

We got McDonalds, Burger King and KFC. Oh and Wendys
And Pizza Hut and Dominos.
And Subway.

I don't think you guys export the good stuff.
We did have Wimpy though. Which Bill Bryson found highly amusing in its posturing as an American style burger bar which got it all wrong.
It had table service on proper plates with knives and forks, and vinegar on the tables (McDonalds caused a stir when they opened - what, no vinegar on my chips?!" But they did serve Coke Floats and Knickerbocker Glories. Which were the height of sophistication to a child who'd only ever eaten out in Woolworth's Cafe before.

And GBK. Which I think is Antipodean.
Our antipodes of course, not yours.

06-14-2010, 03:32 PM	#17
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Nope. No Shoneys, no IHOP, no Dennys, no White City, no Taco Bell etc etc etc We got McDonalds, Burger King and KFC. Oh and Wendys And Pizza Hut and Dominos. And Subway. I don't think you guys export the good stuff. We did have Wimpy though. Which Bill Bryson found highly amusing in its posturing as an American style burger bar which got it all wrong. It had table service on proper plates with knives and forks, and vinegar on the tables (McDonalds caused a stir when they opened - what, no vinegar on my chips?!" But they did serve Coke Floats and Knickerbocker Glories. Which were the height of sophistication to a child who'd only ever eaten out in Woolworth's Cafe before. And GBK. Which I think is Antipodean. Our antipodes of course, not yours.