Fast Food - Have We Gone Too Far?

JupiterKid · 28-07-2009 04:48AM #1

I was reading another forum here on boards.ie yesterday and in passing it was mentioned that there is now an outlet of Supermacs on Inis Mor in the Arann Islands. :eek::(

Is this not taking things a bit too far? Don't get me wrong - I like the occasional Big Mac, Whopper and 3 Piece Colonel's Original Chicken but surely there's an appropriate time and place for fast food, and the Arann Islands isn't one of those places?

What next, a McDonalds at the top of Croagh Patrick? A KFC in the middle of Lough Key Forest Park, a Burger King at the Cliffs of Moher?

Where do we draw the line?

Jesus Wept · 28-07-2009 04:52AM

Islanders deserve taco fries too.

amacachi · 28-07-2009 04:57AM

JupiterKid wrote: »

Where do we draw the line?

When demand doesn't justify it.

Spastafarian · 28-07-2009 05:00AM

Why not? It's an island, not a holocaust memorial. People still have to eat. Supermacs is gut wrenchingly disgusting though so I'll agree that it shouldn't be there.

Bob Z · 28-07-2009 05:06AM

JupiterKid wrote: »

What next, a McDonalds at the top of Croagh Patrick? A KFC in the middle of Lough Key Forest Park, a Burger King at the Cliffs of Moher?

Hi theses are actually really good ideas. I'll pass them on thanks for the suggestions

falipo · 28-07-2009 06:44AM

That super macs has been there for years, and the top of Crough Patrick wouldn't be a viable place to set up a McDonalds don't be silly.

brendansmith · 28-07-2009 06:51AM

Spastafarian wrote: »

Why not? It's an island, not a holocaust memorial. People still have to eat. Supermacs is gut wrenchingly disgusting though so I'll agree that it shouldn't be there.

I had a burger in the cafe in auschwitz, wasnt great tbh.

xOxSinéadxOx · 28-07-2009 07:08AM

this is stupid. what they shouldn't be allowed fast food cos they live on an island?

brendansmith · 28-07-2009 07:14AM

xOxSinéadxOx wrote: »

this is stupid. what they shouldn't be allowed fast food cos they live on an island?

Now thats abit harsh! We live on an island to you know!!!

xOxSinéadxOx · 28-07-2009 07:18AM

ok then cos they live on a mini island with an irish name?

brendansmith · 28-07-2009 07:23AM

xOxSinéadxOx wrote: »

ok then cos they live on a mini island with an irish name?

You think they shouldnt be entitled to fastfood for that? Thats fukkin racist!

CHD · 28-07-2009 07:33AM

Burger King at Cliff's of Moher would be great.

Run_to_da_hills · 28-07-2009 07:36AM

CHD wrote: »

Burger King at Cliff's of Moher would be great.

At least the Gulls would have something decent to eat for a change.

Mossy Monk · 28-07-2009 08:09AM

JupiterKid wrote: »

What next, a McDonalds at the top of Croagh Patrick? A KFC in the middle of Lough Key Forest Park, a Burger King at the Cliffs of Moher?

Is Inis Mor a place of national interest or something?

spoofilyj · 28-07-2009 08:14AM

Simple open market economics, If the people of the Aarann islands didnt use it, then it would close...
See your point though with regard to the chain outlets but thats progress I suppose :rolleyes:

28-07-2009 08:21AM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

At least the Gulls would have something decent to eat for a change.

I'm not sure about the decent bit !

Cabaal · 28-07-2009 08:30AM

xOxSinéadxOx wrote: »

this is stupid. what they shouldn't be allowed fast food cos they live on an island?

No because it has the potential to turn the islands into nothing different from anywhere else and as such ****ing the tourist trade on the island

Seraphicblue · 28-07-2009 09:09AM

Have gone too far?
No we have not

I know this because we dont have this or this

mmmmmmmmmm
But oh god I wish we did

enda1 · 28-07-2009 09:14AM

Seraphicblue wrote: »

Have gone too far?
No we have not

I know this because we dont have this or this

But oh god I wish we did

Shut the fcuk up Donny!

shane86 · 28-07-2009 09:21AM

JupiterKid wrote: »

I was reading another forum here on boards.ie yesterday and in passing it was mentioned that there is now an outlet of Supermacs on Inis Mor in the Arann Islands. :eek::(

Have you ever been to Galway*? There are more Supermacs and Abras than there are people from memory.

*: if you havent been dont bother, its horrendously overrated.

Jesus I miss the takeaways back home that you mainly eat in locked (Supermacs, Abras...

)

Seaneh · 28-07-2009 09:30AM

shane86 wrote: »

Have you ever been to Galway*? There are more Supermacs and Abras than there are people from memory.

*: if you havent been dont bother, its horrendously overrated.

Jesus I miss the takeaways back home that you mainly eat in locked (Supermacs, Abras... )

There is no abra in Galway city.

true story.

And I only know of 4 super macs.

Eyre Square, Merlin Park, Cross Street and Salthill.

shane86 · 28-07-2009 09:34AM

Seaneh wrote: »

There is no abra in Galway city.

.

Jesus! Galway is even worse than I thought!

Theres deffo one in Loughrea. Awful spot in the rain. I passed a few on the bus and all.

Joey the lips · 28-07-2009 09:34AM

JupiterKid wrote: »

I was reading another forum here on boards.ie yesterday and in passing it was mentioned that there is now an outlet of Supermacs on Inis Mor in the Arann Islands. :eek::(

Is this not taking things a bit too far? Don't get me wrong - I like the occasional Big Mac, Whopper and 3 Piece Colonel's Original Chicken but surely there's an appropriate time and place for fast food, and the Arann Islands isn't one of those places?

What next, a McDonalds at the top of Croagh Patrick? A KFC in the middle of Lough Key Forest Park, a Burger King at the Cliffs of Moher?

Where do we draw the line?

Where there is demand there is supply. I suppose it would be nicer to see someone selling us leprecauns and bits of irish stick and stone and of course the occasional rock!

topper75 · 28-07-2009 09:36AM

Supermacs do menus 'as Gaeilge' so fair play to them for that.

I don't eat much fast food myself, but it is not feasible that all locals and visitors could be quaintly fed on tea and sandwiches or gourmet maincourses to accommodate some people's 'sacred national theme park' view of the island. The island is a living working place where people like you and I reside, and is not a theme park.

ScumLord · 28-07-2009 09:51AM

Seraphicblue wrote: »

Have gone too far?
No we have not

I know this because we dont have this or this

mmmmmmmmmm
But oh god I wish we did

That 100x100 burger looks rank. Those people deserve to die for eating that, what's with the colour of the meat?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 28-07-2009 10:03AM

xOxSinéadxOx wrote: »

ok then cos they live on a mini island with an irish name?

Eh... don't you live on a small island with an Irish name?

thelordofcheese · 28-07-2009 10:12AM

Seaneh wrote: »

There is no abra in Galway city.

true story.

And I only know of 4 super macs.

Eyre Square, Merlin Park, Cross Street and Salthill.

Waitasecond, what happened to the one on the corner of Eyre square, just up from the Skeff?

TheZohanS · 28-07-2009 10:18AM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Eh... don't you live on a small island with an Irish name?

I think Sinèads point is just because they live a bit out of the way doesn't mean they shouldn't have Mighty Macs etc.

She's for fast food on the island.

I could be wrong though...

ScumLord · 28-07-2009 10:19AM

thelordofcheese wrote: »

Waitasecond, what happened to the one on the corner of Eyre square, just up from the Skeff?

It's in disguise. I was in Galway for the first time in ages there about two weeks ago and they'd stuck some bit of ply over abra and called it monkey hut or kebab monster or something, possibly. I was very high at the time.

whadabouchasir · 28-07-2009 10:28AM

ScumLord wrote: »

I was very high at the time.

That's no excuse.

toiletduck · 28-07-2009 10:28AM

JupiterKid wrote: »

I was reading another forum here on boards.ie yesterday and in passing it was mentioned that there is now an outlet of Supermacs on Inis Mor in the Arann Islands. :eek::(

That's been there for quite some time.

Where do we draw the line?

The whole post reads like one of those letters you'd read in the Indo from a yank who hasn't been here in 50 years giving out about the modernisation of the country, perfectly willing to live the fast paced life themselves and have that comforts that that brings for them and their families but selfishly wishing that a land with which they have nothing to do, will remain like it did in their Oirish, Darby O'Gill fantasties.

Fast Food - Have We Gone Too Far?

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