UK vs US McDonald's Comparison Food War
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 27. 04. 2024
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I had no idea there were so many US exclusive McDonalds items! A lot of the ingredients were shocking but honestly not surprising haha. Hope you guys enjoyed! -Christina đșđž
Yes I enjoyed it very much Christina! Yeah itâs really a typical american thing to âGo big or go homeâ hahaha
The comparison of âchemicalsâ was heavily biased.
Besides how many preservatives does America approve? 20? 30? 50? 60? Well Japan authorises 1500!
For those of you who donât know 473 mL is 1 pint and 946 ml is 2 pints or 1 quart. As in a quarter of a gallon
21 Fluid ounces is 1 pint 5 fluid ounces which is not even half a pint that would be 8 which it weird.
One fluid ounce was created as the volume it would take water to weigh an ounce (1/16 pound)
The chemicals donât make it more yellow they just make it look that way longer
maybe you can review McDonalds from my country Malaysia...and you will find a different that doesnt have in UK or USA.....Greeting from Malaysia
It's always good see Christina and Lauren together , but i miss Grace from Australia
Dude you literally obsessed. Go get a job or something
@@tommy_clayton Dude , if you are so angry or upset with his comments , then why you just don't see his comments or comment about him ? đ
@@Noa_h19 maybe because he spamming the same comments under every vid?
@@tommy_clayton so what , do you pay his Internet ? Do you pay his Smartphone or Computer ? Anyone can comment anything here , even your complainings about him đ
@@Noa_h19 alright, we all should start spamming then, got you
Callie đșđČ and Hana đŹđ§ deserve a video together , only the two
Absolutely.
In U.S has more things in the food , but not just fast food or in comparation with U.K , it's also with many countries in the world
Boring video
Hi guys! Hannah here đŹđ§ This was shocking but not surprising haha đ There are so many other options in Korea, so I don't really eat fast food anymore, but my favourite McDonald's item used to be (still is? đ) the "Hot Fudge Sundae" đđ€€ How about you??? đ€©
Hello Hannah
have a nice day đ€
I'm from đ”đ and my favorite Mcdo item is their limited edition Fish and Chips which they serve from February to April or during Lenten season to entice Christians (who observe the season) who are abstaining from eating meat.
Food Insider! I love these videos! I would love it if you have more of these!
as far as the drinks though, in Europe they rarely put very much ice in the drinks while in the US they fill your cup with ice then add the drink. I think they should have gotten the actual liquid content and conpaired those.
In the US you can always ask for "no ice" in which case it is all liquid.
I haven't been abroad much but when I have, it does make me realize how much bigger our portion sizes are here in the States and explains why we have a stereotype of everyone being obese. It also doesn't help that frying is a big thing and our regional foods like gumbo and jambalaya in Louisiana or Tex-Mex here in Texas tend to be pretty high-calorie.
Lauren here đŹđ§ Iâm a slight McDonaldâs addict oh no đŹ promise Iâll try to cut down đđđ are there any special McDonaldâs menu items from your countries?
We don't have McDonalds in my country. So, I can't give you any feedback.
Hi Lauren , in my country is actually similar to the U.K one , but it's way less then U.S
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In New Zealand we have the Kiwiburger
@@westburnworld whatâs in the kiwi burger??
This is such a cool content!!
I'm Japanese, and I always watch this channel!
It's so useful for me to study English!
Thanks :)
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Ok
3:51 the timing Lol
The UK McDonald's small size drinks are the US McDonald's kids' size drink. With that said their (UK) medium and large are our (US) small and medium. The US large is simply an extra large anywhere else.
A major factor in the differences in sizes of the drinks between the USA and UK is ice. We use ice in our drinks, which takes up space in the cup. I would bet the amount of the actual drink itself is more equal than the visual comparison.
I doubt that ice would add 200-400 calories though
In hawaii they serve spam or portuguese sausage w' egg, shoyu and rice & also saimin noodles w' kamaboku, char sui and nori. For desert they serve fried apple or taro (not baked like mainland) & fried coconut haupia pies. waikiki sometimes have fresh pineapple, hawaiian ice tea & kona coffee. 7/11 also has saimin plus spam musubi.
In japan, no noodles unlike rest of asia. They do have teriyaki or shoyu burgers and grilled gohan rice buns & double meat macs , filet , & mcchix.
ÂĄGracias!
For anyone who doesnât know. Fast food places in the US have to list ALL of their ingredients by their actual scientific names. So a lot of those "unnecessary" "weird" things are just the scientific names of "regular" ingredients. Also the drinks in the US are abt 75% ice 25% actual drink.
We also can get unlimited refills on drinks which is unheard of in other countries. .
No, US food has ingriedients that is banned here in Europe due to being carcinogenic.
I was thinking about this. I'm curious about the laws in other countries when it comes to displaying food ingredients. I have no doubt that the US has more ingredients, and potentially more dangerous ones. However, I wonder if it's similar to the Florida-man phenomenon; in which Florida seems much crazier than other states because its laws require its crimes to be more "visible" compared to the rest of the US.
Our French đ«đ· McDo is way better than the UK and US when it comes of the quality and the taste.
@@Onnarashi Indeed. Where are you from !
The poor American McDonalds presenter dude was so excited about all the US exclusives and all the girls cared about were the veggie sticks lol. I feel like that segment would have went a bit differently with an all guys panel. :D
They basically skipped it
Are the prices really the same though? That's what I'm most curious about. How much is the UK large drink?
4:37 is so funny MiLkShAkEđđđ
I don't know if its the same everywhere else but in Australia it shows the calories of each meal on the menu
Just because fast food is vegan doesnât mean itâs healthy. Iâm sure that those things have lists of ingredients that would make your hair curl. And calories galore.
its morning in Calgary
To be vegan, it can't have a lot of the things in most food, especially in the US.
@@jwb52z9 check the labels of processed vegan food. Those veggie burger substitute things are just loaded with fake food substitute ingredients. The only thing it needs to be vegan is not contain animal products. Thatâs a pretty low bar when it comes to processed food.
why was I laughing so hard at this video? I think it was the facial expressions. I love World Friends; the conversations are great.
In my generation, younger millennial, in America had to watch a documentary called Supersize Me in health class. The show's tl;dr: a man survives solely off McDonalds for an extended period of time. It was filmed in the early 00s when they always had to ask guests "Would you like to supersize that?" and he'd have to say yes every time and make the sizes bigger. The whole point of it was to turn us off from consuming fast food, yet there was a McDonalds across the street from our school. After every class we watched Supersize Me a large group of my class would go to McDonalds. The same reverse psychology is happening to these girls lol!
I'm from the Netherlands and the only exclusive we have at Mcdonalds that i know of is called Amerkaanse frietsaus (American Frie sauce) idk y they even call it that since you can't even get it in America. Actually at Mcdonalds itsself it's called frie sauce and here it's often called 'Mcdonalds sauce' because you couldn't get it anywhere else then Mcdonalds. They do sell it at grocery stores now.
In Canada it's required for the kcalories to be listed in view (usually on the menu directly) so I'm not surprised by these at all
It is required to have the calories and every ingredient in the oil ,salt, mayo and ketchup listed in the US.
Itâs the same in the U.S
@@marydavis5234 The difference in the US is that no one mandated those details be large enough to read or put in a prominent place to see.
the whispering was cute
The US ingredients list rules are more strict in so that's why we have ingredients listed sometimes twice such as salt etc.
To be honest, they really aren't more strict. In the UK if you ask for a list of ingredients they must state every single one of them, including individual food colourings, preservatives, etc (they can't just say "mixed herbs" for example).
The reason the list is shorter is because the UK (and EU) bans about 40% of the preservatives and colourings the US uses in foods as they are known health hazards.
Hell US chicken (other meats are highly restricted) for example is banned in the UK & EU because the animals themselves don't meet the safety requirements for import (the use of most steroids in farming is banned), and if they were allowed in the UK, the steroids would need to be listed on the menu too (in the US they aren't).
I think it's the first video where I see Christina in a mood like: what am I doing here? đ
Aw no this was the last video we shot so I most likely was a bit tired in this one đ I was definitely happy to talk with my world friends âșđ
@@ChristinaDonnelly I was saying it more than anything because of the theme of the day: fast food, meat, cheese and that kind of non-vegan stuff. But it's still nice to see those kind of hilarious interactions. âđŒ
Callie reminds me of Claire Saffitz from Bon Appetit! Like they could be sisters đ
Just had a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich and some fresh ground hazelnut coffee for breakfast. Made it at home, might have even burned a few extra calories making it, and hey, the coffee is WAY better at home. It makes me wonder if the tea is decent in the UK McDonalds or if it tastes like somebody put their cigarette out in it like the McD coffee tastes in the US.
I gave up on McDonalds years before I moved over here to the Netherlands but unless it has improved McDonalds tea in the UK is basically undrinkable unless you are really determined to try and swallow it just to make yourself feel better about the fact you bought what tastes like I would assume bin juice and milk in a cup would taste like.
I suggest you to watch «Super Size Me» an American documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock⊠really really interesting and (somehow) fun đ
As much as I hate McDonalds, in Australia our menu is quite diverse and have quite a lot of healthier options. They have salad options, a McCafe which also sells coffee shop style snacks as well and barista coffee. Depending on the place, the coffee isn't too bad. Our Burger King equivalent, Hungry Jacks, also has some good burger options and salad.
Awesome
Canada's A&W has the beyond meat burger which is made from plants
I live in America and used to eat McDonalds as a kid. Key word is used to, I donât anymore. I feel dirty while eating McDonalds anymore. Except for maybe the Shamrock shake.
My favorite group â€ïž I wish Grace was there. Miss her đ
We don't have McDonalds in my country and the rest of popular American fastfood restaurants are just in the north region of the country.
I jus went McDonald's today and got a triple hamburger burger, no cheese.
I asked for a double cheeseburger with no cheese and an extra meat patty with extra pickles and onions without any mayo or ketchup.
The order cashier screamed, "Triple burger!!" đ
All because of this Friends video.
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Lauren, you are pretty đđ
No one tips at McDonald's (or it's direct competitors).
Soft drink prices, (US) McDonald's $1 (S, M, L).
Where are these filmed?
These girls work for an acting studio in Seoul, South Korea. According their profiles.
I'm rather surprised Apple pie is n/a in UK Mcdonalds, I thought that was a global thing haha
Uk do have apple pies am from the uk
In Canada we have double Big Macs.
2:16 At least here in Puerto Rico, we've a lot of US things (thanks or no thanks) as being a colony, it's weird that they ask if you want "mediano o grande" medium or large. In some combos like...I'm so surprised when I get a medium, and it's large like wtf đ It's an exaggeration, and it's no surprise the US has a problem with health regarding diabetes, obesity, etc. A lot of sugar.
Can you do Arabic please please, as one of the languages soon?
Recently me & my sisters, who travel a lot, have had a conversation about McDonald's restaurants around a world and they told me that they were surprised, how clean are McDonald's restaurants in our country, Slovakia, in comparison to New York City or Rome... so I wonder, how clean are McDonalds in your countries, guys?
In my country we don't have MCDonalds lol, I'm from Bolivia (LATAM)
I'm from Switzerland and I worked in New York for some months. I really wanted to try fast food restaurants from the US. The first time I entered a fast food, the smell of oil made me queasy. I felt like the restaurant was some kind of sketchy restaurant but it literally was Burger King/McDonalds??? That was so weird. Let alone when I tried Five Guys..... that's just horribly dirty and I felt sick after trying it đ In Switzerland I feel like our McDonalds or fast food restaurants in general are cleaner
It depends on several factors, including location, the location management team, the rest of the crew, the quality of the neighborhood, and traffic, in the US. Some stores are really clean and the service is great, yet there are other locations that are filthy and the service sucks. Most locations are somewhere in the middle zone.
In Mexico (despite the fact that I have hardly ever been to McDonald's) I have seen that they try very hard to make everything super clean in the bathrooms, the kitchen and the place where you sit down to eat... but coming to the dark side The playground for the children is the dirtiest thing I have ever seen.
It really depends, because I've went to Wendy's here in PR that are cleaner than others. When I went to one in Florida, I feel like it was like a bit dirtier? Don't know if it was because of the area it was located in. Love places that are cleaner tho.
They should try Indian mcdonalds. I think they will find a veg option of many things.
The Indian Mac Ds have the highest number of vegetarian menu.
Yeay
The "exclusivity" of the American McDonalds foods is only true IF you don't live in a rural area. The McDonalds where I live, basically where there are more cows than people in Texas, doesn't get any of the "special" promotions or items UNLESS it's SO successful that they can justify giving it to the rural places.
I was thinking "Ha ! I never eat Mc Donalds". Then i remember i just eat some KFC ...
I may have to stop that too ...
Everytime they say hello I think of the teletubbies.
Please I BEG you to stop using that beeping sound.
Some ppl are hard of hearing and wear hearing devices. High frequency sounds like fast beeping can be very disturbing and even cause pain. I hope you see this. Thank you
Lauren make this team great.come on lauren đŽó §ó ąó „ó źó §ó ż
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I looooooved McDonald's when I lived in Spain. Perfect drunk food... But in the states, I will never eat it because I know about all that extra shit.
840kc american milshake? I'm shocking
Iâm American and I donât like McDonaldâs food in any country. I mainly associate it with kids because a lot of parents buy it for their kids. Adults tend to lean towards Chic Fil A and Popeyes are far as fast food places where I live. Plus people where I live eat at a lot at sit down restaurants because we eat a lot of our own cultural food.
You must be from the south
Indian McD is pretty good - no beef, veggie options
Without beef, there is no purpose in eating the food over there. (Yes, I am aware of India's cultural opinion of beef and pork, but it is absolutely wrong.) Beef and pork is the best are two of the best food sources on the world.
I remember my uncle visited me from the US and when he ordered he was like tf, this is a rip off đ and I was like what do you mean? Do they add more food in the US? đ
It's just true that US portion sizes are much larger in general for food.
You should try Mickey D's in Southeast Asia. They serve rice instead of bread with fried chicken.
I recently went to the US for the first time and while US McD >>>> UK McD in terms of menu size but UK McD >>>>>> US McD in terms of taste.
Good to see Lauren from the UK .
Maccas in Australia has so many options and are much healthier than the US. We even have a full cafĂ© in our McDonaldâs. That so called exclusively US McDonaldâs stuff looks a lot less exclusive compared to what is in Australia so I am calling BS on thatâŠ
Exclusive in the video theyâre watching doesnât mean Exclusive in their country
It just means âWhat the U.K. Doesnât have thatâs in the U.S. â and vice versa
Is there any research on whether preservatives actually Contribute to ill-health. There are strict regulations from the EU, which prevent GM foods and specific chemicals e.g. additives and preservatives, but If the preservatives, In particula don''t actually have proven ill effects, it's better in cost/benefit, to have them
But does the US have Creme Egg McFlurrys?
Awesome video ! McDonaldâs in America is completely different compared to the rest of the world
Everyone trying to be healthy be like
Day 1: Today im only going to eat healthy foods from now on
Day 2: I am trying to resist the urge on eating this 700 cal milkshake
Day 3: Ok i am now eating a whole mcdonalds menu with burger pizza with tacos
no problem if we eat them a few times a year. đđ
I did not realize just how much exclusivity there was for US McDonalds goers. I will say that I agree that Vegan or meat alternative options are at more places nowadays
Vegetarian and Vegan fast food isn't big in the US because of corporate greed. The prices are deliberately kept high, so its never economically viable. Even when the ingredients are significantly cheaper than meat, its more (sometimes a LOT more) expensive. Not just fast food, but supermarket food too. For example, recently Perdue, the biggest chicken manufacturer, introduced a half chicken half vegetable thing shaped into a tater tot shape and marketed as a healthier alternative to nuggets. The price of ingredients, because its half vegetables, should be WAY cheaper than an equal amount of chicken nuggets. But instead, it's almost double the price for the same weight.
This is all intentional. The meat producers have huge power and lean on the rest of the food industry to demolish any chance of meatless or even meat-light foods being competitive.
The US is the only first world nation where food that's healthy, and not necessarily vegan or organic, is more expensive than junk food.
In Canada, we have sizes of UK and ingredients of US. đŹ
Callie was an excellent addition to the panel providing a little more contrast in accents. I think Callie is an archetypical western American accent...
These videos are awesome!
In an earlier video, she said she was from Michigan. I'm a Minnesotan, and she definitely sounds like an average Upper Midwesterner from a large metro area.
0:44 Joke of the day ....... one day two Americans say, "I never eat at fast food restaurants, ever." "I'm about the same."
...why is that a joke because it defies your false stereotypes?
đđđŒ bro
The impossible whopper would make me throw up.
As a chemist I encourage you to look up the common additives to understand their purpose and hazards. Most the hate is from people who donât know what the components are but just because you donât know doesnât mean itâs bad. I could list the chemical composition of an animal or plant in words you wouldnât understand. Of course some additives are bad for you as are some natural products, so you should educate yourself.
No education needed.. poison is poison, hence the term junk food.
@@nixonmalasi8982 clearly thereâs junk food out there, but a food isnât junk just because you canât pronounce an ingredient. Thatâs just faulty logic. Cholesterol is a naturally occurring chemical that can be bad for you if you eat too much, for example.Sodium lauryl sulfate is just soap, which most would agree is positive for human health. Look on a cereal label for the chemical name of the B vitamins. Lots of examples where some education before judgment is appropriate
@@chemquests sir, processed food..is poison. The rest of your statement is just filler. Obesity, diabetes and the rest is what you'd call observable evidence but your love for the stars & stripes probably won't let you see the fat people walking by you at Walmart. Don't take my statements personally & you won't feel offended.
It would help, especially as Americans, and I am one, tend to have a dismal science education for the most part, if the chemical names had a more common name people could understand.
I always think it's funny how people are so shocked in these videos because they're the exact, generally, kind of people who wouldn't eat as much as the stereotypical American does.
Portion size, calories and most importantly so many chemicals.
I watched that original video years ago. It literally felt like the ingredients in the fries are more in number than a shampoo's ingredients.
Forget about coke size, even a small fries also contain lots lots lots of chemicals which I personally feel is worse than sugar. This is sad!
Did you know 100% of people who ingest dihydrogen monoxide die
Do the Burger King next!
1:10 Yes never disrespect Singapore mcdonalds. Dont forget the butter milk crispy chicken that is a staple Menu item in singapore
Me I don't do McDonald's, hell no and no way. And this is just my opinion.
And for other people it's to each their own.
Me I prefer healthy foods.
Home grown.
Home raised.
As in:
Meats, Milk, Cheese, Vegetables, Fruit, Nuts, Grains, Breads, and so on and so forth.
But then again I prefer to raise, grow, and make my own.
And I like a lot of Meat, Milk, and etc, also I don't do pork of any kind except for bacon and that's very very very rare. I prefer other types of bacon, like turkey.
My family and I we just prefer doing our own thing, especially because most of us are allergic to a lot of the foods.
There's one of us allergic to eggs, caffeine, chocolate, any types of corn, and that includes things like corn chips, corn meal, corn syrup and etc, also MSG. Then another is allergic to any type of melon, it doesn't matter which one they can't eat it. They are also allergic to most of the vaccines and shots that are out there.
Then another one is allergic to Store bought Cows Milk, and Soy Milk, so we kind of have to raise, grow, and make our own things.
So my sister that is allergic to the soy milk and store bought milk, can have goat's milk, and also home raised cow's milk, but not the processed or milk.
What abt the supersizing yall forgot that đđ
This episode is a touch out of date, since then the "Buttermilk chicken sandwich" isn't there, there's the "Mcchicken" and the "Crispy Chicken sandwich".
Also there are multiple restaurants where the UK ingredients list has a bunch of additives, or some where the US size isn't that much larger.
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In Malaysia u have a lot of choices too. I love Mcd in Taiwan as they have pork burger, comes with salad, corn soup or hot chocolate drink.
Yep the shaker fries is amazing
Good thing i only eat fast food once a week
Hello
Christina is so beautiful
Unfortunately she's got boyfriend đ
You should do the same with kfc
American drinks are loaded with ice so youâre probably getting the same amount of soda.
Recall when McDonalds cooked fries in beef tallow .
More Cali
The moment I saw the title I knew this would be interesting. đŹđ§
The size issue is because everything got screwed up after Super Size got dropped. What they did was drop the smallest drink and rename everything (so a large is now essentially an extra large), but for the fries they dropped the largest size, so everything is actually smaller. Really weird, but thatâs what happened. So itâs only been like this for about 15 years.
Ahora entiendo porque en los estados unidos sufren de obesidad extrema đ§
8:00 What! Vegan fried chicken? WTH đ
You all are so beautifull so I can't get concentrated and beacause my english listening skill is not very good I've watched this video two times already, but still didn't get everything xD
But it doesn't matter - I will watch it one more time, because watching you is like watching a heaven and.. a-ah here we go again, I won't get all the information from the vid again))
Was this comment cringy? Maybe
Was it sincere from the depths of my soul? - Yes :)
It is important to point out that American law requires all ingredients to be listed by their scientific names. Moreover, if there is even a pinch of two different types of salt or three different sugars, all must be listed. Just listing salt or sugar is illegal. If a restaurant fails to list any ingredient, that restaurant will be massively fined and/or shutdown.
That's why it was a good idea in theory, but not in practice. Most Americans don't have nearly enough of a proper science education to understand the words said in their scientific terms.
Add Iran please