What’s the most famous arch in the world? The Arc de Triomphe in Paris? The striking marble arch in London? Suzhou’s Gate of the Orient? Wrong! Surely, the most famous arch in the world is the beautiful golden arch of the McDonald’s ‘M’! McDonald’s was founded in the United States of America in 1940 when brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald stated a humble barbecue restaurant. In that short space of time this small-town BBQ joint has taken over the world: now McDonald’s serves around 68 million customers daily in 119 different countries. That’s almost every country in the world! The unprecedented domination of this restaurant has brought many benefits, to the extent that the eating of McDonald’s at least once a week should be made compulsory amongst young people.
Of course, to play devil’s advocate, the problems with McDonald’s are clear for all to see. Repeatedly eating McDonald’s undoubtedly poses a multitude of health risks: obesity, lethargy and heart pains would be three signs that you might be eating too many of those delicious beef burgers. We can’t deny the cost implications too. McDondald’s is, in a word, expensive. Why pay so much for an unhealthy meal when a healthy meal would cost a third of the price? Madness! Some would also argue that McDonald’s, by promoting a uniform and standardized restaurant format, is eroding the cultural diversity that makes our nations’ restaurants interesting.
Despite these well-argued problems, we must keep eating McDonald’s. Stop denying yourself that juicy beef! You might argue that McDonald’s is unhealthy, but anything in moderation is fine. There’s absolutely no health risks with eating McDonald’s as a treat, maybe once a week after work on a Friday. What’s so evil about that? And as for the argument that McDonald’s is expensive: nonsense! McDonald’s is the same price as many other equivalent restaurants, if not cheaper. To prepare your own burger and