That’s
right, expats, Ronald McDonald has the answer to your prayers.
No, I’m not talking about blueberry
milkshakes (those are gone now) or the Cheese & Egg Double Mac (also gone)
or any of the other fattening things they invent to tempt your tastebuds. This
is about something more important than anything you might eat
there.
It’s about
napkins.
Yes, those little white
pieces of paper you can use to wipe away those errant bits of catsup, special
sauce or whatever else you’ve managed to get on your face. Why make a fuss over
those? And why single out
McDonald’s?
One word –
paper.
You see, most paper napkins
in Japan aren’t really made of paper. They’re made from some wretched waxy,
plasticy faux-paper substitute. I honestly don’t know what to call it, but I do
know one thing.
It ain’t
fuckin’ paper!
The whole point of a
napkin is to clean up after you’re done eating, whether it’s wiping your face or
getting the grease off your fingers. Paper napkins are great for that. The
common Japanese napkin isn’t. They’ve got damned near zero absorbency, so they
can’t really even attempt to soak anything up. Those little bastards (and I do
mean little) just push around whatever it is you’re trying to clean up.
So what does all this have to do with
McDonald’s? I’ll tell you. McDonald’s has paper
napkins.
Real
ones.
You’re probably saying
something like “so fucking what?” to yourself right about now, and I can
understand that. But after hearing most of the expats I know gripe about the
napkins most places here use, I thought I’d share this “find.” An earth-shaking
discovery? Hardly. But when you’re living overseas, you tend to take comfort in
odd little things like paper
napkins.
And the milkshakes
don’t hurt either. ^.^