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... I consume McDonald’s and other fast-food products about four times a week, but I always use the ‘drive-thru’ because of its convenience. ... The line was moving so fast that I did not have enough time to think about what I wanted to eat. ... The cashiers were all females in their teenage years, mechanically receiving orders and serving food to keep the line moving at a consistent pace. ... People hastily devoured their food, dipping their burgers, fries, and chicken nuggets into multiple condiments on the table. ... McDonald’s was not a pleasant environment to relax in after the meal is finished because all you see is pictures of food around the entire restaurant. ... ” It is an interesting occurrence that most people feel ill (psychologically or physiologically) after fast-food consumption but continue to eat it anyway. ... McDonald’s is a fast-food chain restaurant that is unquestionably linked with the changing labor relations, food production, and public health costs that are occurring in America and across the globe.
“Pull open the glass door, feel the rush of cool air, walk in, get on line, study the backlit color photographs above the counter, place your order, hand over a few dollars, watch teenagers in uniforms pushing various buttons, and moments later take hold of a plastic tray full of food wrapped in colored paper and cardboard.” The fast food industry employs more teenagers than any other industry in America. Approximately two-thirds of fast food employees are under the age of twenty. ... Adolescents are exploited so much that the “typical fast food worker quits or is fired every three to four months.” If employment in a fast food chain like McDonald’s is representative of America’s obsession with centralization, automation, and production, then how is the creation of the actual food served in McDonald’s representative of American Capitalism?
Approximate Word count = 1418
Approximate Pages = 5.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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