The McDonald’s Big Mac is a classic, with a unique flavor, but it comes with all the baggage of being from McDonald’s.
The Big Mac is great. It’s iconic. I don’t get tired of it, and there are times I specifically crave it. Also, it’s everywhere, which makes it extremely easy to get. It’s simple, good, and relatively cheap.
It’s McDonald’s. So, I know it’s made cheaply. And I know it’s a giant company, and I hate giant companies. Not everything at McDonald’s is good. It’s not a “can’t go wrong” kind of place.
As Cabel Sasser correctly put it, “For better or for worse, McDonald’s is a big part of my psyche.” So many of us grew up with it. It has permeated our neighborhoods and our lives. So many of us have witnessed it completely dominate the global market. It’s impossible to avoid it.
A lot of people love it, yet a lot of people hate it. I think most of us have a love-hate relationship with McDonald’s.
It’s one of those places you feel guilty about. But not just because it’s trashy. It feels guilty because eating a burger from McDonald’s seems like a betrayal to every place you know is better.
I have a belief that no one goes to a burger place for fries, but McDonald’s may be the sole exception. I think people tolerate their mediocre menu because their fries are incredibly good.
I wish I could’ve experienced what McDonald’s was like in the 1950s. Then again, they didn’t have the Big Mac yet.