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In many European countries, the largest restaurant chain is American. Not great.

You seem to be assuming chains are good. I prefer the one location restaurant myself, but by definition they will never be the largest chain.

McDonald's might be the largest restaurant chain in Italy but that doesn't really mean much given how many small restaurants the country has with high quality food.

Also due to food standards a random McDonalds in a random village in Italy will have significantly better food than most restaurants in the US. The Italian McDonalds will use locally sourced fresh produce straight from the farm, cooked by high-end chefs to create a very good tasting meal that is super healthy and good for you.

There is a reason those Italians live so long. Their McDonalds is better than others. It is literally illegal to sell McDonalds foods the way Americans make it.

“ cooked by high-end chefs”

They aren’t high end chefs. They are normal workers that aren’t squeezed by their company to produce food in the cheapest way

All chefs at McDonalds Italy are highly trained skilled professionals with a passion to provide everyone in their country with healthy meals.

> It is literally illegal to sell McDonalds foods the way Americans make it.

You should see what they do in the UK. Looks tasty, but healthy it certainly is not.

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