Since I have lived in London, I have noticed that the image of McDonald's in London is entirely different from its image in China.
自从我住在伦敦，我发现麦当劳在中国和在英国的形象完全不同。

In China, McDonald's is a trendy western food restaurant and it's quite expensive. However, in the UK, many people think McDonald's produces cheap and bad quality food.
在中国，麦当劳是一个流行、时尚的西餐厅，并且还很贵。但是在英国，很多人麦当劳就是便宜并且质量不好食品的代名词。


(A Mcdonald's restaurant in London)



Once I suggested to a British friend of mine whether we could have dinner in McDonald's.
He said "No. Let's eat some proper food. No junk food."
有一次，我建议我的一个英国朋友一起去麦当劳吃饭。他说
“不。我们还是吃点正儿八经的东西吧。别吃垃圾食品。”

Another time I asked a British friend of mine to have a drink in a McDonald's nearby. He said "Oh, no. I am wearing a suit. We had better find a decent place."
还有一次，我邀请我的一位英国朋友去附近的麦当劳喝点东西。他说“别。我穿着西装。最好还是去一个体面的地方吧。”


It seems for many British people, especially middle class people, going to McDonald's means losing face. They would rather go to some nicer restaurants and tip the waiters than go to McDonald's for some cheap quick food.
对于很多英国人来说，特别是中产阶层，好像去麦当劳吃饭是没有面子的事情。
他们宁愿去好一点的餐馆，并且给服务员小费也不愿去麦当劳吃便宜的快餐。

Who is eating at McDonald's then? The McDonald's restaurants in London are always full of people.
那到底是什么人在吃麦当劳呢？伦敦的麦当劳餐厅里总是有很多的顾客。

I have noticed that many people dining in McDonald's are students and people from the working class. Of course there are a lot of international visitors too.
我发现在麦当劳餐厅吃饭的人大都是学生和劳动阶层的人。当然也有很多的游客。





I don't have anything against McDonald's. That's why I still go to McDonald's from time to time and most importantly, I can use the Wi Fi in McDonald's for free when I am travelling.

我对麦当劳没有这么强的偏见。所以我还会时而不时地去麦当劳买个快餐吃。当然最重要的是，我外出旅行的时候，可以去麦当劳餐厅用它们的免费无线网络。