The US generally add a lot of ice to bring the liquid to fill level, but with how insanely unhealthy (but amazing) the coke is over there; a large coke is still considerably more unhealthy than the same in the UK, regardless of ice ratio.
Do Americans actually polish off an entire large drink? Or is this just a marketing ploy for them to take the unfinished drink with them and advertise McDonald’s at the same time?
As an American I just want you to know you are thinking small here. There is 1 for the meal, 1 to top off and then 1 for the road. It’s really going to be atleast 2 – 2.5
I can never finish the large UK ones, they always end up in the bin
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Whoever Eclipse Booty is, I assume they’re an OF model using bots to drive engagement to their accounts.
They say that’s insane but I remember the Super Size options they used to offer!
Ngl, I could do a litre chocolate milkshake easy, its the best thing on their menu!
Their small is almost as big as our large…. no wonder why American’s are fat.
Edit: spell-check
Wait until you hear about the free refills in any McDonald’s in a 24-hour period…
I went to America not long ago. The drink portions are outrageous BUT what’s even more outrageous is how much of it is ice, you do get more drink in a US small compared to a UK large but you also get enough ice cubes to keep a family of 9 cool for a hot summer
Average UK BMI 27.6
Average US BMI 29
Jus’ sayin’
Near on 2 pints of coke? Who the fuck can drink.that much?
USA small is a UK large….
Last time it was in Donald Land as it will soon be renamed, I asked for water in a Wendy’s and youd think I asked for unicorn tears….
And then they refill that cup.
I visited the US. They gave me a litre cup and said it’s unlimited free refills. I filled it halfway, that was enough.
Consuming that amount of liquid in one sitting would hurt my sides 🙁
Trying to get a small drink in the US is a minefield lol
Can I get a litre Cola?
I mean, it’s not really any different than sinking two pints in the pub.
Unsurprising. I was introduced to the increased size of American portions when I went there for the first time – the first thing I ordered for food was a steak sandwich. I was expecting something that was, you know, the size of a sandwich, but the waitress came back with what looked like half a cow stuffed between two slices of bread.
Still ate it, mind. When in Rome and all that…
I do remember when I was in Boston some years back I went in a corner shop, some kind of 7-11 type place and they had a self-serve drinks machine. The smallest size was $1 and the cup was enormous, it must have been about 1.5 litres. I filled it with root beer with only a small amount of ice, it felt like a crazy bargain compared to UK prices. I also really like the concept of self-serve soft drinks in convenience stores, only place I can think of here where you can do that is in a Burger King or Nandos, it’s not something you see much. You know, I don’t always want a can or a bottle, sometimes a nice paper cup with a bit of ice is what hits the spot.
It’s a bit misleading. The amount of ice McDonald’s puts in cups in America is insane and usually takes up about half the cup. That’s not an exaggeration.
I don’t want a large Farva, I want a goddamn litre of cola
Give me uhh litre o cola
There’s a reason why the US is the obesity and heart disease capital of the world….
I don’t want a large Farva, I want a goddamn litre o’ cola
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The US generally add a lot of ice to bring the liquid to fill level, but with how insanely unhealthy (but amazing) the coke is over there; a large coke is still considerably more unhealthy than the same in the UK, regardless of ice ratio.
Do Americans actually polish off an entire large drink? Or is this just a marketing ploy for them to take the unfinished drink with them and advertise McDonald’s at the same time?
As an American I just want you to know you are thinking small here. There is 1 for the meal, 1 to top off and then 1 for the road. It’s really going to be atleast 2 – 2.5
I can never finish the large UK ones, they always end up in the bin
[The internet is eating itself. I posted this to Reddit two years ago from my old account. Someone then tweeted it and someone has taken a screenshot of said tweet only to post it back to Reddit.](https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/iDvo2rPLod)
Whoever Eclipse Booty is, I assume they’re an OF model using bots to drive engagement to their accounts.
They say that’s insane but I remember the Super Size options they used to offer!
Ngl, I could do a litre chocolate milkshake easy, its the best thing on their menu!
Their small is almost as big as our large…. no wonder why American’s are fat.
Edit: spell-check
Wait until you hear about the free refills in any McDonald’s in a 24-hour period…
I went to America not long ago. The drink portions are outrageous BUT what’s even more outrageous is how much of it is ice, you do get more drink in a US small compared to a UK large but you also get enough ice cubes to keep a family of 9 cool for a hot summer
Average UK BMI 27.6
Average US BMI 29
Jus’ sayin’
Near on 2 pints of coke? Who the fuck can drink.that much?
USA small is a UK large….
Last time it was in Donald Land as it will soon be renamed, I asked for water in a Wendy’s and youd think I asked for unicorn tears….
And then they refill that cup.
I visited the US. They gave me a litre cup and said it’s unlimited free refills. I filled it halfway, that was enough.
Consuming that amount of liquid in one sitting would hurt my sides 🙁
Trying to get a small drink in the US is a minefield lol
Can I get a litre Cola?
I mean, it’s not really any different than sinking two pints in the pub.
Unsurprising. I was introduced to the increased size of American portions when I went there for the first time – the first thing I ordered for food was a steak sandwich. I was expecting something that was, you know, the size of a sandwich, but the waitress came back with what looked like half a cow stuffed between two slices of bread.
Still ate it, mind. When in Rome and all that…
I do remember when I was in Boston some years back I went in a corner shop, some kind of 7-11 type place and they had a self-serve drinks machine. The smallest size was $1 and the cup was enormous, it must have been about 1.5 litres. I filled it with root beer with only a small amount of ice, it felt like a crazy bargain compared to UK prices. I also really like the concept of self-serve soft drinks in convenience stores, only place I can think of here where you can do that is in a Burger King or Nandos, it’s not something you see much. You know, I don’t always want a can or a bottle, sometimes a nice paper cup with a bit of ice is what hits the spot.
It’s a bit misleading. The amount of ice McDonald’s puts in cups in America is insane and usually takes up about half the cup. That’s not an exaggeration.
I don’t want a large Farva, I want a goddamn litre of cola
Give me uhh litre o cola
There’s a reason why the US is the obesity and heart disease capital of the world….
I don’t want a large Farva, I want a goddamn litre o’ cola
Just order a large, Farva
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