FAST food chains are once again promoting their Christmas menus that have precious little to do with the festive season. Here’s why the whole gimmick is so f**king annoying.
It’s totally unrelated to Christmas
There’s no obvious connection between fast food and Christmas, and some of the festive offerings are truly lame, such as the ‘Meat Lovers Whopper sandwich’ featuring ‘chorizo, chipotle sauce and creamy mayo’. That is just so Christmassy! What Briton does not have fond childhood memories of Dad carving the chorizo?
It’s presented as news
It’s clear all the big chains have advertorial deals with the Sun and other tabloids, so each year there are numerous articles announcing some f**king burger as if it’s actual news. So as you read that Russian drone strikes have killed dozens in a

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