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   Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2026 03:42:51 JST Adrianna Tan

   Went to a Singaporean event in sf today (bunch of visiting civic tech engineers & students)

   Walked in and found ten people eating McDonalds unhappily

   ‘I thought it would be good in the country it’s from’

   I laughed

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2026 03:51:59 JST Adrianna Tan

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     Meanwhile I’m going to get Peruvian roast chicken after (we are in the Mission)

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2026 04:04:49 JST Adrianna Tan

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     An Asian American software engineer came to the event and tried Singaporean coffee and said it was fake coffee and I’m trying to not throw rocks at him

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2026 05:43:17 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Mx. Chara Aznable (they/them) of Pnictogen

     @mxchara well McDonald’s is amazing in Singapore which is why this is happening

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     Mx. Chara Aznable (they/them) of Pnictogen (mxchara@seattle.pink)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2026 05:43:18 JST Mx. Chara Aznable (they/them) of Pnictogen

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     @skinnylatte oh gawd if there is real-life food on this Earth that has negative "mana" as a gamer might say—some peculiar ability to lessen one's lifeforce or joie de vivre despite nominally satisfying hunger and appetite—McDonalds food is that thing. Holy heck.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2026 05:58:08 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • ArchiveScribe

     @archivescribe it’s actually amazing in Southeast Asia. Which is why we are often upset when we find out it’s bad elsewhere.

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     ArchiveScribe (archivescribe@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2026 05:58:09 JST ArchiveScribe

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     @skinnylatte I cannot imagine McDonald’s being good anywhere, but especially in the U.S.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2026 07:06:15 JST Adrianna Tan

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     I was speaking at a Singaporean event in LA and someone else had a slide that said

     Hi, my name is X
     I’ve been here X years
     I miss McSpicy terribly

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2026 07:09:07 JST Adrianna Tan

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     Malaysians and Indonesians also love their McDonalds passionately

     (And we all have good local foods. I also think it’s classist to be anti fast food)

     Literally the first two things I want when I get back home: a bowl of laksa and then a double McSpicy. Sometimes at the same time

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2026 07:14:04 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Allan Chow

     @grumpasaurus I think the closest is the spicy Popeyes sandwich but even then inferior because white meat

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     Allan Chow (grumpasaurus@infosec.exchange)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2026 07:14:05 JST Allan Chow

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     @skinnylatte WHY CAN'T WE HAVE A MCSPICY

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2026 07:17:34 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Granny Art (Shrimp) (Joni)

     @artcollisions it’s a McChicken but with dark meat (we hate white meat in south east Asia), and a lot of spices. Like a southern hot chicken sandwich. But with more southeast Asian spices.

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     Granny Art (Shrimp) (Joni) (artcollisions@vis.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2026 07:17:35 JST Granny Art (Shrimp) (Joni)

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     @skinnylatte what is a McSpicy? I refuse to eat McD's because I'm holding a grudge from 1989 when I bought a shake that was warm and fries that were cold.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2026 07:23:12 JST Adrianna Tan

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     The big news in that region this week is the relaunched nasi lemak burger which is very good

     https://www.placesandfoods.com/2018/04/nasi-lemak-burger-mcdonalds-malaysia-review.html

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2026 07:30:31 JST Adrianna Tan

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     One of my fave writers on Singapore food:

     “However, in Singapore, fast food was never perceived that way. <negatively>

     Singaporeans have always simultaneously embraced globalisation and their traditional roots, often expecting international brands to adapt to local tastes and culture.”

     https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/mcdonalds-fast-food-mcspicy-museum-culture-nostalgia-5158366

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2026 08:50:54 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Human after all

     @humanhorseshoes Mac Donner

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     Human after all (humanhorseshoes@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2026 08:50:56 JST Human after all

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     @skinnylatte What do you call it in Singapore?

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     D2 (cascheranno@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2026 23:48:38 JST D2

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     @skinnylatte ‘bruh… come with me. Proper fish tacos and smash burgers and fusion burgers and a food truck doing some bonkers hybrid of central Africa and Thai flavors… and we’re gon’ wash it down picking from 30 different beer styles, five ciders, eight wines and three kombuchas. Only good thing from McDanks are the fries, and not even those are uniquely-good.’

     (Picked to NOT be ‘easily matched by La Pau Sat or Tekker or ____ food court’ in Singapore)