Do you think the world is being “McDonaldized”? If so, or if it were to be so, what impact do you think this development would have, or is having, on the foods of the world? I think it is. Our present fast-paced, quick-moving society demands it. Not just in food production but in almost everything. People want more for less, not later, not tomorrow but now. The only logical step for businesses to take is to make their products faster and more efficient, but by doing so they skimp on quality. It’s a bleak proposition but it is true. TV Dinners, prepackaged lunches, fast-food, microwave-ables, just-add-hot-water ramen. All produced en-masse, all not so very tasty or healthy. But it seems to keep the Businesses and companies’ pockets lined and the people’s stomach full so no one is complaining. Quantity over quality is what’s happening here. Do you think there is any relationship between these values discussed by Ritzer and the recent trends found in fast food restaurants?—where these restaurants are offering more items lower in fat, that are potentially more nutritious and offered for sale at higher prices than the more traditional menu items—as well as offering foods that can be eaten as part of a low carbohydrate movement. Quality has a price. If you want something better than what is “standard” you got to pay more for it. Food today is a business model. These companies would cash in on the trends and fads and milk them for all its worth. Would your opinion be the same for all the cultures of the world as it is for the US? Not all, I bet there are still some societies that value quality over quantity. But as “westernization” (I don’t like that word, it makes it seem like a disease, but I can’t think of a better word) slowly spreads throughout the world its becoming increasingly the norm. China for example manufactures almost everything quickly but the quality is not so good. But they only do this to meet...