Remember Happy Days / myLot

Sydney, Australia

January 29, 2019 3:49am CST

While I was in Orlando one year I came across this burger joint and it with a 50's car sitting outside. It reminded me of Al's in happy days. Unfortunately McDonalds has replaced all the old burger joints in Australia. They use to be called "Milk Bars" and there were 2 or 3 in every suburb while I was growing up. They were mini Al's with the cushioned cubicles, sold Banana Splits and Milk Shakes in tall Aluminum cups with chocolate flavoring and a scoop of ice-cream.

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John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

29 Jan 19

Where is the Fonz?

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Lee Boueri

@CoachME (139)

• Sydney, Australia

29 Jan 19

Heyyyy!

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Jo Miller

@pjmurphy (2498)

• United States

29 Jan 19

When our children become old they will probably fondly remember all the MacDonald's they visited as a child. As a parent, I never liked the MacDonald's, but, as a tourist, I must say it's sometimes nice to find a MacDonald's in a foreign country--a convenient place to refresh and use bath.

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Lee Boueri

@CoachME (139)

• Sydney, Australia

29 Jan 19

It sure is Jo, especially those countries where there is only two levels of dining. Street food or expensive hotel restaurants.

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maclanis

@maclanis (2405)

• Belgium

29 Jan 19

It's sad that the big companies are taking over the smaller, local ones...

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hereandthere

@hereandthere (45628)

• Philippines

29 Jan 19

happy days was shown here, too, and i enjoyed watching it. we have a lot of fast food places here now. i admit, i like the convenience when i'm in a hurry, but it's concerning, too, on many levels.

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hereandthere

@hereandthere (45628)

• Philippines

29 Jan 19

@CoachME i'm glad you had a good visit

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relcap23

@florelway (23339)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

29 Jan 19

@CoachME Sea foods are not that cheap anymore in the Philippines. Chicken is even cheaper than good kind of fish. I just do not like to eat chicken because most are 26 years old and fed on feeds and antibiotics.

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Lee Boueri

@CoachME (139)

• Sydney, Australia

29 Jan 19

Fast food chicken was big from memory in the philippines. I also remember seafood was cheap and meat was expensive. The opposite to Sydney :D

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Swayamsiddha Dash

@Swayamsiddha (4354)

• New Delhi, India

29 Jan 19

You made me recall all my favourite days spent in mac Donald

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relcap23

@florelway (23339)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

29 Jan 19

McDOnalds is popular in my place but it's Filipino counterpart is more popular and actually now gaining popularity in other parts of the world.

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relcap23

@florelway (23339)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

29 Jan 19

@CoachME Jollibee

Lee Boueri

@CoachME (139)

• Sydney, Australia

29 Jan 19

@florelway We have a chain called Ogalo which sounds Philippino

Lee Boueri

@CoachME (139)

• Sydney, Australia

29 Jan 19

Whats the Philipine version of Mcdonalds called?

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117211)

• El Paso, Texas

31 Jan 19

I've always wanted to watch that show but at the time it aired I worked the 4 to midnight shift. That sad part is that McDonalds was never as good as those old burger joints.

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