Le Fast food qu'est-ce? (document en anglais)

Fast food :

Several reasons explain the success of fast food restaurants all over the world : 

Firstly, the prices are rather low, thus eating in a Fast-Food restaurant is less expensive than going to a classical restaurant or cooking, for middle-class families. 

Secondly, in our society, people often run out of time because they are overbooked, they have to juggle with their family lifes and their jobs and they lack time to shop and prepare balanced meals. Fast-Food restaurants allow them to have lunch very quickly, they even have the possibility of buying the food without getting outof their cars and to eat their meal wherever they like. So, the quickness of service and the take-out food are a real advantage.

Then, people go to Fast-Food for the simplicity : they don't have to cook, especially as more and more people don't even know how to cook, even the easiest recipes, and they don't need to clean after the meal too. It is an easy and convenient solution. 

Next, for young people, Fast-Food restaurants are convivial and friendly, you can get together, have fun and chat.

We can also suppose people go to Fast-Food restaurants because they are influenced by TV on where advertising makes them believe it's cheaper, handier, better and more nutritive. 

Moreover, some are used to eating Junk Food, and they find it tastier, they are probably addicted to this food. 

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