Why would anyone in the working-class pay for restaurant/fastfood breakfast? (Other than on special occasions)

That's probably a huge generalisation; but I wonder how many of those who behave like that by habit are too disorganised to make their own breakfasts, but also have a lot of money to fritter away.

Those who claim they are "too busy" or "don't have time" to have breakfast at home before going to work or taking their children to school, are really only admitting those faults!

I can't see how it can save time. If anything, going to a snack-bar, even a take-away one, takes longer than making your own and probably better breakfast at home.

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I have always made my own breakfast, though during a spell of working in a town a bit further from home I would also sometimes buy a hot pie and mug of tea from a snack-caravan in a car-park there.

Similarly, on my occasional long journeys to the North of England I breakfast at home but might stop for a mug of tea and a bacon butty at a snack-caravan on a layby near my motorway junction, some 70 miles from home. I refuse point-blank to buy food and drink in the motorway services - too expensive. I take refreshments with me.


As for the Mactuckybuckscosta* chains..... I would have to be pretty desperate to use any of them, anywhere, at any time of day!

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*[Costa is or was British; originating in London and later bought by the former, also-British, brewer and pub-chain owner, Whitbreads. Whoever owns either company now, Costa is no less up-price, down-value than the American ones, and no less pretentious with its pseudo-Italian names for over-priced beverages. I call it 'Costalotta'.]

Why? Got the kids up and made them breakfast for them but didn't have time to eat, got up late and rushed out the door, has to drive horus to work and it makes life a bit easier, ran out of breakfast foods, and, and, and. Lots of reason and when there are 258,000,000 adults in a country, even a small percentage getting a fast food breakfast means big numbers. Remember, just one of our states (Georgia), and there are 50 of them, has more people in it than the entire country of Sweden.

Assuming I'm home... I always have breakfast at home.

I can cook better than most of the places I might go... And... Enjoy it

Well, here in America. We work all day and all night. Sure, we could cook something bit then you have dishes in the sink and garbage you have to take out eventually.

Sometimes eating a huge meal at a nice restaurant on the weekend is the only real food you get. Sometimes it's the only reward you get.

Sure, it must be nice having that in your culture. But here, its how we survive. We need to eat but don't always have time to cook. That's life....

I occasionally buy breakfast and I weigh it up as being worth the cost for the time saved, it is one less thing to worry about in the morning. I can sleep in, be with my partner, plus I don't always want to eat that early so will pick something up for when I arrive at work. But then some days I have toast or cereal or pop tarts etc

Fast food is cheap, quick, and filling.

I make better breakfast sandwiches than McDonalds I like my bacon eggs and toast. I save money. If I want to eat out I have a deck to enjoy breakfast with my wife (no dress code)

I make my breakfast majority of the time when I eat it. It's nice to go out to breakfast and try different food sometimes too. I like to be treated once in awhile. I think the working class figures they've worked hard for their money and are willing to spend it on services if it means they don't have to do it. You get a nice meal but didn't have to do any of the work. Fast food is usually purchased when we are already out and hungry but we don't want to wait a long time to eat. While traveling it is pretty much the only option unless you bring your own breakfast food along.

Interesting question.

I'm happy retired and not part of the working class. I love making breakfast for everyone. It's like fulfilling a role that a live-in great-aunt held when I was a kid. She staked out the kitchen and asked us what we'd like, one at a time, as we stumbled in.

We've been fortunate and rarely had 9 to 5 type employment, and I can just imaging the overwhelmed circumstances where all the adults had to be at work someplace every morning, and the kids heading off to school.

Its more tradition than anything. When I go to work, the deli downstairs will bring me my bacon omelet. If I am at home, I will cook something, or my husband will.

I don’t understand what class has to do with choosing how you eat breakfast.

I make my own breakfast, but only because I like it, and I’m not paying an exorbitant sum for mostly trash fast food.

I make coffee at home, that's my breakfast 😄

I don’t, but I don’t commute either. I was always under the impression that it’s seen as a timesaver, but I used to see the lines when I took my girl to school and wondered if it wouldn’t just be faster and more relaxing to just do for oneself at home. lol

I just drink coffee and that’s all :)
Also, I don’t believe it’s just Americans who loves to eat bfast in a restaurant or fast food. I thinks it’s all over the world that has bfast places. I don’t like fast food bfast 🤢 but once in awhile I would like to go get some fresh baked croissants and coffee near our place.

Many dont too. Id say most do make their own breakfast, but a huge percentage does order coffee at drive thrus in the morning. McDonald's used to have a good egg and cheese bagel sandwich, I used to get it every couole months. Now its only the egg Mcmuffin on English muffin.

Artsy people tend to not be future-oriented, so they’re in an instant gratification/low effort mode a lot. You’re either broke or spending the money you have left over.

In general though working class people may just be exhausted/stressed/rushed and looking for relief.

I never eat out. And with your encouragement and pushing, I make my own pizza dough... although it still doesn't come out like yours... but it still tastes pretty good.

I say I don’t eat breakfast but some may argue me. I start work at 4 AM I don’t eat until 730 break.

What’s a typical Swedish breakfast, then?

It'd be a special thing to go out for breakfast. Sometimes fast food is cheaper for people but much less healthy.

So poor people can't have mcdonalds or go out to eat?

u fascist

Ewwww not me I make most things myself...I don't like fast food

Because they want to????
I usually eat breakfast at home. Or if I want I go to a diner or cafe. Doesn't matter:)

MartinTheFirst:
Hey McMonkey is this what passes for polite discussion in Sweden?

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