The Fast Food Secret You Shouldn't Know 

When you realize; They called the Big MAC after one of the brothers, Mac. Good thing they didn't go with, Dick's name xD

1963: fresh burgers, fries and a shake served in 15 seconds 2020: forgot your order after 15 seconds, served after 15 minutes, fries are missing

Now that a “value meal” is $13, I’ve been cured of my fast food addiction

As someone who's been to Japan, I can confirm that what he says about KFC, is true. The KFC over there has better food and a wider array of choices. Japan is so obsessed with KFC, they even made a Colonel Sanders dating simulator.

Quite a few years ago, standing in line at one of the fast food restaurants (doesn't matter which one - they're all the same) and looking over the menu board It suddenly struck me that I was about to spend (then) six dollars and some odd change for a soggy hamburger that resembles boiled cardboard. For that same $6 I could go next door to the grocery store and buy a rib-eye steak, take it home and cook it up in about ten to fifteen minutes. I haven't been to a fast food restaurant in 20 some years.

My dad worked at KFC for something like 30 yrs. Started as a cook and by the time he left he was one of the VP's I think, a top executive whatever his title was at the very height of KFC's success. If I'm not mistaken McDonqlds was #1, Burger King was #2 and KFC #3 as far as fast food was concerned during my father's time. He used to tell us stories about colonel sanders. My dad had dinner with him at his home on numerous occasions and always spoke highly of him. The thing about him that made him successful, one of them, was his stubbornness with his own high standards. The Colonel is widely credited with inventing franchising as you alluded to. "Thoughty 2 Diner, now serving kentucky fried chicken" is typical of what a diners sign might say. The Colonel was known to show up on say, a Saturday night, the busiest night of the week when a diner was packed, and if they weren't meticulously following his standards , serving quality chicken as well as keeping his equipment clean, he would rip out the equipment, pack it in his car, and in the middle of their dinner rush, terminate his partnership with said diner. I asked him recently what he thought the Colonel would think about KFC's current marketing campaign in which "the Colonel" is depicted sort of as KFC's ronald mcdonald. His reply, "of it helped sell more chicken he'd be all for it." I don't know why I felt the need to share that, the video just brought back memories as throughout the 80's and 90's our family was heavily involved in the race to catch McDonald's or the "burger wars". More than just spectating one of its battle hardened generals came home for dinner every night at our house.

“Wildly successful” Starbucks tried it on here in Australia, but were pretty much laughed out. What crud that stuff is!

I thought you were gonna tell us how the food was made lol

Some people will argue that fruits & Veggs are also considered "fast food", because all you need to do is to pick them up and eat... Nothing faster that this.

"Fast food Secrets you shouldn't know" 1 Seconds later: "Japan has conflicted with Christianity for a long time"

Dragon Ball KFC???Super Saiyan Sanders. His kamehameha is made of gravy.

Marketing Geniuses... you can learn a lot from how they did it..

My mums Christmas dinners are always so bad that we are genuinely considering buying a £25 bucket on Christmas eve and re heating it for Christmas diner this year.

"Hi, i shall have one serving of your potatoes served in the french manner." "You mean french fries?"

Japan is obsessed with Colonel Sanders. They literally made a dating simulator out of him AND sponsored an anime youtuber😂

When working a food chain called, "Fast Patty's," in Saskatchewan, Canada, the dark secrets of fast food made it where I have not eaten fast food since I resigned after working there one decade. The hamburger patties were kept in a heated drawer tray of sorts to maintain the temperature. Many times, some of the hamburger patties were not sold before they became a dehydrated, black, wood-like, substance that seemed to defy human consumption and several health laws. But we, the lowly employees, were told not to throw the strange wood-like substance, marinating in heavy grease, away. We were told to rinse off the strange black wafers and cut them up with a spatula. Then we were to dip the strange grounds in a deep fry vat, inside a strainer, and take it out. We then mixed the wierd lavarock-like substance into the chili. Needless to say, none of us ate the chili. We also never dared eat the deep fried fish nor the hotdogs, but those are other, unfortunate, stories. Needless to say, Fast Patty's no longer exists for very obvious reasons.

“We are not technically in the food business. We’re in the empire business”

In 'N' Out still has the same exact menu as they did in the 50's, the food is extremely high quality, the employees are paid extremely well +benefits.

For the record, those "average meat consumption" statistics are skewed by a small cadre of people who eat only spiders.... by the handful, all day, every day.

How to order fast food like a gentleman: "I want my potatoes to be served in the French manner." Cashier: "So...French fries?"

I had to look up the reason why we don't have KFC in my country. 2 main reasons: because the chicken here is of high quality, it's quite expensive, and import regulations hinder importing cheap meat. they'd have to pay their employees properly.

Disclaimer:. No actual dirty tricks are depicted here.

Spongebob would get PTSD, if he accidently, stumbles upon this fact..

"What would you do with such impressive meat-based fortifications? Keeping out vegans,Perhaps?" 😆 I CANTTTT

I'm really not sure if I can listen to your book on Audible if I can't see your mustache the whole time

The fact you brought up Herb is something indeed. Barely anyone these days remembers that campaign.

Wendy's before the old man met his maker were pretty reliably good, now they have fallen off pretty hard. He was famous for just randomly showing up at a store to look over things.

This is really interesting. My brother and I weren’t allowed to eat fast food as kids growing up in America. Once every few years or so we were allowed Taco Bell-I always got bean burritos. Once I was in high school and had a job I bought fast food and I truly didn’t like it, for the most part. To this very day I never, ever eat fast food. Not for some health or moral high ground. I just don’t like it and maybe that’s because of not being raised eating it.

You sir have mastered the art of revieling facts that are seemingly pointless, but you make them sound so interesting and amazing, like fast food facts. lol

sometimes hes Santa. sometimes hes goku I like where this is going

I wanna hear more about this war over a stray dog. 14:53

I haven't learned anything new. But I just couldn't stop listening to Thoughty2. He is an amazing story teller.

“Keeping out vegans” 😂

"Dirty fast food tricks" promptly talks Christianity.

Always found that odd that in the States, they can directly smear their competitors in their advertising. Here, your ads can only be about how good your product is then it's up to the consumer to choose

"Hello and welcome to Food Theory!"

Awesome video as always. Well written. Very entertaining. And hilarious at the right times. Love the channel. Keep up the good work mate.

Has anybody else noticed how japan has basically become the quiet kid? They're just lingering in the back, waiting to leave the school and play some sweet, sweet video games.

Australia's Hungry Jacks now the has the Big Jack and Mega Jack.

I cant help but think half this video was actually a advert...

I remember a few years ago i made friends with a guy from Peru at work, it was lunch time so all the guys i worked with decided to go eat some burgers so we decided carls jr if i remember correctly, my friend from Peru mentioned he had never eaten fast food and thought it would be a good idea to try it so after ordering his combo and biting down in to it he spit it out and looked at us like we were pulling a prank on him he said what the hell is this? and we laughed and told him its fast food, he said no way this tastes like plastic i need to talk to the manager, we talked him out of it and made him understand why the reputation of fast food is so bad. He never went back to any fast food joint.

I love your new book! I hear your voice in my head as I'm reading it (which is a compliment to your writing style!). Looking forward to your next book, as well as more video's. Thanks!

Wendy's and burger king: started burger wars McDonalds: *Leonardo DiCaprio laugh meme*

It's depressing that this video and its images of junk food makes me want to order some fast food.

KFC during Christmas season in Japan: *STONKS*

My great grandparents were friends with Ray Kroc and were even on his bowling team. He gave them the very first ever McDonalds flag to be made and raised on a pole. Its just sitting in my parents closet right now all folded and zipped up.

I find it hilarious that everytime you introduce yourself as Thougty2 I hear 42, and I am thinking. Wow...his name is 42? Is he an international man of mystery?

Title "The Dirty Tricks of Fast Food Restaurants" See you later for the first title change xD So , I make a well observed joke and 13 hours later the title is still the same..... thanks Thoughty2!! :P

Bbc or netflix should employ you to do documentaries like louis theroux. Your videos are so good

Its really hard to find people like you who actually teach you things. Love your work. Its like your singing an informal song.

The dragon ball outfit lowkey fire

THE BIG JACK, the ads for this burger are hilarious.

Is it just me or does he always do these videos so well that they are throughly enjoyable

Wendy's: Where's the beef? Trillest question ever asked

18:58, wendy's roasting the competition before it was cool.

Thoughty2: There was even a war over a stray dog Me: I’m listening

19:41 In Australia, we have the much better named *Big Jack* Burger which resulted in a lawsuit from McDonalds as it was very similar with their well known Big Mac.

Bruh he started talking about kfc as I got a kfc ad, then said 1% and I looked at my battery. 1%

Ffffanks "Forty Two" for the fortful video! The muvvers day part was interesting. I fink I'll fum it up

"Dick und Mak Donald"...sounds like the perfect weekend-plan for my gf haha

I swear every time he introduces himself I always hear "42" 🤔👀🤷‍♂️

Best part - 22:00 "You want to experience my new book but you can't be asked to read?" Brilliant!!

Thoughty2: Colonel "Standers." Everyone but me:

I’m from good ol’ Kentucky and I can confirm that Christmas=Kentucky

Me: I know the secret. Some random youtube commenter: What is it? Me: It's a secret.

I have already eaten, but watching this just makes me hungry.

I would enjoy watching your analysis of the many anomalies of the Earth's Moon. Information such as the moon never spinning, the 'hollow ringing' sound made by collisions against the moon, Isaac Asimov's famous skepticism about the moon's origins, etc. I would enjoy your take on our only Moon, so please do so!

The last time I stepped into a American fast food restaurant or had ANY American fast food was over 30 years ago. Am I missing something ? HELL NO.

"you want to experience my new book, 'stick a flag in it’ but you're hands are greasy from eating that burger? No worries, we have our new audio book release"

I can just picture the 1970s Americana novelty. "Kentucky Christmas" is like saying Irish Whiskey or General Tao Chicken. It just *sounds* so authentic, It doesn't actually have to mean anything. A little slice of yankee apple pie. Just like green beer for St Paddy's! 100% a New York creation, to make you *feel* more Irish

Here I sit sipping on water while enjoying a slice of toasted 15 grain bread, an orange and pomegranate happily enjoying my immediate financial savings and overall savings in good health. Mind you, I used to enjoy the occasional KFC, Del Taco's crunchtada and Pizza Guy's pepperoni pizza but then the pandemic struck. I took the cautions seriously because although barely surviving the Hong Kong flu it left me with permanently damaged lungs so knew that Covid can compare for life. By staying in and not indulging in frivolous deliveries for a year plus, I find I've lost the desire for fast food which has left me with more money to set aside as well as help animal shelters and my city's homeless teen shelter. A very happy win for myself and others🌈

Meanwhile in Japan... "Let's not eat turkey, but instead we'll eat that highly intelligent whale"

FINALLY! The book is on audible! Thank you I can't read. I can't even read what I just typed.

I've already had dinner, but suddenly, I have a craving for KFC.

No RU-vid video has made me feel hungrier than this one has 😋😂😂

If Colonel Sanders had a mustache like Thoughty2, I'd eat KFC.

2:50 Wasn't expecting an X-Men cameo, but I'll take it.

McDonalds could serve people in 15 seconds in 1960 but still take ten years in 2020

1:18 "Colonel Standers" seen sitting?

In the 90s, McDonald's and Jack in The Box had this feud going on, with a marketing campaign logo on their Fries and Soda cups: "Mac's better than Jack's," and "Jack's better than Mac's." I asked my mom what that was about and she simply said: Business Marketing. lol As a kid I thought it was stupid, and so did my mom. My mom always took me to Jack in The Box.

"Hey, 42 here"

is it bad that I'm eating Domino's while he's talking about this?

Hell yeah, White Castle! A craver case on a long road trip just can't be beat, with or without cheese. Those little square sliders with the onion flakes are addictive and oh so satisfying! By the way, when I was growing up, nobody had ever heard of a "KFC". We did however have this place called "Kentucky Fried Chicken", we actually knew how to call a business by it's full name and, surprisingly, we had no problem which required a shortened acronym. Imagine that. And bless your heart.

BK fries are the best though, even after they've cooled down.

I've lived in Utah my own life. And didn't know the first KFC franchise store was in salt lake. The more you know

RIP all the good men who gave their lives in the Burger Wars, on both sides. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Does anyone remember that famous slogan, "It's too big to eat!" (pronounced "It's too big-a-eat!") by "Rodney Allen Rippy"

The Original Burger King is in Illinois . The other Burger King actually stole their name from what I am told .

See how "convenient " it is now when you're trying to feed 5 or 6 at a Burger King at the services on the M1 or the M6. £15-£16 a head and the order is ALWAYS wrong.

lol..... Think you just used "Takanawa", which is a place, instead of Tokugawa, a clan. The "Burger Wars". Sounds like a plot point in a 90's action flick. But that sounds so ridiculous it would never happen...... right? 0_o

This video goes pretty well with my burger.

Joke's on you, I haven't had any fast food in a year

Thoughty2, you can make anything interesting. While some of the other content creators on RU-vid are beginning to slip you manage to keep our attention week after week, keep up the good work 👍

"What you'd actually do with such meat-based fortifications is... Perhaps keep out vegans." Too funny! 😂🤣😄😅💯🥓

I never eat the rubbish, and I'm lovin it 😎✌

Gee Mum you went through pain to bring me into this world and supported me all those years. Happy Mother’s Day. I couldn’t be arsed to cook you anything. Instead have some salty, deep fried, heavily saturated fatty food that has been linked to a whole lot of health problems. Love you Mum.

To be clear, Japanese people don’t just eat KFC for Christmas. That’s how it’s started but McDonald’s and Burger King are also popular these days. I think it’s because KFC gets really busy at Christmas so there isn’t enough space for everyone.

Hey 42 here!

I remember the fast food wars. That's when Burger King came up with "The King" (he was really spooky) but the "wheres the beef" became a household joke.

Had to pause at 18:20 'cause my brain was struggling to process that.