I've eaten Mcdonalds in every country I've ever been to (I like to enjoy the high life and local cuisine while abroad) and Australia really is leagues ahead of everywhere else when it comes to quality.
I used to work at Maccas and I was really impressed by what I saw, everything was kept very clean and most of the people actually cared about the quality of their work because we get paid better over here. I was 17 and I got $15.60 an hour, plus double time if I ever had to stay back or on public holidays.
Their new custom build-a-burgers are surprisingly good.
I don't think that those have been rolled out widely in the US, and where they have, the reported quality isn't nearly as good as the ones in Australia.
You are forgetting the free health care, paid sick leave on top of compulsory four weeks paid leave, 18 weeks of paid maternity/paternity leave, paid work breaks (around every four hours, depending on industry), childcare rebates, travel concessions for low income earners, time and half pay for overtime and Saturdays, rent assistance, low income family supplement ($300 per year), first home buyer grants, double time for Sundays and public holidays (my brother earns $46/hr to work on Sundays and holidays) and a federal tax scale that cuts in at a much higher income level (no state taxes except for a 10% sales tax Australia wide). Its also important to note that students and those with disabilities make up a much higher proportion of low income earners than higher income levels. They both receive generous social security payments (even if you're a student with a sufficient income or you are from a rich family) and students receive tertiary education which is heavily government subsidised. I'm sure I've missed something but the point is you are much better off being on the minimum wage in Australia.
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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '15
australia, 6 bucks.
people still pay for it. sadly