Besides devotion to soccer, one of the biggest global differences is how the British often refer to McDonald's: “MacDonald's,” “Maccies,” and “Maccy D's” are common nicknames for the Golden Arches over there.
Mickey D's or Golden Arches, whichever is your go-to slang for McDonald's — you've surely heard these nicknames used.
Here in Australia, however, McDonald's most prevalent nickname is “Macca's”.
McDonald's first opened in Australia in 1971, and it wasn't long before the locals started calling it "Macca's" - a nickname that has stuck ever since. There are several theories about how this came about, but the most likely explanation is that it was simply a shortened form of "Macdonald's".
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Meaning: Maccas is short for fast food chain McDonalds.
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“Yay Frosties for all in Australia! But also wouldn't there be some legal issues with the name as we have a Wendy's here that's different,” another wrote.
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Today they are found everywhere around the world - well not quite everywhere. Notably of the 56 countries in Africa, only four have a Mcdonald's (only one of which is in Sub-Saharan Africa). It may come as a surprise to many, but there are countries in the world (like Ukraine and Russia) where McDonald's serves beer.
When you go by McDonald's, get me a hamburger, please. Cuando vayas a McDonald's, cómprame una hamburguesa, por favor.