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[edit] Rationale for split

I've just re-split this from fast food because that article was getting schizophrenic in its desire not to portray a US-centric look at the "concept of fast food", whatever that is. This article should be specifically about the kind of Western-originated food chains which spawed the term. It does not include fish and chip shops (except Harry Ramsden's etc.), kebab shops, TV dinners or anything else which doesn't have a drive-thru bolted onto the side. This is because the "Western variant" is notable enough for its own article, which can explore the themes present in all such endeavours without having to worry about unrelated-but-still-fast world concepts. Chris Cunningham 16:59, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Do you have a citation or reference to support your viewpoint? Is this just your "gut-level" feeling on how this article content should be treated? dr.ef.tymac 20:28, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
Replying at Talk:fast food. Chris Cunningham 06:57, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
I can't say I agree. The term 'fast food' is indeed American. It's probably one of the most readily associaable American thing there is. But the definition given on the main article is accurate: "Fast food is food that can be prepared and served very quickly... [T]ypically the term refers to food which is cooked in bulk in advance, kept warm or reheated to order, and sold ready-to-eat from an outlet."
That refers to sushi and kebabs just as much as McDonalds. That the term was originally invented to describe McDonalds-esque food doesn't limit its meaning at all.
I'm not opposing the split as such. I'm just not sure it was necessary, for the reasons listed above. --Matthew Proctor 22:32, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
Have you followed the current fast food discussion? There's a serious move to expand the article to include all sorts of things which don't fit under the US-style fast food banner. If you feel there should only be one article, go fight for deletion or move there. Chris Cunningham 23:14, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
"One of the most readily associaable American thing there is"... I kept the spelling and semantic errors in there in quoting. There are LOTS of fast food restaurants all over the world and lots of them are unique to their country or region. I think you have a very poor understanding of anything that happens outside the US (I am referring to Matthew Proctor's comment.), as, unfortunately, most US citizens do. I'll give just one example, but I shouldn't even have to do this... the fast food restaurants that sell fries in the Netherlands and Belgium. Of course, most US citizens would be completely ignorant about those... 67.8.55.66 (talk) 20:34, 16 April 2008 (UTC)