Our kids love to eat at McDonalds. I know, I know... it's unhealthy, it's gross, it's not even real food, etc. I get all that, but my kids love it. Indonesians are pretty happy to eat there as well. Every time they open a new location here in our town, it's really busy from day one.
We were recently eating at the beloved 'McD', and there was a big soccer match on TV. It was Indonesia's national team versus Malaysia The Indonesian national team has a tendency to really break our hearts, seemingly always finding a way to lose, especially when we're facing our bitter rivals, Malaysia. But the last several months have been different! We've had a bit of success, and things are starting to look better.
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| Jaiden is locked in to the action... |
But back to McD... everyone's eyes in the place were glued to the TV (although it doesn't really look like that in the picture), including the McD workers (you'll notice them sitting down and watching the game). During the first half there were several of Indonesia's shots that went off the crossbar, prompting half of the people in the place to jump up with anticipation only to be letdown as the ball bounced away. It was fun to be sharing that experience with everyone in the place, and there were a few people very curious as to why the big white guy and his family were so interested in the Indonesian national team.
McD is always loud with lots of talking, laughing, and kids playing at the playground, but when we finally got a goal (and the win), it momentarily sent the volume and excitement level to a much higher setting.
Fun times...
