No finger lickin' bacon in Accy.

[Benipete]

Originally Posted by accyman

ok perhaps what i should have asked is what is it about lancashire that makes us so different from teh rest of the uk that makes KFC and subway think that the majority of the population here are muslim and need catering for

Maybe they used up-to-date statistics.

[accyman]

Originally Posted by Benipete

Maybe they used up-to-date statistics.

or they looked at blackburn road on google earth and thought that alone was accrington you know how teh yanks think were a small island

[Wynonie Harris]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

How on Earth did you leap to that? As I've previously stated, the clientele in KFC Accrington already seems to have a large Asian presence so why alter things to please a group who don't appear to be complaining?

Come back at me by all means, but at least read my posts properly.

OK, fair point, but why do you think they're being politically correct? Surely, they're just following their commercial instincts? There may well be a lot of Asian people in, but they're obviously hoping to attract even more to boost their profits. Can't see anyting PC in that, unlike a lot of the legislation that various governments have brought in!

[Ken Moss]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

OK, fair point, but why do you think they're being politically correct? Surely, they're just following their commercial instincts? There may well be a lot of Asian people in, but they're obviously hoping to attract even more to boost their profits. Can't see anyting PC in that, unlike a lot of the legislation that various governments have brought in!

Government decisions that have been made in the past have been voted on and brought into force by consent. You or I may not agree with all of them but harking back to previous governments and criticising legislations that happened in the past aren't really productive. The world changes constantly so to my mind it makes more sense to try and learn from what works and what hasn't worked and try to avoid those mistakes again. We've had years of rather silly decisions from all corners based on not offending people, but the irony is that if they'd just left well alone in many instances there would have been no problem.

To an extent, the feeling of antipathy towards positive discrimination is beginning to get itself noticed and this KFC business is a case in point. An attempt to be seen to be faith-embracing and multicultural simply to impress a section of society that already buys their food has caused resentment among the non-Muslim customer base.

I suspect that this little marketing ploy will ultimately not go down well with the majority, including Muslims who will be seen as the instigators.

[Wynonie Harris]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

I suspect that this little marketing ploy will ultimately not go down well with the majority, including Muslims who will be seen as the instigators.

Then, if it doesn't, it won't pay and it'll be dropped - as simple as...unlike the "legislations that happened in the past" as you call them, which still go on affecting us, whether they're popular or not!

[garinda]

Originally Posted by accyman

ok perhaps what i should have asked is what is it about lancashire that makes us so different from teh rest of the uk

Perhaps there's a greater percentage of people too lazy to cook, and who prefer nipping out for a take-away.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

As I've previously stated, the clientele in KFC Accrington already seems to have a large Asian presence

Not somewhere we go regularly, perhaps once of twice a year, but I've never seen an Asian customer in there. Presumably because the chicken wasn't halal.

Perhaps KFC are testing the waters based on the numerous other fried chicken businesses there are in the area.

Around the Edgeware Road in London, which has a high Arab population, KFC has been halal for years.

[steeljack]

I allways thought each KFC was a franchise individually owned and managed but operating to the KFC 'rulebook' , (similar to MacDonalds). Which explains the different "menus" and price differences between various outlets of the same chains .

KFC says use of halal meat to remain limited in U.S. – Nation’s Restaurant News

seems there are one or two halal KFCs in the US

[Eric]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

OK, fair point, but why do you think they're being politically correct? Surely, they're just following their commercial instincts? There may well be a lot of Asian people in, but they're obviously hoping to attract even more to boost their profits. Can't see anyting PC in that, unlike a lot of the legislation that various governments have brought in!

You are right on this one. Increasing profits is the prime, and probably sole motive for anything that large corporations tend to do. KFC does not exist to serve food (or reprocessed garbage); it is there to make profits for its shareholders. It could be called the "Happy Holiday Syndrome", if you get my drift.

[accyman]

just wait until they feel the need to choose vegitarians over meat eaters and replace everything with quorn lol

i guess the only place safe from these PC do gooding idiots that feel they must cater for the minority is your local grease and spoon where there will be little chance of been handed a halal bacon butty.

and the sauce of your choosing will be provided free as well

edit:

on a side not if KFC are merely pretending to be halal liek what is been suggested i hope they get their arses handed to them by teh way of huge fines because its one thing to go against the mojority of the nation but a whole new level of low telling a muslim whos trying to follow tehir faith that they are eating halal meat when they arnt just to make a few extra quid

subway can swing i never cared much for their microwaved half pre cooked junk anyway

[Hiddlebit]

I never use KFC, McDonalds or Burger King, and Pizza Hut are now on my list of no-go dumps too.

As for who's being PC, it isn't KFC. As others have said, they are simply looking to boost profits. The bean counters and marketing people know very well who does and who doesn't use them. The fact that it has backfired so spectacularly is one good reason to smile!

[Wynonie Harris]

Originally Posted by accyman

just wait until they feel the need to choose vegitarians over meat eaters and replace everything with quorn lol

i guess the only place safe from these PC do gooding idiots that feel they must cater for the minority is your local grease and spoon where there will be little chance of been handed a halal bacon butty.

Many a true word spoken in jest...Harriet Harman is currently pushing her Equality Bill through parliament which, amongst other things, outlaws discrimination against vegans. So presumably, restaurants will now be forced to put vegan options on their menu, whether they want to or not. And, unlike KFC's little experiment, it'll be law, so there'll be no going back.

So much for the "tide turning", eh, Ken?

[Ken Moss]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

So much for the "tide turning", eh, Ken?

Public opinion vs legislation.

Discuss.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

Many a true word spoken in jest...Harriet Harman is currently pushing her Equality Bill through parliament which, amongst other things, outlaws discrimination against vegans. So presumably, restaurants will now be forced to put vegan options on their menu, whether they want to or not. And, unlike KFC's little experiment, it'll be law, so there'll be no going back.

So much for the "tide turning", eh, Ken?

"Vegitarian" comes from the Algonquin language: loosely translated, it means "brave can't hunt worth a goddam."

But I can't for the life of me understand why tolerance, understanding ... empathy if you wish .... has to be enforced. If it doesn't come naturally, grow out of the community, it isn't worth anything; and it won't work.

[Wynonie Harris]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

Public opinion vs legislation.

Discuss.

Public opinion has always been against PC madness. Unfortunately, the people who lead the party you're a member of, are determined to carry on with their social engineering, regardless.