TASTY PERIOD: Russia's McDonald's replacement, is it really that bad? w/

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  • @cliffp.8396
    @cliffp.8396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    It's good to see you two friends support each other through these challenging times. I wish you both well.

  • @tominohio8332
    @tominohio8332 2 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    "The fries look sad and depressed, just like me". You are hilarious Alena

  • @mermeridian2041
    @mermeridian2041 2 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    I like the style of these ladies - cool, laid-back, funny, sarcastic, but mostly, realistic. Thank you for this video!

    • @ivangoran4461
      @ivangoran4461 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This sounds sarcastic. But I guess you are from the west. You evaluate things as realistic as long as they fit in your western delusions about this world. How much did it take you to forget about lockdowns?

    • @coolerhot646
      @coolerhot646 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thats how russian women are

  • @nafion112
    @nafion112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    I want to open a fast food restaurant here in the US and call it Tasty Period. I can think of like 10 ironic reasons why people would go there for the novelty. 😅

  • @HANKTHEDANKEST
    @HANKTHEDANKEST 2 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    "I'm having major Sims 4 vibes"
    You two are brilliant, way to completely nail the zeitgeist right now.

    • @KrustyKlown
      @KrustyKlown 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Russia Alternate Reality Mod

  • @Don-ev5ov
    @Don-ev5ov 2 ปีที่แล้ว +815

    You guys are hilarious.
    "Alena, have you seen this?"
    ""I've just noticed [looking at mall guide]
    "It's still called McDonald's here. I think that the owners of this place have to go to Gulag for this."
    "The first thing that I've noticed, that the fries look really sad and depressed just like me."
    "I actually like this minimalistic design, but at the same time it's not because they wanted to be minimalistic, it's just because they probably didn't have paint."

    • @silkwesir1444
      @silkwesir1444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Thanks, that was really nostalgic. Remember the time when most TH-cam comments were just some quotes from the video that the person writing it thought were funny?

    • @kbtred51
      @kbtred51 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@silkwesir1444 and the historic nasty period - and the dynamic duo are back, good on them.

    • @adrianpallis4568
      @adrianpallis4568 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The logo is a ripoff of the japanese burger chain Mos burger.

    • @proxanna
      @proxanna 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      came here to comment the exact same thing, i was cracking up - love how natural the humor comes for you guys

    • @jasontipton8430
      @jasontipton8430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      CANT BE AS BAD AS AMERICAN MCDONALDS

  • @erikkz
    @erikkz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +291

    Alyna just won the internet: "the fries look really sad and depressed just like me".
    Also: tasty period.... wow.

    • @brexitgreens
      @brexitgreens 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Subtle mistranslation. It should be "Tasty. Period." But comedy is good.

    • @kenjifox4264
      @kenjifox4264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      And the logo has a red dot 🔴…. Yeah, no.

    • @GuillermoPaulman
      @GuillermoPaulman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I'm not Russian and can't speak Russian, but my guess is that "tasty dot" would be a better translation.

    • @brexitgreens
      @brexitgreens 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@GuillermoPaulman In another thread, @Jack Jack has offered this translation "Tasty - that's it". "Dot" avoids the confusion but misses the intentional emphasis of verbalised "period" in both languages. "That's it" captures it… but misses the dot.

    • @reno8494
      @reno8494 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@brexitgreens I speak russian and it kinda is exactly that . It's like "" tasty and that's it "" , tasty period sounds funny but ain't accurate

  • @williamwhite2113
    @williamwhite2113 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Natasha and Alena both have really good sense of humor and taking shots at the fake McDonald's adds to it. Love to you both.

    • @baristov
      @baristov ปีที่แล้ว

      Her name is Alyna. It's Tatar name

    • @williamwhite2113
      @williamwhite2113 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm going by the English caption. Apologies for the spelling.

    • @baristov
      @baristov ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@williamwhite2113 please don't worry. just I've noticed, the way Natasha pronounce name of her friend, it can be only Alyna, or also Alina.

    • @williamwhite2113
      @williamwhite2113 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@baristov No worries.

  • @MaximGhost
    @MaximGhost 2 ปีที่แล้ว +341

    1:45 "The coffee is still the same. And it's still trash." 🤣
    Yup, that's definitely McDonald's coffee for sure. Some things just never change!

    • @wadebarnett2542
      @wadebarnett2542 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I like McD coffee. It's made better with good conversation with a good friend.

    • @Swiatlocien
      @Swiatlocien 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Finally someone! Never understood the hype for McDonald's coffee and fries - both things are barely mediocre there.

    • @theheavenlyoption
      @theheavenlyoption 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      They have McCafe now which is part of McDs and the coffee there I found is surprisingly good

    • @PershingOfficial
      @PershingOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Swiatlocien definitely depends on which area it is in

    • @sadhu7191
      @sadhu7191 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      As an American In sc everytime I see Russia life I get cultire shock.

  • @mickgodwin5023
    @mickgodwin5023 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    You two are hilarious! 😂🤣😂 ... Natasha, I could listen to you talking for hours and not get bored, but with your (not so depressed) friend, the entertainment value only doubles ... I appreciate the serious side of your videos, but I like the way you still somehow manage to always keep the general mood light hearted... Thank you, and keep doing what you do! 😊

  • @Electronzap
    @Electronzap 2 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    "Because I'm hungry, I like it" sums up fast food nicely lol. The only nice thing about a chain restaurant is that you can go to any one of them in a country, and almost certainly know what the food is like unless they have a lot of regional variation. Never know what a random restaurant makes better and/or worse than a certain chain restaurant until you try everything.

    • @pablodelsegundo9502
      @pablodelsegundo9502 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I wish we had more regional variants in the US. I remember as a kid, Dairy Queen was VERY different even from Texas to New Mexico. Now it's all cookiecutter.

    • @Nastiazik
      @Nastiazik 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi, I'm from Russia, Moscow 🇷🇺 and I also run a TH-cam channel where I shoot about politics and history. I would be interested to hear your opinion about my activities

    • @gord453
      @gord453 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      If our McDonalds here would be closed or renamed I wouldn't even notice it. I usually never go there, not only because it doesn't taste great, but it's expensive too! Here in Germany it's cheaper to buy a "Döner" (kebab), which makes you absolutely full for 5 euros.

    • @afa78djd
      @afa78djd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fast food is usually all uniform at the bottom of the taste scale though and let's not get into the unhealthy aspect of it. Check out these kids in the video and everyone else in that place, they're skinny and these girls in the video would be anorexic by US standards even. 😆

    • @bigscarysteve
      @bigscarysteve 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If you wanna find familiar fast-food chains where the food is different, come to my town. Keep in mind that I said "different"--not "good"! I live in a college town, and the college kids who work in the fast-food joints just don't give a damn. Not only that, but their lack of care and concern gets worse all the time, and the worse it gets, the faster it gets worse. It really fell off a cliff after Covid.

  • @ajhill6655
    @ajhill6655 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I've been curious to find out about the new Russian McDonald's, so thanks for the video. The food looked about the same its a shame what's going on in the world, love the Russian people but just like our country USA the politicians suck and screw the world up...

  • @stevebibby4189
    @stevebibby4189 2 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    I love the awareness and humour of you girls. I wish you all well.

    • @f1king836
      @f1king836 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "awareness"

    • @d993s
      @d993s 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

    • @SubjectiveFunny
      @SubjectiveFunny 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Too bad they could be thrown in prison for this
      imagine living in that society
      I want to feel sorry for them but it is very difficult

    • @martymartin2894
      @martymartin2894 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SubjectiveFunny for what.

    • @SubjectiveFunny
      @SubjectiveFunny 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@martymartin2894 go ask Putin

  • @losthero0
    @losthero0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +384

    That burger looks like it could last 50 years in a glass container and never rot, just like the real ones.

    • @EliotHussman
      @EliotHussman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Totally..... equals cancer

    • @crackwitz
      @crackwitz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      for those that don't get it: Lenin was embalmed and stuck in a glass casket and put on display, for IDK how long

    • @revertrevertz5438
      @revertrevertz5438 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The funny thing is that they are using the same things McDonalds has. So its basically Russian McDonald’s but with a different name lol

    • @raymondclark1785
      @raymondclark1785 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's the same reason my kids preferred Burger King, better burgers and fries

    • @losthero0
      @losthero0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@crackwitz about burgers, not Lenin..

  • @tomcoleman1962
    @tomcoleman1962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +700

    You both are hilarious! "The fries are depressed like me." & "Russian bootleg McDonald's." I really enjoyed your video. Keep them coming.

    • @stephenschuit7880
      @stephenschuit7880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Go Red Raiders! (Inside joke.)

    • @ledeyabaklykova
      @ledeyabaklykova 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought Russia imposed a No-🍟 Zone !

    • @jimcampbell846
      @jimcampbell846 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Are those the new 90 percent insect burgers?

    • @lodragan
      @lodragan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@stephenschuit7880 Guns Out!

    • @michaelcorbidge7914
      @michaelcorbidge7914 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Don't forget that the owner is lilely to finish up in the local gulag for not deleting the MacDonald name .

  • @DClean
    @DClean ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Alenas scathing sardonic commentary is literally an international treasure that needs to be protected. I hope you all stay safe and we come out of this bullllloni intact.

  • @bobalicious2696
    @bobalicious2696 2 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    "One sad little pickle" that was so funny. You guys did a bang-up job on this video. Really good job you guys did. Your sense of humor is awesome. I wish both of you well, and please stay safe.

    • @David-wk6md
      @David-wk6md 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      are there comedy clubs in Siberia

    • @colinmaharaj
      @colinmaharaj 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Of course, and remember, comedy but no smiles, these ladies are super models

    • @brentgarbett5306
      @brentgarbett5306 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't think they have anything to laugh about in Siberia. Maybe after a liter of Vodka someone might smile.

    • @HugoDiasR
      @HugoDiasR 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't know why, but here in Brazil the pickles 🥒 are missing too, when it's available they put only one

    • @bobalicious2696
      @bobalicious2696 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HugoDiasR Don't feel too bad. Most of the time there's only 1 on the burger anyway.

  • @mauritsbol4806
    @mauritsbol4806 2 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    I love the fact that they covered the "M" with a permanent marker. They should've just called it "Totally not McDonalds".

    • @rogink
      @rogink 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      But apparently Heinz IS acceptable!

    • @CaptainSeamus
      @CaptainSeamus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      MacDowells
      With the Golden Arcs

    • @InWeCome
      @InWeCome 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It will probably become less McDonalds over time. When they run out of 'official' sauce, when furniture needs to be replaced, when new promotions needs to be made, when electronics break down, etc. They won't have McDonalds international sending them new stuff.

    • @artiefakt4402
      @artiefakt4402 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@InWeCome Also, there's probably still the 'know how' of the people who were working there before the beginning of the war. I know flipping burgers is not exactly rocket science... but I'm pretty sure there is common way of doing things in every McDonald's.

    • @AUMINER1
      @AUMINER1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In the US, mcdonalds is the absolute lowest quality of food possible...it is constantly referred to as the cheapest and worst place to eat. When I travel to europe, there is a line around the block to eat there...it's really really strange why people eat at that place at all.

  • @georgelynch9602
    @georgelynch9602 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    A great review. You’re a wonderful team. Open, honest, and comical. Keep up the good work. Cheers from Austin, Texas!!!

  • @Gazzapa57
    @Gazzapa57 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Your friend is super cool and has a wonderful dry sense of humour - you make a great team

  • @indrinita
    @indrinita 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    You two are an absolute riot, the deadpan humour, the honest review, loved all of it 🤣

  • @skaraborgcraft
    @skaraborgcraft 2 ปีที่แล้ว +291

    Alina may be depressed, but she does have a heart warming smile, when she chooses to.

    • @APlusRussian
      @APlusRussian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I guess those things aren't mutually exclusive 🤪

    • @cerealspiller
      @cerealspiller 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @Northern_Soul Since it is just a simulation, I guess they could go full Matrix and wear black, longline leather coats.

    • @sand0decker
      @sand0decker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Northern_Soul I also grew up up North (even for Canada) and didn't notice anything odd about their dress. I've noticed Northern people tend to dress darker than even the people as far South as the American MidWest

    • @iftikharkango6025
      @iftikharkango6025 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      But not too depressed to be running a monetised channel, I guess. WT*!?

    • @cerealspiller
      @cerealspiller 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@iftikharkango6025 WTF indeed. So if you are depressed you should run a non-monetized channel? Or maybe stay at home in a dark room?

  • @durthacht
    @durthacht 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    The two of you have great chemistry in your videos, and I hope you do more collaborations.

    • @genx7006
      @genx7006 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Totally agree!

  • @gregbromberg5427
    @gregbromberg5427 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Funny. Love the statement: “The fries look sad and depressed … just like me.” Can I steal that line?

  • @luisdotespinal
    @luisdotespinal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    "Bootleg McDonalds" at 7:07, that got me laughing out loud. Also the "because I'm hungry" remark resonates with me. I used to work at a McDonalds when I was 20-21. The food wasn't that bad, but not my preference. But because it was cheap (and I was hungry), I "liked" it. :)
    Dear young ladies, be careful out there, and good luck!

    • @hitreset0291
      @hitreset0291 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahaha agree. "Bootleg McDonald's" is like saying "Bootleg Cat$hit" neither sound tasty 🤣😂

    • @lilacscentedfushias1852
      @lilacscentedfushias1852 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Luis, it worries me too. The government are crazy I wouldn’t want to imagine what they could do

    • @Kost150rus
      @Kost150rus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      it's strange to call it a bootleg, no one banned it in Russia, M himself stopped working at his own request

    • @ryanmcgowan3061
      @ryanmcgowan3061 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Kost150rus It's not strange because McDonalds was once banned in Russia, and it's the absolute icon to the end of that ban. Although Russia hasn't banned it again, it's clear Russia is slipping back into Soviet-era. Calling the McDonalds "bootleg" was absolutely the perfect word choice, and she probably didn't intend it to be because most people her age think it just means copyright infringement.

  • @AP-dk9xt
    @AP-dk9xt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +509

    Feels like watching a broken family coping with a new step-parent after a divorce. You two seem like you would be awesome depressed step-sisters. As a combo-team, you two should be travel partners reviewing everything in the matrix/ simulation.

    • @APlusRussian
      @APlusRussian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I think your symbolism is very tasteful (see what I did there?) 😜

    • @pablodelsegundo9502
      @pablodelsegundo9502 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I pray that happens eventually. Give Alina some time to get a better paying job (though she's already highlighted how that's nearly impossible in her region).

    • @yasharpm
      @yasharpm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      That was actually accurate! And I agree, the two of them travelling and reviewing stuff together would be extra interesting.

    • @davefink2326
      @davefink2326 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Strange how 7:12 the mall directory sign lists some Western brands in Roman alphabet and other Western brands like McDonald's in Cyrillic.

    • @pacifist9805
      @pacifist9805 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They chose to take the red pill and they can see the Matrix. Watch out glitches and agents in the Matrix and return to Zion when it gets too gloomy.

  • @Daveaaaaa
    @Daveaaaaa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Back to the early style of videos - doing normal things with underwhelmed friends. I like it!

  • @1SCme
    @1SCme 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    For now, the food looks the same - I suspect they are still going through their stock of supplies from when it was McDonalds. Would be interesting to see if there is a difference 6 months from now.

    • @triskelworkshop2855
      @triskelworkshop2855 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Isn't it obvious: Boycot my # ss.
      Mc Donnald company is still running things behind the scenes

    • @sadhu7191
      @sadhu7191 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Why do Russians men and women have perfect cheek bones? People in america get surgery to get that

    • @olegfedorov3225
      @olegfedorov3225 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sadhu7191 genetics.

    • @WeNTuS
      @WeNTuS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Why would they have a different food? Do you really thought they imported all the food here? All the food suppliers are local companies

    • @dziczku
      @dziczku 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@WeNTuS Not really - according to McDonald's one single company - Farm Frites Poland delivers french fries to 800 McD restaurants in 11 countries. They make 25k tons of fries a year just for McDonald's Poland.

  • @philmanson2991
    @philmanson2991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Good to see you healthy and fairly happy. Your buddy, Alena, reminds me of 80 percent of American teens; mopey and depressed but soldiering through life.
    Take care! Mir!

    • @c123-i6n
      @c123-i6n 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s not just teens. I’m old and have been depressed most of my entire life. Realistically, what is there to be happy about?

    • @philmanson2991
      @philmanson2991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@c123-i6n Good grief! You woke up! You're a biological miracle. Treat yourself to something. Go eat an ice cream cone. Laugh at a joke! Take a walk and see how beautiful the world is!
      Mir!

    • @Soulvex
      @Soulvex 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@c123-i6n Life is what you make of it. Don't be a sheep and do what everyone else does because its normal, you just do what makes you happy with what you have.

    • @dr.OgataSerizawa
      @dr.OgataSerizawa 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Soulvex
      You and Phil Manson quite obviously don’t have a clue as to the complexity of depression. Maybe crack a book. Visit a psych ward in a hospital. And quit relying on Google for all your answers!
      Have a nice day.

    • @michaelcorbidge7914
      @michaelcorbidge7914 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mopey is a goood word , it ain't ever been a part of my repertoire though. I'd call Boo Boo in Yogi Bear cartoons as mostly mopey rather than depressed or pessimistic . Then Lippy and Hardy ha ha is very very similar with Hardy the hyena tending more towards pessimism . The joke is that a hyena normally laughs more than moaning all the time along with the irony of a contradictory onomatopoaeii in the name .

  • @Justintime619
    @Justintime619 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    “Russian bootleg McDonald’s” lol 😂 love it…

    • @PeterHenrichsen
      @PeterHenrichsen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, I laughed too at that comment 😂

    • @juhannusruusu
      @juhannusruusu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      walmart mcdonalds

    • @hershellacey9405
      @hershellacey9405 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Perfect description!

    • @truth6763
      @truth6763 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't say anything if you're a douche...😂😂😂

  • @elevenAD
    @elevenAD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This channel should have far more views! Keep up the great work Natasha and keep this friend around she is also great and that's it!

    • @bertplank8011
      @bertplank8011 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No...her friend is too "teenagy"....

  • @Zichfried
    @Zichfried 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No logos? Sure, totally unedible!

  • @juankruger2598
    @juankruger2598 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    You're always a pleasure to listen to and I've always enjoyed your subtle humour. I really enjoyed this one with your friend Alena @Depressed Russian. She seems really cool, I like her vibe and you two work well together and also work well off of one another. 👌

    • @ivangoran4461
      @ivangoran4461 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope you marry that Depressed Russian, and enjoy your life.

  • @yasharpm
    @yasharpm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    Natasha, do more videos with Alina. Both of you together is extra interesting!

    • @SuperLittleTyke
      @SuperLittleTyke 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Synergy!

    • @ivangoran4461
      @ivangoran4461 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you a self-hating Iranian?

    • @yasharpm
      @yasharpm 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ivangoran4461 how did you deduct that?! lol

    • @ivangoran4461
      @ivangoran4461 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yasharpm As an Iranian you are part of thousands of years long culture. Your education should be good. Unless your parents moved to the west and deprived you of all that. You should be able to see through this girls and other people of same kind. What`s so extra about these girls. They obviously have identity crisis. And you thinking that`s awesome can only be by identifying with them.

    • @yasharpm
      @yasharpm 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@ivangoran4461 wow!
      not safe hating. love my culture. but like every other it has its own positives and negatives. education is different from culture. education in Iran is horrible. I am educated though but because I have educated myself.
      everyone goes through identity crisis multiple times through their lives. that's part of life and nothing negative. if you don't go through identity crisis then that's concerning. these girls have done awesome connecting with the international world and expanding their view while being successful in their profession. and yes, they are not perfect people. who is?
      they are awesome for what I mentioned. Better together because the content gets more tenacious and dynamic. also seeing what good friends they are, is heart warming.

  • @tdb7992
    @tdb7992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    "Tasty, Period" only really works in American English. In the English used in other countries it would be "Tasty, Full Stop". Saying "Tasty Period" to an Australian makes it seem like you are saying something about a woman who is going through "that time of the month". Edit: apologies to my English speaking brethren, I had no idea 'full stop' was also used in the USA. I thought 'full stop' was only used where British English is spoken, i.e. Australia, UK, Canada and NZ. No one in Australia would say 'period' referring to a full stop but we all know that Americans often use that word with that meaning, and maybe Canadians too (I actually can't tell the Canadian accent apart, it just sounds North American to me, probably similar to how very few people can tell the Aussie and New Zealand accents apart unless you're from Aus or Nz).

    • @valsayshello
      @valsayshello 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      As an American, it has the same sound in American English as Australian English 🙃

    • @subliminallime4321
      @subliminallime4321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      It sounds like "that time of the month" to Americans too. I don't think the name works in English, period.
      Reminds me of the Chevy Nova failing in Spanish speaking countries because "No va" means doesn't go.

    • @StarsMarsRadio
      @StarsMarsRadio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's the same

    • @TheAllMightyGodofCod
      @TheAllMightyGodofCod 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was thinking the same...

    • @wokeaf1337
      @wokeaf1337 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@Lani oh wow "tasty, the end" sounds even worse for a restaurant's name, the end ? why? last meal? lol

  • @JetskiPilotGaming
    @JetskiPilotGaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    “Bootleg McDonald’s” 😂 Perfect description! Thanks for taking us along. Cheers!

  • @krash66
    @krash66 2 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    Alena cracks me up. "Imagine the depression of the person who had to put marker to cover the M on all these sauces." LOL Always looking on the bright side. I hope you both can leave and go to some place where your spirits will be lifted.
    BTW, a McDonald's Cheeseburger/Hamburger has onions, pickle, ketchup and mustard. No mustard on the Tasty Period burger. So, I guess that makes it totally Russian. LOL

    • @APlusRussian
      @APlusRussian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I like the sarcasm - skipping the most Russian of sauces (mustard) is how the "Russian McDonalds" decides to distinguish itself 🤣

    • @AlfSimen
      @AlfSimen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You can see the yellow dots of mustard under the ketchup at th-cam.com/video/y0qTrqTJtIs/w-d-xo.html

    • @ICU1337
      @ICU1337 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AlfSimen wasnt about to click that link but you're not wrong, there is mustard under the ketchup on the top side of the bun.

    • @PeteQuad
      @PeteQuad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There's no mustard on a McDonald's burger in NYC

    • @MikeOxlong-
      @MikeOxlong- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PeteQuad you bet there is... can’t have “Mac” sauce without it!

  • @ba-gg6jo
    @ba-gg6jo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Your tongue-in-cheek humour is getting more sophisticated with every video. Bless you, if there were more people in the world like you it would make it a better place to live in.

    • @mymemories4779
      @mymemories4779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Согласна, классные девчонки

    • @rdd13r
      @rdd13r 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If it only worked....
      But what I do is reload, a lot.... Fund .... Reload
      That seems to work, from my American, as you would say, degraded perspective (загнивающий запад)

  • @Rocket_scientist_88
    @Rocket_scientist_88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    “Bootleg McDonald’s”! 😂🤣 Y’all are really entertaining, insightful, intelligent, and charming. Both of you speak English beautifully! I have subscribed to both your channels. Cheers to you both from New Orleans, USA - birthplace of jazz music! 😊

    • @Jason.cbr1000rr
      @Jason.cbr1000rr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree i wanna bamg them

    • @michaelbates2575
      @michaelbates2575 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yeh they speak better english than Americans ( It's you all not y'all)

    • @UkraineJames2000
      @UkraineJames2000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Reminds me of Dendy consoles, but in food form. 😂

    • @tonyoquinn9470
      @tonyoquinn9470 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@michaelbates2575 Around here, it's y'all. I'm from Louisiana, too. That's how we say it and spell it.

    • @horacecomegna335
      @horacecomegna335 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@michaelbates2575 People living in a grammar glass house like you do shouldn’t throw stones!

  • @ryomai8063
    @ryomai8063 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It is impressive how quickly they changed the complete logo, menu, packaging, the touchscreen interface, ...

  • @darellnewsome4459
    @darellnewsome4459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    It's great to see two friends supporting each other during such what must seem like weird times. Stay safe and stay strong.

  • @firstnamelastname6640
    @firstnamelastname6640 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Alena should start doing stand-up comedy, she is so funny.

    • @every1wasanoob
      @every1wasanoob 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Da frauline iz vien buenuelo.

    • @ProFettMoHaMett
      @ProFettMoHaMett 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Putin is better.

    • @dialogarconlahistoria8229
      @dialogarconlahistoria8229 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Seguro, porqué no

    • @fernandoiturburu3718
      @fernandoiturburu3718 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alena is clearly for something big. What would that be? We don't know. But, honesty and darkish humor from Russia should be considered assets.

  • @wescooper9855
    @wescooper9855 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I enjoyed your tour of the "bootleg McDonalds" along with your sense of irony. Great show. From Texas with love.

    • @xaenon
      @xaenon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They could have called it McDowells'. And sold Big Micks.

    • @he2295
      @he2295 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      From Russia with love

    • @jugo1944
      @jugo1944 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Texas aka America's Siberia, for our Russian viewers

    • @sam8404
      @sam8404 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jugo1944 isn't Siberia known for being super cold? Texas is the opposite. I'd say Alaska is closest to America's Siberia.

  • @commissarchad
    @commissarchad 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn, that is some of the best straight faced cutting sarcasm I've seen lately. Beautiful

  • @markperry222
    @markperry222 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Ah! Finally I understand the name. Thank you. In British English we might say, 'It is Tasty Full Stop'. And it also looks like the new owners have worked hard to achieve the same low standards as McD.

  • @TimotheousMaximus
    @TimotheousMaximus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Y'all are hilarious. This is amazing. “The first thing that I’ve noticed, that the fries look really sad and depressed, just like me.” 😂

  • @ryanmcgowan3061
    @ryanmcgowan3061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    It's funny that she used the term "bootleg" to refer to the illegitimate McDonalds, a distinctly American term that is just the most perfect description for it.
    *Edit:* To be clear, Bootlegging did not used to mean copying something until cassette tapes and the internet. It was described to making a forbidden product, and in the U.S. the term was once associated with a government being ridiculous by banning alcohol, resulting in bootlegging alcohol. McDonalds has historical significance, because it was the end of such a ban in Russia, making the analogy pretty damn genius, even if it was unintentional.

    • @silkwesir1444
      @silkwesir1444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Are you new to the Internet or merely very bonafide?

    • @ryanmcgowan3061
      @ryanmcgowan3061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@silkwesir1444 I know "Bootleg" is pretty ubiquitous today, and I'm fully aware it's been adopted to other things like copying copywritten software, and that's why I pointed it out. It's use in the context of this video is closer to it's original meaning, and the parallel with the U.S. enacting sanctions that are getting skirted, coupled with provoking a visual equating McDonald's to alcohol made it a bit more clever and comical than she probably realized when she said it.

    • @devrusso
      @devrusso 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      How is it illegitimate McDonald's? Lol, McDonald's sold their places.

    • @ryanmcgowan3061
      @ryanmcgowan3061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@devrusso Did they sell their menu too? And their branding? They sold a location, not their proprietary business model.

    • @adrianobanak2824
      @adrianobanak2824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@ryanmcgowan3061 where do you see logo or brand of mcdonalds in this restaurant? Is 'americano' maybe mcdonalds protected name? Mcdonalds is franchise company, they sold their franchise and left Russia.

  • @Benkerosadon7890
    @Benkerosadon7890 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You guys speak English so well. I am taking the Russian language and can barely say "hello!" You guys are not only brave, but you have a great sense of humor. I like how you said "Evil America is everywhere!" ha. More more videos please! Love you guys. 😊

  • @smartjackasswisdom1467
    @smartjackasswisdom1467 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    It's impossible to hear 'Tasty Period' and not laugh 😂😂

    • @sexygeek8996
      @sexygeek8996 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They should be selling fish burgers.

    • @MaximGhost
      @MaximGhost 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      With a name like that, I'm beginning to suspect that this chain substituted in their own "special sauce" for the ketchup, no?

    • @alexrock3162
      @alexrock3162 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "Tasty point" is not that funny and is more reasonable. But Natasha is probably poor on her English, or stupid. Using "period" in the content is as dumb, as using "peace" instead of "world"

    • @jacqdanieles
      @jacqdanieles 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MaximGhost ew ... scary but funny

    • @sexygeek8996
      @sexygeek8996 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Some people have a fetish for that kind of thing.

  • @alandickerson3379
    @alandickerson3379 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was really interesting. It was fun seeing the two of you together. Thank you and have a nice week!!

  • @harrydecker8731
    @harrydecker8731 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Thanks for sharing, guys. I love your sense of humor! It looks like the Russian people can define recent history into three periods: BM, WM, AM, meaning before McDonalds, with McDonalds, after McDonalds.

    • @APlusRussian
      @APlusRussian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes. And only one of those "periods" is tasty 😏

    • @angelarch5352
      @angelarch5352 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@APlusRussian lol! :D

  • @remasterus
    @remasterus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So 'Tasty Period' definitely has a certain meaning to it in English...not a great one! :P
    However, I'm SUPER glad you have both found each other's channels. Glad to see you both supporting each other!
    ALSO: You two are HILARIOUS and I LOVE your commentary!! You have such a funny vibe in the face of all the bad stuff. Very thankful for you both!

  • @fnln544
    @fnln544 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Босс бывшему сотруднику McDonald's, а ныне Tasty: «Возьмите черную ручку и закройте логотип «Золотые арки» на упаковках соуса на следующие 8 часов».

    • @kitecattestecke2303
      @kitecattestecke2303 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yay best work ever... Cover up logos is just bullshit
      Instead get the quality control right and think of your own products..

  • @timvertz3687
    @timvertz3687 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    “The fries look really sad and depressed, just like me.” lol!!! Your friend is so funny! :) I like her personality. :)

    • @rigochacon7495
      @rigochacon7495 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      OMG I was thinking about the same thing LOL

    • @APlusRussian
      @APlusRussian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's also the name of her YT channel 😉

  • @bad406camaro
    @bad406camaro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Wow kind of like McDonald's in the USA. The hard-working food service personnel go above and beyond their work requirements stuffing 2/3`s of a order of fry's into the container.

  • @michaelwesterland1853
    @michaelwesterland1853 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You know, this is such a fun video that i'm back to watch you and Alena go to "Tasty, Period" for the 3rd time! 👍🍔

  • @Ae-ne5iy
    @Ae-ne5iy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I’m going to try to say “French potatoes” from now on. Natasha was on fire in this video with the humor. “Truly traditional orthodox Russian мікі Д” lol

    • @bigscarysteve
      @bigscarysteve 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      For me, the term "French potatoes" connotes some sort of potato casserole, not fries. As an Orthodox Christian, I don't appreciate taking the name of the Church lightly.

    • @ediccartman7252
      @ediccartman7252 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, it's more about sarcasm , not quite humor :))

    • @Ae-ne5iy
      @Ae-ne5iy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ediccartman7252 it sounds like French потато I guess too & she has a special voice.

    • @ryancappo
      @ryancappo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm surprised they didn't come up with a new name like the US did with "freedom fries".

    • @Ae-ne5iy
      @Ae-ne5iy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bigscarysteve As a Theosophist I don’t appreciate you not letting me. The difference is I’m asking for mutual acceptance and coexistence and you are not allowing such to happen as I think Jesus would have wanted. I’m sure Jesus would get down with truly traditional Russian Orthodox French картошка. Good for душа. McDonald fries was all wrong.

  • @mikevogler4923
    @mikevogler4923 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I worked at McDonald’s when I was a young boy. This was such a fascinating video! Both of you are doing a terrific job and I send my best wishes for you to be safe and healthy always! 🙏🤗

    • @Skank_and_Gutterboy
      @Skank_and_Gutterboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No doubt, I worked at McD's as a young lad (me and everybody else).

  • @MarcosCodas
    @MarcosCodas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I love how with each passing video, Natasha gives less of a shit about crapping on this "tasty period of history". Lady has courage.

    • @brexitgreens
      @brexitgreens 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They don't make Russia look bad, they make it human and interesting. It also makes the Russian government look good to the world that it's not Stalinist crazy and it tolerates teenage rebels.

    • @MarcosCodas
      @MarcosCodas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@brexitgreens I agree. My comment wasn't about Russia or its people. It was about the regime.

    • @kenjifox4264
      @kenjifox4264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@brexitgreens the people have to suffer for the choices of the regime. Well… Putin’s choices.

    • @lonsiah7672
      @lonsiah7672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@brexitgreens do people actually believe we get thrown into volcanos for speaking our minds? i see russians shitting on the government online daily, nobody gets jailed for that lol. if a single person was jailed for their opinion, the russian opposition would be quick to scream about it everywhere but it hasn't happened. it's heavily exaggerated

    • @andreyparamonov9308
      @andreyparamonov9308 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I wonder what courage are you talking about? You really believe that they can put ladies in jail for things that Natasha or Alina are saying in this video?

  • @b.kune.4073
    @b.kune.4073 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I get some kind of hope, seeing you two.. Thanks for the video. Stay safe.
    Respect.

  • @stevenwheat3621
    @stevenwheat3621 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Billy: "Mom, can you take me to Tasty Period?"
    Mom: "no.."

  • @MrJoshuiashoemaker
    @MrJoshuiashoemaker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was fun to watch. I liked it. Keep up the great work

  • @ericorganski118
    @ericorganski118 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Glad to see they kept the tradition of one small pickle on a cheese burger.

    • @kirsten879
      @kirsten879 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂🤣🤣

    • @cookiecola5852
      @cookiecola5852 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      One depressing pickle, either have two or none
      Damnit

  • @deedsmillar6056
    @deedsmillar6056 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those girls look like a blast to hangout with. They're so sweet and funny . I hope they read the comments cause I just read a bunch.

  • @apolloskyfacer5842
    @apolloskyfacer5842 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I laughed when Natasha said 'Bootleg' Mc:Donalds. She has a mischievous sense of humor. And so has her friend Alena.

  • @Zangieff
    @Zangieff 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I guess it’s normal to feel uncomfortable eating any period I guess 😂 I’m dying cause of that variant of translation

    • @OlgasBritishFells
      @OlgasBritishFells 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, especially if you miss "and" and if you use the American version of name of this punctuation sign and not the "full stop" version.

    • @donallen8414
      @donallen8414 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      We count on Natasha to make a special translation a few times a day, every day, period. 😍

    • @hershellacey9405
      @hershellacey9405 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Before or after the period would be fine.😊

  • @AbbeyB94
    @AbbeyB94 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    You made me giggle when you called them “French potatoes”. Thanks for taking us on your adventures, definitely learning a lot.

    • @tradeladder146
      @tradeladder146 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      French Fries are actually Belgian not French.

    • @Kiev-in-3-days
      @Kiev-in-3-days 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tradeladder146 Any Wikipedia link to support that bold claim of yours?

    • @thursoberwick1948
      @thursoberwick1948 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Kiev-in-3-days Why would anyone go to Wikipedia to back anything up? By God!!!

    • @Kiev-in-3-days
      @Kiev-in-3-days 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thursoberwick1948 To become a better , smarter person maybe?

    • @thursoberwick1948
      @thursoberwick1948 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Kiev-in-3-days With Wikipedia? Seriously? I'm one of the people who's written Wikipedia articles. Most of it's a joke. Articles written by amateurs, administered by the socially inept with a lot of time on their hands.
      The other thing is that if you have enough money, you can effectively buy positive coverage on Wikipedia. Some billionaires have virtual hagiographies on there.

  • @planetfabulous5833
    @planetfabulous5833 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved this video and you are FABULOUS! I subscribed!

  • @AndersRosendalBJJ
    @AndersRosendalBJJ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Tasty period sounds like something you would only eat once a month

    • @DomingoDeSantaClara
      @DomingoDeSantaClara 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It doesn't translate well to English,although Americans may not immediately think the same way. I had to laugh when I first heard it.

    • @forgottenmusic1
      @forgottenmusic1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They choose the nasty way to translate it on purpose, in Russian "tochka" ("point", as an expression "that's it", "case closed") cannot be associated with the monthly thing.

    • @DomingoDeSantaClara
      @DomingoDeSantaClara 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@forgottenmusic1 I don't think it's deliberate,it depends how they've learned English,US English would say period but all other English would say full stop. There are several Russian YTers that translate it as period so I assume they've learned from US English which most of the English speaking world doesn't use.

    • @forgottenmusic1
      @forgottenmusic1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@DomingoDeSantaClara Perhaps; anyway, it's still an association what can be made only in translation, not in the original.

    • @ledeyabaklykova
      @ledeyabaklykova 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I prefer a tasty comma, thank u.

  • @daisybirnie
    @daisybirnie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Natasha you should have Alena on more of your videos she is great and adds a new dimension to them.

  • @Davysgravy
    @Davysgravy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This reminds me of that scene in The Matrix when they were arguing about whether it actually tasted like TASTY WHEAT and how would you know anyways😎

  • @floydhoward8038
    @floydhoward8038 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I enjoyed this video very much. You and Alena, besides being smart and pretty, are great commentators and have a very good sense of humor. I loved the comment about going to the goulag for using words like American and McDonalds. That really made me laugh. Off you , Alena, or Dasha ever visit the United States, I'd like to take you to McDonalds. 🙂

  • @jessethomas2178
    @jessethomas2178 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I've eaten at Vkusno I Tochka several times, both in Vladivostok and Moscow. I didn't think it was too bad. It tasted pretty much the same as McDonald's, probably because it uses the same suppliers. I'll be curious to see how it tastes a year from now 😅 And I had the same experience with the sauces having the "M" crossed out 😆

    • @unknownuntitled5341
      @unknownuntitled5341 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      В том-то и дело что вкус остался прежним. Просто блогерка хотела обосрать свою страну, но забыла снять исподнее.

    • @jessethomas2178
      @jessethomas2178 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@unknownuntitled5341 I don't think she was crapping on her country.. I think she's showing the reality of what has changed. And I also think that she truly loves Russia, but she doesn't like what it has become. I can relate, as I'm American, and I absolutely cannot stand the bullshit going on in the US at the moment.

    • @unknownuntitled5341
      @unknownuntitled5341 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jessethomas2178 she was crapping on her own pants, first of all 😂
      and for those who do not like the situation in the country, we have a saying: suitcase - station - "country name".

    • @tonyhao9344
      @tonyhao9344 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@unknownuntitled5341 At least she has the courage to speak her truth, and doesn't hide behind an anonymous pseudonym like you.
      Come out into the light, and own your brave comments troll.
      You have no credibility, maybe you're just a bot, with your troll account... 😂

    • @DW-nb2zc
      @DW-nb2zc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@unknownuntitled5341 Ага, это именно то, на что это похоже

  • @dancebasedancer
    @dancebasedancer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    You two are hilarious, inspired and brilliant!! Tasty periods indeed. I know it really IS called that too!

  • @Aegelis
    @Aegelis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Thank you for the tour! Apologies for McDonald's in the first place, it's considered unhealthy (junk food) in the U.S.A. and in no way represents any good meal prepared in the U.S. Glad to see you've found a better place to eat afterwards too. The biggest puzzle for me is McDonald's colors were the same a the soviet flag, why not keep the red and yellow? Blessings be to the peaceful people of Russia, from U.S.

    • @tancreddehauteville764
      @tancreddehauteville764 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The burgers are not junk - the sauces are junk.

    • @puzer1
      @puzer1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@tancreddehauteville764 ...lol, then you've clearly never had an actual burger...

    • @reginabillotti
      @reginabillotti 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@tancreddehauteville764 Maybe it's better abroad, but in the US, yes, the burgers are junk. I can think of many restaurants (both national chain restaurants and independent ones) with better burgers.

    • @tancreddehauteville764
      @tancreddehauteville764 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@puzer1 I've had thousands. OK, McD burgers are not great, but calling them 'junk' is a bit strong in my view.

    • @metalvideos1961
      @metalvideos1961 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      All Americans eat is artificial processed food. Full with GMOs and hormone meat full with antibiotics. So what are you even on about

  • @donjohnson2639
    @donjohnson2639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Find the person who black out M on all the sauce packs maybe it’s Putin himself in his big table room 😂

  • @laioren
    @laioren 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Great video. You two are hilarious! "Think of the mental health of the person that had to censor that M." And, if it's any consolation, a lot of the malls in the US are either completely closed down now, or if they're still open, there are often a lot of empty stores, too.

    • @bobbrown1603
      @bobbrown1603 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Empty stores here in the U.S., yes its true. But for a very different reason!

    • @tuxitalk1World
      @tuxitalk1World 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bobbrown1603 Except many malls do have empty spots. Our local mall lost a couple of their big anchor stores and then there are several major stores that left there as well. If you look on TH-cam there are many abandoned place explorers doing shopping malls. With internet sales there is really no need to shop in person. That is a big reason why many stores left the local mall. The mall is still a good place to exercise and eat but there are not many stores as in the heyday of malls.
      I live in SE PA about 35 MI. out of Philly and we had two malls that left: Granite Run Mall in Media, PA and The Gallery in Philly. Covid really didn't make as much of an impact as it did small businesses in the area. Businesses were already leaving our malls. The biggest mall that still does well is the King of Prussia Mall.

  • @lowellaguno
    @lowellaguno 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your commentary is very entertaining and humorous. You both speak English very well. I look forward to more of your videos, both individually and when you two collaborate.👍🏼

  • @pyabs2234
    @pyabs2234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I really love both of your sense of humour in this video. Hahah! If we can't laugh at the situation then we can only cry!

  • @Rick-pi9zn
    @Rick-pi9zn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your humor regarding the situation!

  • @dreadpiratewestley8599
    @dreadpiratewestley8599 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Love the sarcasm! "Similarities to other logos", "bootleg McDonald's." Great stuff! Keep up the good work! I'm sure if you followed the money far enough, you'd find that there are McDonald's investors still getting money from these "bootleg McDonald's" Corporations run this world.

  • @takaetono6773
    @takaetono6773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    outstanding, the wo of you work brilliantly well together!!!

  • @TheFuzzypuddle
    @TheFuzzypuddle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    @4:55 you are right about the cheeseburger. it is supposed to have 2 pickles. It is also supposed to have ketchup and mustard. It looks like there may be some mustard mixed with the ketchup.
    As I'm sure you know, the entire point of McDonald's is for every item to be made with exactly the same ingredients using exactly the same process every time. The only exceptions are once McDonald's globalized, some menu items were adjusted either due to cultural/religious restrictions or in order to adhere more closely to local flavors that populations are accustomed to.
    If Tasty Period is opening throughout the entire country, I wonder if they will adhere to the same goals of making each product be exactly the same regardless of the restaurant location. Will a Tasty Period burger be the same in Khabarovsk as it will be in St. Petersburg? These are the pressing questions facing Russian society today.
    I compared the prices with a fairly average McDonalds in a medium size town in the US. The prices you showed are slightly lower; however, when accounting for the average Russian income vs. the average US income, the Tasty Period prices are much higher. So that sucks. In the US, many people view McDonalds as cheap food that is eaten if you are very hungry and are in too much of a rush to eat "real" food. Whereas, the price of Tasty Period makes it seem like the food is more expensive but still of the same quality.

    • @hershellacey9405
      @hershellacey9405 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Millions of people like to go to McD's because they like the food and the ambience.

    • @silkwesir1444
      @silkwesir1444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Have you ever been to McDonalds in Europe, more specifically the EU?
      From what I heard, many Americans are seriously impressed by the quality of food there compared to the American counterpart.
      The reason probably are stricter regulations by the government with regards to what can be sold as food as well as probably customers in Europe expecting a higher standard in general.

    • @TheFuzzypuddle
      @TheFuzzypuddle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@silkwesir1444 I've had mcdonalds in Germany, and an item I remember that was good was pork patty burger. i don't remember what it is called. mcfarmer, maybe?

    • @brexitgreens
      @brexitgreens 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheFuzzypuddle It existed in Poland, too - for one season only, a decade ago. Was named McKiełbasa, I think. Served with mustard sauce. *Delicious!* Other than that, you have pork burgers at McDonald's every morning everywhere in the observable Universe for breakfast, served with egg and bacon.

    • @brexitgreens
      @brexitgreens 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi. I'm a grammar Nazi. Let me fix your writing: "If Tasty, Period, is opening throughout the entire country …", "Will a Tasty, Period, burger be the same …" Because it's not period that's tasty.

  • @jasonmcclure711
    @jasonmcclure711 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    honestly, that burger looks like every other burger I've gotten at a McDonalds here in America.

  • @livingahumanlife2651
    @livingahumanlife2651 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Really like you two collaborating, great video content and you two have good chemistry!

  • @dekamaster100
    @dekamaster100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That's pretty nice of that place to actually have the menu be in English also, all things considered. The food looks the same as McDonalds, at least in the US. Cool that you checked it out!

  • @alanfrost75
    @alanfrost75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You girls are really funny. I didn't think I would sit through the whole video, but I did. Well done :)

  • @VHMV1977
    @VHMV1977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Alena's dry humor is one of the great things about this video, the interaction is another. The only bad thing about this is the Russian McDonald's haha

    • @arinag8976
      @arinag8976 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, but what's wrong with a Russian McDonald's?

    • @floridasoldat
      @floridasoldat ปีที่แล้ว

      @@arinag8976 the Russian part lmao

    • @unlokia
      @unlokia ปีที่แล้ว

      “Dry”? You don’t know what dry _is_ - this humour is positively soggy.

    • @VHMV1977
      @VHMV1977 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@unlokia Oh, ok

  • @fleabiter
    @fleabiter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    "Imagine the mental health of the person that covers the M" made me spit out my drink laughing. brilliant

  • @alyonapetrova694
    @alyonapetrova694 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Love this video! You make me laugh! Thank you!!! I liked the part where you talked about the mental health of the person using a market to cover the McDonald’s on the cheese sauce.❤️

    • @kimmogensen4888
      @kimmogensen4888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes it must be a very boring job to stand all day doing it.

  • @qvintuse.urvind7002
    @qvintuse.urvind7002 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    We have our own version of MC Donald's in Sweden as well. However, the food is definitely tastier, and the business was started in 1968, way up north in the country. And MAX is still Sweden's favourite hamburger restaurant chain.
    MC Donald's started in 1955, first restaurant in Europe in 1971, and 1973 in Sweden, 1990 in Russia.

    • @germanshepherd6638
      @germanshepherd6638 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love Sweden 🇸🇪

    • @bananaempijama
      @bananaempijama 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      1991 in Portugal

    • @bigscarysteve
      @bigscarysteve 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My hometown in USA didn't get its first McDonald's until 1972.

    • @ah5836
      @ah5836 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sweden has a snowmobile drive-thru McDonald's =)

    • @CocoLicious
      @CocoLicious 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A sex shop near where I live stole the Swedish MAX logo, it's always so funny to drive by that place 😂

  • @oktan375
    @oktan375 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done vlog , thank you NATASCHA...✌️

  • @Mayo-Lord
    @Mayo-Lord 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    'Tasty Period' should be a segment in your vlogs where you share food/resturaunt experiences with us.😋

    • @keenmate9719
      @keenmate9719 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      "Tasty period" is really not a good name for the series :-)))))

    • @SBCBears
      @SBCBears 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "Tasty, Period"-- maybe.
      "Tasty Period"-- no!

  • @jcben
    @jcben 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    You're so funny! I love when you work together

  • @mathedguy
    @mathedguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Usual Natasha’s Adventures include outdoor shots, so she can feature her superb skills at cinematography.

  • @ginamartinez6308
    @ginamartinez6308 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m a new subscriber, loved your review😂 If mc Donald’s disappeared in my town there would be no love lost. Wishing you happiness from Newport Tennessee ❤

  • @Al-kg4zs
    @Al-kg4zs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    "I actually love this minimalistic design, but I know they didn't WANT to be minimalistic. They just didn't have....paint."
    This made me laugh.

    • @crackwitz
      @crackwitz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "we can't pay a graphic designer to change the artwork overnight, so let's just leave the cardboard blank for now"

  • @tastiger91
    @tastiger91 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Have a good day and thank you for your time Natasha and not so depressed Alina. Take it easy.

  • @johnrincarnation
    @johnrincarnation 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    My Friend in Magadan told me they have a local fast food chain that makes crab burger and local soda with local berries. Can you review this? It sounds like a cool idea to use local ingredients

  • @chamamemestre
    @chamamemestre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Your friend is really funny. Bring her more often! :)