re: You can sell a hamburger the same way in every city in North America, if not throughout the world, as McDonald's has proven.

while Mcdodo's does have a formula, it does change slightly from city to city and regionaly.

the stardard formula for mcDodo's burgers includes both mustard and ketchup. ---but not in NYC and surounding area. (all of LI, parts of NJ, Westerchester county, and parts of Conneticut) In this area (a huge part of market) convention has it that you put mustard on dogs, and ketchup on burgers. NEVER MUSTARD ON BURGERS. Yeah, there are plenty of personal exceptions (i like ketchup on dogs, too).
McDodo's has 'changed the formula/receipt' here to conform with local custom. if you like mustard and ketchup on your burger,(mcDodo's 'standard formual) and expect to get it served that way, don't come to NY. (mustard packets are available, you can add your own)

IN Japan, the buger is dressed with 'Bulldog' sause. bulldog sause is a condiment something like a mixture half and half of A-1 steak sause and ketchup. (its spicer, darker, and less sweet) and shredded cabbage. (not lettuce) the pickles are different too..

blanket general statements, You can sell a hamburger the same way in every city in North America are a usually (but not always!) going to be percieved as sloppy. and the post that contain them, wordy.

in this croud, almost everyone will know one or more exceptions, and disagree with a general statement.

it is a rare case indeed, that a general statement is entirely true. in many cases, its only superficial true. if you are going to make long posts, and fill them with general statements, everyone will disagree with you, (some will not comment, but they will still disagree with the general statement). they will tend to ignore post that they see as irrelivant, (since the post is likely to contain general statements.) eventually, it will seem as if there is a conspiracy against you.

have you noticed? Another general convention here to put quotes, either from other poster, or cut 'n paste ones from other sorces in a differnt *color text...so its clear at a glance which words and ideas are our own, and which are some one elses. *or to set them off in some other way.

it is rare for a quote not to be set off in same way that makes it clear its it not the posters own words. IN ADDITION, most will post a url link to the document they are quoting from.

color, bold, italics, etc. are also used for emphisis.
--which can be confusing.. but somehow, we manage to distigish between quotes and emphatic comments.
this might not be relevant here(that is this particular thread)--but since i am talking about generalities i though i would mention it.

Yeah, there are no rules.. except, of course for all the rules!

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