Having it large

[Gob]

It's no secret that portion sizes in America are some of the largest, and it appears this is also true when it comes to fast food chains.



According to a video on BuzzFeed, even McDonald's cup sizes are larger in the U.S. than elsewhere - except for in Singapore and Canada, which also go by the same definitions of 'small', 'medium' and 'large'.

In fact, a medium-sized drink in the U.S., which is 21oz of liquid, is an ounce more than Japan's large-sized drink.

And America's large size (30oz) is 1.5 times bigger than the one in Japan (20oz).

The video begins by showing the sizes of cups in America, marking the 16oz small, 21oz medium and 30oz large with white lines on a red background.



Sizes in other countries are then placed against the lines to see how they measure up.

In Australia, a small beverage from McDonald's is just about the same size as a small from the U.S., but a medium-sized one is significantly shorter - just minimally bigger than Australia's small.

[oldr_n_wsr]

Meybe ex mayor Bloomberg should go those countries with smaller sized drinks.

[wesw]

not accurate! if you look at the bottoms of the cups, some are wider than others. the US ones are the skinniest at the bottom, to fit in our cupholders probably, the height is irrelevant

[Big RR]

What do you bet that US soft drinks also have far more ice placed in them than those drinks in other countries? I've always found an abundance of ice in drinks to be a US phenomenon. If you adjust for the volume of the extra ice, my guess is the differences are far less than reported.

[oldr_n_wsr]

but I thought global warming was reducing the amount of ice?

[Big RR]

Only at the poles right now.

[oldr_n_wsr]

Then we should send our extra ice there.