The Long-Distance Journey of a Fast-Food Order

blog archive
Author

Tom Slee

Published

April 10, 2006

Note

This page has been migrated from an earlier version of this site. Links and images may be broken.

I’d heard about this but not seen it anywhere until now. Orders at drive-through restaurants are sometimes processed long distance – that is, the person you talk to is not in the restaurant, but may be on another continent somewhere. What does it mean? Haven’t a clue. Odd though.

Link: The Long-Distance Journey of a Fast-Food Order - New York Times.