One day, after my friend and I got out of school, we talked about where we wanted to go eat. I suggested the nearby Jack in the Box. My friend then got a weird look on his face and said, "No, I hate that place. It's dirty and the people don't even speak English there (Corey)."

Many people get a bad impression of fast food restaurants. Most don't realize how much fast food has actually helped out many people. It has helped many teenagers out with new jobs and experience in the real world. It has helped young people have an income to pay for schooling. Many older people have worked at fast food places as managers and franchisers. People need to look past the surface and see what fast food restaurants are doing for the community and change their thinking towards fast food restaurants.

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