What's going on in the fast food mega-capitalist morally destitute world?

I went into McDonald's on my way in to work this morning, as is my hungover custom on a Friday, to acquire my usual Hash Brown and a Small Coke. The woman behind the counter said, "that'll be one pound forty eight please" "OK" I said, and got out my wallet.

I felt a sudden pang of horror as I remembered that there was fcuk all in my wallet and I would have to tell the lady to "put something back". Imagine my consternation! Not only would I be in MCDONALD'S having to put something back (the SHAME) but I would have to decide between the hash brown (yum....greeeeeeeasy) or the coke (sugarsugarsugarsugar). Oh, poison poverty!

So she came back with my little bag of delights, and I fumbled in my wallet before looking up at her in sadness (I imagined myself to be Oliver Twist, but in a parka-style jacket) and saying in a tiny voice "I'm sorry, I don't have enough".

The lady looked at me and said briskly "how much do you have?"

"One pound and two pee," I replied, forlornly.

"That'll do" she said, and handed me the bag.

HURRAH FOR MCDONALD'S!!!!

I must have looked REALLY awful.