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by wfunction 3563 days ago
>> not everyone cares exactly what the species is

> I would say that is about 100% wrong. I don't order "the fish" in any restaurant.

You aren't everyone. And people generally try not to be sarcastic when ordering, either. Ordering "the fish" in a seafood restaurant would be obviously sarcastic. In another kind of restaurant, it isn't necessarily.

Heck, take a look at "Filet-O-Fish" on McDonald's menu: https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/filet-o-fish.html

> Dive into our wild-caught fish sandwich! Sourced from sustainable fisheries, topped with melty American cheese and creamy tartar sauce, and served on a soft, steamed bun.

What kind of fish is it? You have no idea from just looking at the menu. But people order it anyway. Maybe you don't, but you are not everyone.

And no, this isn't the only restaurant (or "food place", or whatever you want to call it) in the world that does this.
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loader 3563 days ago
If you click through to the ingredients section you'll see:

FISH FILET PATTY: Ingredients: Pollock, Water, Vegetable Oil ...

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wfunction 3563 days ago
Yes. Did I say it was impossible to figure out?

I thought I was just saying not everyone tries to figure it out before ordering.

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hobs 3563 days ago
There is a large difference between not saying what type of fish it is, and directly contradicting the truth(lying.)

McDonalds didn't lie in any of that advertising(no matter how gross the food is.) They even had the actual type of fish in a discover-able format which the high end sushi restaurant fails to do and charges you high prices for what might be worse than what McDonalds is selling you; how would you know?

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wfunction 3563 days ago
> There is a large difference between not saying what type of fish it is, and directly contradicting the truth(lying.)

Uhm, way to take it out of context. I was only bringing up McDonald's in reply to the quote in the parent comment:

>> I don't order "the fish" in any restaurant.

I wasn't using it for any other argument.

Now, in reply to your point: like I said much earlier, as Wikipedia says, the FDA and other "experts" don't consider this to be lying either. So if you have a problem, you should be complaining to them instead.

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Agathos 3562 days ago
McDonald's doesn't promise you tuna and doesn't give you tuna.

A sushi restaurant promises you tuna and still doesn't give you tuna.

You don't see anything wrong with that?

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