From the Telegraph:
Bernardo Hees, 40, told a group of students in Chicago that “here the food is good and you are known for your good-looking women”.
Comparing the city to his student days at the University of Warwick, where he studied for an MBA, he recalled of his time in England: “The food is terrible and the women are not very attractive."
His gaffe came only six months after taking the helm at the chain, which has 11,500 outlets worldwide, and unsurprisingly were not welcomed in Coventry, where Warwick University is based.
Charli Fritzner, women’s campaigns officer at the University’s student union, said: “If he views women as potential distractions in academia, I wonder how he views them in the workplace?
Ouch!
One way for British women to make themselves more attractive might be to avoid a visit to one of Mr Hees’ fast food outlets.
Boasting 950 calories, a Burger King Double Whopper with cheese accounts for half of a woman’s recommended daily calorie intake of 1940 calories.
The burger has twice the calorie count and, with 22g of saturated fat, more than double the saturated fat count than its comparable rival, the McDonald’s Big Mac.
Whoa! Had enough Bernardo? Shame on you.
A later press release from Burger King says, “Mr Hees apologises if his comment has offended anyone. It...was intended as a humorous anecdote to connect with his audience.”
A lame, no-apology apology if I ever saw one.
Pictured above is the single Whopper with 670 calories with 11g saturated fat.
Thanks to Lapin for the link. Since the subject of the email is "Listen who's talking!", he may want to disown responsibility.
