French McDonald’s may have a Napoleon complex.

An American man who ordered a Big Mac in France has taken to Reddit to share his disdain for the European nation’s paltry portions.

In a post titled “Big Mac is now Little Mac,” the fast food enthusiast aired his plight on Reddit’s Mildly Infuriating thread.

“I paid €6.40 ($7.13) in France for a ‘Big Mac’ that’s smaller than a McChicken,” he captioned the post.

Perhaps anticipating backlash for eating at a chain restaurant while touring one of the world’s premier culinary destinations, he added the following disclaimer/defense:

“Every time I travel outside of the United States, I like to compare McDonald’s from that country and see if the quality is indeed better.”

After the Frend faux pas, the unpaid, unsolicited quality-control expert said he would no longer continue his international burger tour.

“My ‘try out McDonald’s’ experience in other countries has likely ended,” he said in closing.

In a surprise to no one, the chorus of the internet had thoughts.

“Maybe you just have gigantic hands. No way for us to know,” speculated one commenter.

“It’s still miles better than the garbage Americans eat,” leveled another.

Touche.

“6.40 euros is robbery for such a disappointing product. Look at how thin that beef patty is. Hope you learned your lesson, brother,” commiserated a third.

“Give it six more months, and they’re just going to hand you an envelope of sauce and a sesame seed,” said another anti-Mac user.

“That’s how the French stay thin! Well, that and two packs a day,” added an optimist.

“Leaves America and gets a regular portion and instead of being mad that Americans overeat is mad that he has a burger that is big by international standards but small by American standards,” assailed another critic.

Speculation about the poster’s hand size aside, there is a slight nutritional difference between a Big Mac in America vs. a Big Mac served in France.

According to the official nutritional information, the American Big Mac contains 580 calories, 45 grams of carbs and 34 grams of fat.

In contrast, the French Mac has 530 calories, 42 grams of carbs and 27 grams of fat. 

This is the latest in a recent deluge of criticism leveled against McDonald’s for supposedly joining other restaurant chains and supermarkets in the shrinkflation trend.

Earlier this year, a Reddit user shared a side-by-side photo of a small McDonald’s soda and a small blue plastic cup, pointing out how tiny the chain’s drink size has supposedly gotten.

“They weren’t kidding when they said, ‘small’. WTF is this?! This is seriously action figure-sized. A few f—ing sips & it was gone. I compared it to a plastic cup from my pantry. To top it off — it was $1.91 for this sewing thimble. Bring back ‘$1 ANY SIZE SOFT DRINKS!!!” the annoyed customer wrote underneath the photo in the u/McDonald’s subreddit.

This smaller-size-for-the-same-money tale is as old as time in 2026.

In April, Chick-fil-A was called out for supposedly shrinking their Deluxe Sandwich as a Reddit user shared two photos of the popular menu item, one from 2021 and one from today.

And as sizes are diminishing, prices are soaring.

In 2024, a report found that McDonald’s had hiked its menu prices by more than 100% over the last decade — more than three times the rate of US inflation.

Some of the most egregiously inflated items included $18 for a Big Mac meal in Connecticut,, $7.29 for an Egg McMuffin, and $5.69 for a side of hash browns.