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Boycotting McDonald's? Please Read

This is an open letter to all Malaysians who aggressively 'boycott' McDonald's.  Why do I put the inverted commas?  Because many of my fellow Malaysians are not boycotting McDonald's.  Many are protesting McDonald's.  There is a very big difference. According to Merriam Webster, the definition of boycott is as follows; boy·cott  \ ˈ b ȯ i- ˌ kät\   to refuse to buy, use, or participate in (something) as a way of protesting : to stop using the goods or services of (a company, country, etc.) until changes are made Whereas protesting is defined as follows; pro·test \ ˈ prō- ˌ test\ something said or done that shows disagreement or disapproval of something. Don't believe me?  Here are the links for the definitions of  protest and boycott .   I give the definitions to highlight the differences.  Boycotting is a passive act.  Like refusing to eat when your parents didn't buy you that LEGO set you wanted.  Protesting is throwing a tantrum at home