Originally Posted by
krismiler
You're not wrong there !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9pN591cF1Y
A relative of mine worked for BEA in those days as ground staff and said "Good morning" to a Captain as he walked past him in the corridor. Response was "People like you don't talk to people like me."
Unbelievable these days, but 40-50 years ago things were different.
The other side of the coin is that in those days it was usual for the captain to speak to premium passengers during the flight. On one occasion the captain approached a first class passenger who was reading a newspaper. The captain bid the passenger a good afternoon, at which the newspaper was lowered and looking over the top of his glasses the passenger said, “Did I call you?”.