Originally Posted by
get_involved
and people here in the US just feel the need to brag to strangers on the web. Sad.
It literally comes from a thread asking people what they make. The intent as I see it is designed to be comparative against other airlines, and to include what kind of quality of life goes along with x amount of money.
America and Americans have their problems for sure, but to post on an Australian pilot forum that Americans have humility issues is a special kind of special.
There is a reason why we have the Austranaut reputation all over the world.