A VERY interesting article appears at the following URL.
http://www.womenswallstreet.com/WWS/...&articleid=711
Some excerpts from the article:
Finally, the captain announced that the plane was cleared for landing. It had been four hours since we left Detroit. The fasten seat belt light came on and I could see downtown Los Angeles. The flight attendants made one final sweep of the cabin and strapped themselves in for landing. I began to relax. Home was in sight.
Suddenly, seven of the men stood up -- in unison -- and walked to the front and back lavatories. One by one, they went into the two lavatories, each spending about four minutes inside. Right in front of us, two men stood up against the emergency exit door, waiting for the lavatory to become available. The men spoke in Arabic among themselves and to the man in the yellow shirt sitting nearby. One of the men took his camera into the lavatory. Another took his cell phone. Again, no one approached the men. Not one of the flight attendants asked them to sit down. I watched as the man in the yellow shirt, still in his seat, reached inside his shirt and pulled out a small red book. He read a few pages, then put the book back inside his shirt. He pulled the book out again, read a page or two more, and put it back. He continued to do this several more times. . . The last man came out of the bathroom, and as he passed the man in the yellow shirt he ran his forefinger across his neck and mouthed the word "No."
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I don't care whether you're Arabic, African, European, Black, Hispanic or pink-purple-polka-dotted, the behavior of these Middle Eastern Syrians was inexcusable, pure and simple. I know the political correctness police / apologists will try and say that a language barrier probably left them clueless as to when they were supposed to remain seated. Hmmmm...maybe that's why airplanes are equipped with those international picture signs featuring the red slash, that transcends language barriers and furnishes people with an idea of what's expected of them.
All the other passengers managed to comprehend the crew member instructions and signage of having their seatbelts on, their seat back in the upright position and their tray table stowed in preparation for landing. We've all been through this routine, countless times. Even Middle Easterners and Syrians have been through this routine and know what's expected of them.
Or does a separate set of rules and regulations apply to Middle Easterners and Syrians, merely because they're clueless so often?
ONTPax
