Some contributors seem to even consider 'pax' to be derogatory. In that case, is 'wx' insulting to gods and/or meterologists?
Nothing wrong with 'SLF' btw. It's pretty funny when you think about it. I hate 'guests', ugh, too prissy. I was watching 'Airport' the other night and Canadian had a 'conciege' (pur-lease) called Kelvin who was just so OTT, I bet he referred to 'guests'. There was an SLFpax with a ticket problem (or something) and he went onto the aircraft and knelt down next to the seat, the whole pose was obviously studied, his head lower than that of the (seated) SLFpax etc. If I had been the SLFpax I would have been filled with disgust, when I'm SLFpax I want to deal with someone I can respect, ie an equal, that way I can expect them to fix the problem. Some kissarse weirdo kneeling down next to me and calling me a 'guest' and touching my arm doesn't inspire confidence or respect.
I don't want to be a bloody 'guest', when it comes to being blasted into the outer atmosphere at the speed of a bullet in a small tin can, we're all in this together so treat me like an adult (albeit a self-loading one!) and behave like one yourself.