Sorry, but if I called the Flight Deck and asked the Captain for permission to allow a pax to use the loo... well I don't really know what kind of reaction I would get. Silence... Laughter... Anger... who knows...
I just had a thought, and would appreciate peoples advice.
An adult should be able to control their bladder a bit more than a child. What do people do when a mother very politely requests that her 5 year old uses the toilet. The child is screaming and desperate, and are about to pee their pants. It's a long flight, and if he/she does wee their pants then it will be a very unconfrtable flight for everyone involved.
What do you all think... To tell you the truth, even though I say I'm very strict, I'm not really sure what I would do in this case.... Would I therefore be creating a double standard, and therefore contributing to the eternal problem of crews failure to enforce seatbelt compliance???????????