Ok, I didn't mean to create a whole argument about it. I happen to be European and have lived in about 5 countries on 3 different continents over the past 20 years so you're perception that everyone in the US is insular just shows YOUR OWN preconceived notions.
My only point was that the title of the thread caused me some confusion (especially since I thought that CAL ... sorry, Continental was a Boeing only airline). If I had been posting something about Continental I would put "Continental" in the title rather than CAL just so there would be no confusion for those not used to the abbreviation.
Yes this is an aviation forum but on ANY newspaper/magazine/US based forum etc. Continental would be referred to as CAL based on their stock symbol so that is what I am used to, at present. If I lived in Asia my first thought would be China AL.
It's funny that the one that's showing himself to be bloody insular is the one making that comment. English, I suppose
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