Ooops! Looks like I've managed to offend again.
As far as the post above goes I withdraw and appologise. Context might defend me though, it was in reply to a unprovoked insult to a stereotype and not in response to a question. I think there may be some hypocracy at the end there too.
"The only difference between you and me is that you have studied the material to give you insight that others would like."
Well I am quite sure that this is not the only difference but as you bring it up my studies will and do not help me pass the tests, period. They may make me less aprehensive but the books are there for you to read too. Airlines expect you to do the research, it proves the mettle of the motivation you see...
"It does not mean that what you are studying is correct or valid in anyway except that it allows you to voice your arrogance."
I appologise if I come across as arrogant but before pontificating on validity please do a little research, validity is one thing psych tests can prove that they have. Correctness is more tricky and I would argue is largely subjective.
"Please stop with the jolly ho,ta ta cup of tea please sir rubbish of "overlooking inference" . Your reply is one of a condescending tone that already has me banished to relms of illiteracy and racial subservience." I think you mean tally ho; I prefer coffee to tea and I wish subservience on racial grounds upon no man.
"Why don't you just say I am British and being British I know best."
With an Irish passport and having been brought up in the Netherlands I won't say that because I would be lying.
"Please stay away from airline recruitment, it's people like you that are turning candidates into flying robots instead of pilots who enjoy their job." I have no intention of entering airline recruitment except as a candidate for a flying post and if I fail to get that post I won't be found whinging about the tests,merely about my inability to pass them.
"As far as safety is concerned I believe that this is also an elitist point of view from no doubt your anglo heritage." Anglo what? Anyway, its celtic heritage actually and it is just that, my point of view, one I am entitled to voice.
"I must have been one of those that slipped through the tests , I am proof that they don't work."
Or maybe youre the one the tests were successfuly designed to weed out...
Disagree with my views if you will but the personal insults are better kept to yorself.
ttfn, darling
(oooh, I got a winky thing to work!)
[This message has been edited by Ric (edited 04 April 1999).]