Dasher
Thanks for the amusing story.
When the aircraft commander or designated crewmember makes the PA announcement, they introduce the crew as Captain or First Officer and nobody gets upset. Why everyone is getting so uptight about your choice of words is beyond me. Perhaps they should get a hobby that doesn't involve pprune.
I am an FO and have no problem being referred to as one. My wife is an ex Hostie / trolley dolley, and after reading this, she reckons some amongst us definately need to take a chill pill.
Again, thanks for the story and I hope that the overwhelming negativity and thread hijacking found here of late, will not deter those who have amusing stories from sharing them with us.
God knows it makes a refreshing change from all the doom and gloom surrounding the industry at the moment.