With attitudes like this no wonder Africa has such a bad safety record.
Sorry for you MR but no airline worthy of the title, whether South African or from elsewhere will compromise safety at any stage at any airport. It it means taking it up with ATC at an appropriate time then so be it. Accepting the status quo will ensure many more passengers will die.
TAVLA, I agree that it is good to adress safety concerns through appropriate channels, but what was under discussion was suppossedly proffessional airline crews getting chirpy and sarcastic with ATC's on working frequencies.
This behavior is unproffessional and serves no constructive purpose and only adds to the existing mahyam and confusion.
Max