Wide Body
Sorry to read your comments.
I'm a PPL and I respect UK ATPLs per se. In fact I have been fortunate enough to benefit from their experience and advice which has been given freely in every respect.
I had just settled in my seat on a Big Airlines 747 at Cairo last year when the captain made a professional PA to welcome us on board.
Shortly afterwards the two other pax in the middle three seats (females travelling together) had a shocked conversation on the lines of "ohmigod its a woman pilot.")
Talk about shooting your own gender in the foot.