Thx 4 ur posts guys.
I believe the discussion veered off a bit. Sure - Nationals before Expats. All the logic is there.
I cannot agree more wit BlkS.
When I started this thread I wanted to have comments of people being discriminated against by the Native English Speakers who have a stranglehold on most airline expat jobs outside EU and USA and any other comments.
I know about "The Theatre". If u dont learn to play d right way youll never succeed at an expat job. As I mentioned above I believe that Ive learned my part, Im on my 3rd expat job in 9 years.
But it is so frustrating to know that you have to play by rules set along certain historical, cultural and economic stereotypes...
Hope Im not braking d rules PP Pop.
Ex:
On an assesment sim for B767 with Eva an American instructor wit mil bakgr walks in and his first line to d 2 candidates (one from Tukey one from Eastern Europe) is "Someone's stinking here"....