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"its known in England as sarcasm"
It's known everywhere as "superiority syndrome"
FYI Sarcasm: Noun, The use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
That's from an ENGLISH dictionary.
s37
It's known everywhere as "superiority syndrome"
FYI Sarcasm: Noun, The use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
That's from an ENGLISH dictionary.
s37
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Originally Posted by Shack37
It's known everywhere as "superiority syndrome"
FYI Sarcasm: Noun, The use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
That's from an ENGLISH dictionary.
s37
FYI Sarcasm: Noun, The use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
That's from an ENGLISH dictionary.
s37
Thanks
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P.S. If you are indeed a saint, any chance of a free pass to the said top table?
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Roles reversed. Senior cabin attendant asks junior to cover door 3L as her station. 10 mins later senior attendant finds junior attendant had covered door 3L with a blanket.
Dont forget who pays YOUR salary.
Dont forget who pays YOUR salary.
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Originally Posted by sevenforeseven
Roles reversed. Senior cabin attendant asks junior to cover door 3L as her station. 10 mins later senior attendant finds junior attendant had covered door 3L with a blanket. Dont forget who pays YOUR salary.
Dont forget who pays YOUR salary.
Originally Posted by jetset lady
I think you'll find it includes things we've all done, from passengers to ground staff to hosties to pilots. I could fill an entire thread with some of the stupid things I have said and done, as I'm sure, most of us could.
For the record, I hope that junior attendent was offloaded immediately as, while it may be quite funny, no one with such a lack of basic knowledge should be allowed to continue flying as crew!
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"its known in England as sarcasm"
It's known everywhere as "superiority syndrome"
FYI Sarcasm: Noun, The use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
That's from an ENGLISH dictionary.
s37
It's known everywhere as "superiority syndrome"
FYI Sarcasm: Noun, The use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
That's from an ENGLISH dictionary.
s37
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sevenforeseven,
I don't know what to say. I think the official term would be "gobsmacked"! How on earth did this crew member manage to make it on line in the first place? I know it probably doesn't help but if I had seen this, she wouldn't have touched the floor on the way out of the aircraft and back to the training school!
Joe H
Sorry! Habit I'm afraid. Guilty as charged!
Jsl
I don't know what to say. I think the official term would be "gobsmacked"! How on earth did this crew member manage to make it on line in the first place? I know it probably doesn't help but if I had seen this, she wouldn't have touched the floor on the way out of the aircraft and back to the training school!
Joe H
Sorry! Habit I'm afraid. Guilty as charged!
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British dictionary?
I think you will find there is no such language as British, and it is therefore an English dictionary. I havn't actually looked this up, because when I went to get the book it said "Oxford English Dictionary" on the front in giant letters, which I took to be authority enough.
On the other hand, when I moved to North Carolina, I was had the following conversation with a nice lady from South Carolina. "Honey, where are you from?" Me.. " I am from Liverpool in the UK" She "Your accent is so lovely and your english is so good, what language do you speak there?" Me.. "well, I am English" She "I know that.." and continued to wait for me to tell her what language we spoke.
On the other hand, when I moved to North Carolina, I was had the following conversation with a nice lady from South Carolina. "Honey, where are you from?" Me.. " I am from Liverpool in the UK" She "Your accent is so lovely and your english is so good, what language do you speak there?" Me.. "well, I am English" She "I know that.." and continued to wait for me to tell her what language we spoke.
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Some think Europe is a country!
Well I am not surprised about what that lady asked because recently I saw a similar situation during a TV show in USA when the woman participating to this show was asked about the language used in Hungary and she had no idea where was that saying that actually she thought Europe was a country!!!
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sat across the aisle from an american couple on a train trip to Venice, they noticed we were speaking English and came over to ask a question:
Them: can we get a taxi to our hotel from the railway station?
Us: a water taxi , depending where it is
Them: how do you mean ... water taxi?
Us: there are no cars in Venice. You walk or you catch a boat.
Them: do you think we could get a bus to our hotel then?
Us: there are no cars, or buses, in Venice. You walk or you catch a boat
Stunned looks, and more explanations. In the end we escorted them to a water taxi at the station. Probably cost them a bit but I didnt think the could negotiate the public transport.
Somehow (to their credit) they got out of the US and within 30mins of arriving in Venice without actually knowing what the place was about. Not sure what was motivating the visit.
Them: can we get a taxi to our hotel from the railway station?
Us: a water taxi , depending where it is
Them: how do you mean ... water taxi?
Us: there are no cars in Venice. You walk or you catch a boat.
Them: do you think we could get a bus to our hotel then?
Us: there are no cars, or buses, in Venice. You walk or you catch a boat
Stunned looks, and more explanations. In the end we escorted them to a water taxi at the station. Probably cost them a bit but I didnt think the could negotiate the public transport.
Somehow (to their credit) they got out of the US and within 30mins of arriving in Venice without actually knowing what the place was about. Not sure what was motivating the visit.
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Not quite Stupid Pax comment but still aviation themed, we had a visitor to the Ops room, commercial banker, allegedly inteligent, anyway during his visit there was a rwy change - he questioned the reason for this with the serious comment i assume they do that to save wear and tear on the tarmac, It was hard for the entire ops room to keep from bursting in to laughter,anyway we managed to stay profesional maintain straight faces and explain the basics to him.
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Mind Control
PAX: "Excuse me my TV is telling me to kill you!"
CC: "Oh that's OK. Do not be alarmed."
SOUND EFFECT: repeated stabbing sounds
A RECENT NOTICE TO CREW:
Following a recent reset of the IFE system, what could be perceived as
'threatening messages' appeared on the screens. An example of one of the possible
messages is "System going down", a few lines of text followed by "Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill".
These messages are part of the IFE reboot/reset software and cannot be changed. Engineering are liaising with Panasonic regarding this matter and are working to reduce the number of reboots/resets, however should you need to reboot the IFE system, the following PA should be made:
"Ladies and gentleman, due to the problems some of you are experiencing with the entertainment system, we have to shut it down and restarted it. This should take about 30 minutes and we apologise for this temporary inconvenience. During this time, some of the text messages displayed on your screen may appear as threatening. Please do not be alarmed. The messages relate to the shutting down of the system. Thank you for your patience and understanding."
When resetting the IFE at inidividual seats, the CCM should provide similar
advise to the customer before starting the reset procedure.
Perhaps our engineers have stumbled over Panasonics long term secret plan of mass murder by using mind control on our passengers!
CC: "Oh that's OK. Do not be alarmed."
SOUND EFFECT: repeated stabbing sounds
A RECENT NOTICE TO CREW:
Following a recent reset of the IFE system, what could be perceived as
'threatening messages' appeared on the screens. An example of one of the possible
messages is "System going down", a few lines of text followed by "Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill".
These messages are part of the IFE reboot/reset software and cannot be changed. Engineering are liaising with Panasonic regarding this matter and are working to reduce the number of reboots/resets, however should you need to reboot the IFE system, the following PA should be made:
"Ladies and gentleman, due to the problems some of you are experiencing with the entertainment system, we have to shut it down and restarted it. This should take about 30 minutes and we apologise for this temporary inconvenience. During this time, some of the text messages displayed on your screen may appear as threatening. Please do not be alarmed. The messages relate to the shutting down of the system. Thank you for your patience and understanding."
When resetting the IFE at inidividual seats, the CCM should provide similar
advise to the customer before starting the reset procedure.
Perhaps our engineers have stumbled over Panasonics long term secret plan of mass murder by using mind control on our passengers!
Well if we are moving on to non-pax, but still watching aircraft :
At our skydiving club :
Spectator 1 : "What height do you jump out at ?"
Me : "12,000 feet"
Spectator 1 : "Can you still breathe ?"
Spectator 2 : "Well yes, the aircraft is pressurised"
Spectator 1 : "Ah, of course".
Later in the clubhouse was told this was by no means the first time someone had said this.
At our skydiving club :
Spectator 1 : "What height do you jump out at ?"
Me : "12,000 feet"
Spectator 1 : "Can you still breathe ?"
Spectator 2 : "Well yes, the aircraft is pressurised"
Spectator 1 : "Ah, of course".
Later in the clubhouse was told this was by no means the first time someone had said this.
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Nice hot, thermally type of day, bouncing around on approach, loads of crosswind, even more 'positive' arrival than normal for a Q400.
Female pax, with voice like a Daily Mail editorial, advises cabin crew; "Well, there was no need for that sort of landing - they get paid enough money."
Yes there was, and no we don't.
Female pax, with voice like a Daily Mail editorial, advises cabin crew; "Well, there was no need for that sort of landing - they get paid enough money."
Yes there was, and no we don't.
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pax yesterday. "Why has my seat been changed?" me maybe we have had an aircraft change since you checked in on line. Her "well it's the same aircraft you always use." me "yes but we have variants of each type and the seating is slightly different on each" Her in the tone of Anne Robinson " ooh aren't you knowledgable" me "yes madam i've been here for nine years." About to walk away when she announces it's very inconvenient. I take another look at her ticket and say "it must be awfuly inconvenient to have to walk an extra 3 rows down the cabin" and left it at that. daft mare. However thru the flight she was quite nice. Talk about mood schwing over nowt. But she was a plat card holder. we had upgrades a go go in c class. I can imagine she was stuck down the back for being a bit of a madam at check in.
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Apparently boss of UA was on one of his flights. He observes a pax giving a crew member a hard time demanding an upgrade.
He approaches pax, introduces himself and asks if he can help.
Pax continues to demand so boss asks if can see tkt pls.
Tkt produced for a Y class lower fare.
Boss says...I will give you a full refund......now get the F~~~ off my airplane
He approaches pax, introduces himself and asks if he can help.
Pax continues to demand so boss asks if can see tkt pls.
Tkt produced for a Y class lower fare.
Boss says...I will give you a full refund......now get the F~~~ off my airplane