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07-Dec
hi all!
anyone going Dubai on the 7th Dec??i'm flying off there on 7th midnite flight.
HI BECKY!
came across ur leaving on 7-dec as well right?when is yr training starts?
JEN,
Malaysian
anyone going Dubai on the 7th Dec??i'm flying off there on 7th midnite flight.
HI BECKY!
came across ur leaving on 7-dec as well right?when is yr training starts?
JEN,
Malaysian
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Hi, yes i am joining on the 7th december! Have you got your final approval and ticket then?? I haven't got my final approval yet!!! My traning is said to start on the thursday after the 7th December when's yours?
You excited? You ready to go? xxx
You excited? You ready to go? xxx
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Final Approval
I have just been emailed my FINAL APPROVAL from emirates! all the medicals are fine and been advised that I can resign from my current job! WOHOOOOOOOO!!! It's all OFFICIAL now! 
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I've just got my final approval!!!! arrrrr, I cant believe it! My date to start training is the 13th December too! So we're most likely be on same one? xx
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I'm from England, near Leeds?? I have got the final approval and my feelings are so mixed! It's wierd, its a scared feeling, a happy feeling and..... well I dont really know what else! Shock probably... and relief xxx
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I just hope you guys that are joining us spend a little more time and effort in the safety exams than you do posting here. Save the text jingo for the phones please and at least show some basic knowledge by using capital letters for 'Leeds' and 'England', especially if you are English! Also, a capital letter to start the next sentance would be nice as would a space after the full stop. 'U' is spelt 'you' and if you want to shorten words such as 'I am', it's 'i'm', not 'im'! That's called an apostrophe. If you get stuck, just think back to when you were nine years old.
Good luck in your training. Some of you will need it more than others!
Harry
Good luck in your training. Some of you will need it more than others!
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Finally
After 7 weeks...i finally got the golden call on Saturday at 5:34pm.....DOJ...18th January...i am so excited..and the way i was worried.....so excited....now its just medicals and sunny Dubai here i come.
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Harry's point is valid however - the use of text speak is lazy and discourteous to other users, especially those for whom English is not a first language.
It is also correct that some airlines (and other employers) may expect a minimum standard of grammar, punctuation and the simple ability to communicate effectively and clearly. Nobody minds when English is not perfect, especially for those for whom English is a foreign language. English that is not perfect because of laziness or an inability to concentrate is judged differently. Since I communicate this point on this, and other threads quite regularly, I assume that it is probably a waste of time - maybe one in a hundred will take the point, and they'll probably be the one that would make the best crew member in the first place anyway.
It is also correct that some airlines (and other employers) may expect a minimum standard of grammar, punctuation and the simple ability to communicate effectively and clearly. Nobody minds when English is not perfect, especially for those for whom English is a foreign language. English that is not perfect because of laziness or an inability to concentrate is judged differently. Since I communicate this point on this, and other threads quite regularly, I assume that it is probably a waste of time - maybe one in a hundred will take the point, and they'll probably be the one that would make the best crew member in the first place anyway.
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Dear Harry,
I am sorry that I do not have time to make sure all my grammar is correct in these posts. Most of the time I write because I am angry or sad and the last thing on my mind is my grammar. I have an English A- Level and a Psychology degree and I am not stupid. I think the way you phrase your criticism could be nicer, if you talk to customers in such a way it would not be acceptable. I am offended and all you needed to say was that you were finding it difficult to understand. The internet chat rooms that most people use tend to have jargon and slang words. If you take a look at face book or myspace you will realise this. I would never use slang words when dealing with passengers and I do not agree with how you made us feel. If you have a problem in future I think it would be more respectful for you to private message people and not show them up like you have.
I am from England and do not speak another language and I would like to apologise to everyone if my English has not been perfect, I will try harder in future.
Harry- do you recognise the term ‘arrogant’
Rebecca xxx
P.S. I would like to say to the moderator that their point was very valid and I respect what they are saying.
I am sorry that I do not have time to make sure all my grammar is correct in these posts. Most of the time I write because I am angry or sad and the last thing on my mind is my grammar. I have an English A- Level and a Psychology degree and I am not stupid. I think the way you phrase your criticism could be nicer, if you talk to customers in such a way it would not be acceptable. I am offended and all you needed to say was that you were finding it difficult to understand. The internet chat rooms that most people use tend to have jargon and slang words. If you take a look at face book or myspace you will realise this. I would never use slang words when dealing with passengers and I do not agree with how you made us feel. If you have a problem in future I think it would be more respectful for you to private message people and not show them up like you have.
I am from England and do not speak another language and I would like to apologise to everyone if my English has not been perfect, I will try harder in future.
Harry- do you recognise the term ‘arrogant’
Rebecca xxx
P.S. I would like to say to the moderator that their point was very valid and I respect what they are saying.
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Telephone number?
Hi again, does anyone have the phone number for the London office? I did have it as they called me from it but I didn't save it. If someone has it could you please mail it to me? Thankyou xxx
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Harry the cod obviously does not have anything better to do with his time than to bring up such little points to try and burst the bubble of others who are just over the moon at the fact that they will be joining Emirates.
Agreeing with Becky, English is my first language and if I did use slang jargon in my some of my posts, then I apologise. However, perhaps Harry, you would care to read of one of the essays I have written at Uni, or better still listen to me speak English in a working environment - you would find that you would eat back your comments in a jiffy.
P.S. Most if not all of the airlines require a high level of English to be written and spoken, now if we did not have that, surely we would not have been successful.
A
As for the comment from the moderator, to a certain extent you have a point, but unless you have facts and evidence to suggest that the use of better grammar when posting on here makes a better cabin crew, I am not convinced.
Agreeing with Becky, English is my first language and if I did use slang jargon in my some of my posts, then I apologise. However, perhaps Harry, you would care to read of one of the essays I have written at Uni, or better still listen to me speak English in a working environment - you would find that you would eat back your comments in a jiffy.
P.S. Most if not all of the airlines require a high level of English to be written and spoken, now if we did not have that, surely we would not have been successful.
A
As for the comment from the moderator, to a certain extent you have a point, but unless you have facts and evidence to suggest that the use of better grammar when posting on here makes a better cabin crew, I am not convinced.
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pekits & akijen
Thank you guys, I am over the moon at getting the final approvals. It is just one less thing to worry about now as I know for sure that it has all been sorted out with Emirates. I can look forward to spending time with the family and my friends and now can start really getting ready for the big move. I am due to leave on the 11th of January. Training however will not start until the 17th. Wohooo! 
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use of better grammar when posting on here makes a better cabin crew, I am not convinced.
The forum FAQ clearly state that text speak is not permitted, so further discussion is academic: The problems usually arise because people are too lazy to either read previous posts or the forum FAQ - now, let's all move on please.
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I don't for one minute expect people who post on here to have perfect English. There are many foreign crew who apply to EK and have very high standards of both written and verbal command of the English language. Correct grammar, puntuation and spelling can be difficult even for native English speakers, as i've just discovered from my own outburst.
Having read the last few pages however, with beckyr's post in particular, I was simply shocked by the lack of basic etiquette while posting. It may be acceptable on 'you tube 'or 'facebook' to correspond in that style but have you read the utter tosh that's on those forums along with the slang and bad language, most of which originates from the US and UK. These people are unlikely to have your education and to them spelling words like 'was' as 'woz' is normal. They actually don't know any better and spend all day surfing cyberspace with little better to do in their sad lives.
I am, without doubt, older than most who post on here and while i'm not that old not to possess a mobile or know how to text, I am wise enough to know when and where it's appropriate.
My post was abrupt but it's not me who's arrogant. I wish all new joiners well but find it rather rude and lazy when people, especially those with University degrees, can't be bothered to string one sentence together correctly. And with the greatest of respect, those degrees aren't worth the paper they're written on now. Everyone who starts that 5 week course start from the same line and the course is intense. Attention to detail throughout this and your flying career will serve you well. Those people who set their own high standards are in fact, as the mod says, the one in a hundred that the customers and the Company notice. Passengers can be very demanding but in twenty five years of flying, i've never heard one asking to see a University certificate.
For those on here who, like Ali_Xander, feel my post has burst their bubble, i'd strongly recommend you check your psi. Your bubble maybe somewhat over inflated and a trip to Jedda and night turnround to Mumbai during your 'suppy' will bring you down to Earth. With a bump.
Happy landings
Harry
Having read the last few pages however, with beckyr's post in particular, I was simply shocked by the lack of basic etiquette while posting. It may be acceptable on 'you tube 'or 'facebook' to correspond in that style but have you read the utter tosh that's on those forums along with the slang and bad language, most of which originates from the US and UK. These people are unlikely to have your education and to them spelling words like 'was' as 'woz' is normal. They actually don't know any better and spend all day surfing cyberspace with little better to do in their sad lives.
I am, without doubt, older than most who post on here and while i'm not that old not to possess a mobile or know how to text, I am wise enough to know when and where it's appropriate.
My post was abrupt but it's not me who's arrogant. I wish all new joiners well but find it rather rude and lazy when people, especially those with University degrees, can't be bothered to string one sentence together correctly. And with the greatest of respect, those degrees aren't worth the paper they're written on now. Everyone who starts that 5 week course start from the same line and the course is intense. Attention to detail throughout this and your flying career will serve you well. Those people who set their own high standards are in fact, as the mod says, the one in a hundred that the customers and the Company notice. Passengers can be very demanding but in twenty five years of flying, i've never heard one asking to see a University certificate.
For those on here who, like Ali_Xander, feel my post has burst their bubble, i'd strongly recommend you check your psi. Your bubble maybe somewhat over inflated and a trip to Jedda and night turnround to Mumbai during your 'suppy' will bring you down to Earth. With a bump.
Happy landings
Harry
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Hello everyone, I was just looking through the emails EK have sent me. I was wondering about the 20 passport size photographs they ask for, are they just photographs from photobooths you find in places like boots? They also ask for 4 other photographs but don't state whether these are of the whole body or just head shots?
Any help would be fantastic!
Becky
Any help would be fantastic!
Becky
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Dear Honey Cathy
Hey Dear
I know how you feel. I have ups and downs all the time. Sometimes i am very positive about the whole process and i do believe that soon i will be in Dubai, but sometimes i feel exactly the opposite.
As we had a massive assessment day here in Brazil with 3 different dates, i cant tell you how many of us succeed to the final. During my Assessment Day 12 passed to the final but so far none had an answer (positive or negative).
My final interview was ok, exactly as my final interview last year. Yes, this is my second final interview, and i cant tell you that i am much more nervous now than before.
The recruiter were the same and they recognized me in a way that they just asked me a few question. I was really nervours, shaking hands and body.
I am positive about an answer this week. Lets see whats going to happen once i am heading to my 5th week and shortly both of us will have an answer!!!
Keep i touch !!!
I know how you feel. I have ups and downs all the time. Sometimes i am very positive about the whole process and i do believe that soon i will be in Dubai, but sometimes i feel exactly the opposite.
As we had a massive assessment day here in Brazil with 3 different dates, i cant tell you how many of us succeed to the final. During my Assessment Day 12 passed to the final but so far none had an answer (positive or negative).
My final interview was ok, exactly as my final interview last year. Yes, this is my second final interview, and i cant tell you that i am much more nervous now than before.
The recruiter were the same and they recognized me in a way that they just asked me a few question. I was really nervours, shaking hands and body.
I am positive about an answer this week. Lets see whats going to happen once i am heading to my 5th week and shortly both of us will have an answer!!!
Keep i touch !!!