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Old 29th Mar 2011, 12:13
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Most single pilots I know in HKG pay for sex. The preference is Asian due price and not conversational ability.

After a few years, they seem to lose their ability to communicate with intelligent women of any race. And there are stunning single girls out there, Western & Asian, financially independent, great fun.....
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Old 29th Mar 2011, 12:32
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I must admit there are some very nice girls around, especially at KA having a cry because they got the piss taken out of them by everyone on here.

I wouldn't wan't to sleep with any of them though. Back to Wanchai it is!
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Old 29th Mar 2011, 12:37
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Good one Toss. I still think about an old flame, Juliawati...

May as well continue the changed direction of this thread:

A man was sitting on a blanket at the beach.. He had no arms and no legs.

Three women, an American, a Kiwi and an Aussie, were walking past and felt sorry for the poor man.

The American woman said 'Have you ever had a hug?'
The man said 'No,' so she gave him a warm loving hug and walked on.

The Kiwi woman said, 'Have you ever had a kiss?'
The man said, 'No,' so she gave him a big passionate kiss and walked on.

The Aussie woman came to him and said, 'Have you ever been fu**ed?'
The man broke into a big smile and said, 'No.'
She said, 'You will be when the tide comes in.'
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Teal ...

GOLD!
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Teal, even my Aus. Mrs. cracked a smile over that!!

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Old 29th Mar 2011, 13:27
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?

So..... Basically the advice as to which company to work for seems to be based on recreational sex rather than conditions of service or any other tangible means of comparing employers.

We all appreciate intelligent debate and, let's face it, this really rates with the best but I'm curious as to why Australian girls seem to be the primary target of derision as I'm not sure how many, as a percentage, work for BA compared to British girls.

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PS Toss, don't you think that should be "bitchymen"? People often confuse the actual spelling of "bitumen" but the irony in your deliberate misspelling was, as you so aptly put earlier, gold - I could barely breathe I was laughing so hard.
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Old 29th Mar 2011, 13:36
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Steve The Spelling Nerd

Well "Steben" in my best Tagalog accent .... If the odd spelling mistake cranks your handle that much then Hooray old chap to you!

Sorry I slipped up on that one ... please don't give me a Two or a One in my report card

PS : Ozzy women

A woman goes to Centrelink to register for family allowance. "How many children?" asks the assessor. "Ten" replies the woman.

"Ten?" says the council worker.

"What are their names?" he asks.

"Wayne, Wayne, Wayne, Wayne, Wayne, Wayne, Wayne, Wayne, Wayne and Wayne".

"Doesn't that get confusing?"

"Naah..." says the woman, "it’s great because if they are out playing in the street I just have to shout "Waayne, yer dinner's ready" and they all come running in".

"What if you want to speak to one of them individually?" says the council worker.

"That's easy," says the woman. "I just use their surnames".
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Old 29th Mar 2011, 13:42
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Datsun 120Y

I've come across many Australian girls with a "Sunny" disposition (ha, ha). I suppose it depends upon the way you treat them but that can be said of girls of all nationalities - treat them in a boorish manner and you'll get "attitude". Perhaps you just didn't meet the right Australian girl.

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Oh, by the way. Did you mean your encounters with Australian girls scared you, as in frightened you, or scarred you, as in left an indelible mark?
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Old 29th Mar 2011, 13:55
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Target re-acqisition

Number of CX guys went to BA and did not regret the decision to move. Too many pluses and few negatives overall
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Old 29th Mar 2011, 13:57
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There are no nice Ozzy women Datsun 120Y

Most my friends live with complete bitches and now they suffer from Stockholm Syndrome .... they actually start to think like the terrorist.

"Honey I'm going out for a beer with the boys" ..

"No No you don't want to do that? why would you want to go out and have fun with your friends that your hardly ever see?"

"Yeah you're right honey I'll stay home and just wait for my next Taipei split while you do what ever you like"
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Old 29th Mar 2011, 14:31
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Cranky...

Toss, you mean it wasn't deliberate? Here I was thinking I was witnessing genuine Wilde-esque wit when it was a simple mistake ? I'm shattered. No, really, I am.

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Old 29th Mar 2011, 15:00
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Ah, Ozzie birds.

A Fairfield girl enters an adult shop & asks for a vibrator.
The man says: "Choose one from our range on the wall."
She says "I'll take the red one."
The man replies: "That's a fire extinguisher."

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Old 29th Mar 2011, 15:39
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We have the same issues at EK

Here have a look...

http://www.pprune.org/middle-east/32...-emirates.html



Still the best M/E thread ever IMHO
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Old 30th Mar 2011, 01:36
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Once upon a time far, far away and long, long ago when I was in the RAF, we used to spend a lot of time in Denmark. It would be an understatement to say the girls were good looking, it was just that there were no bad looking ones… none, anywhere, they were all crackers.

It became folklore that the ugly ones were disposed of within minutes of birth. I had happily and ignorantly believed this to be true for years!

Then I found out that they had not been killed at all…. I went to Adelaide!!!!

Most people regard western men with a penchant for Asian girls as having yellow fever. I prefer to think of it as White Flu!!!

Finally, have you seen the size of the backsides on Aussie girls over the last few years? Aus is definitely giving the USA a run for it’s money over fatties!

My apologies to the few nice white girls I know, strangely they are all from Scandinavia, and I am not trying to make this an RAF, GA, Cadet bashing exercise.
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Old 30th Mar 2011, 05:12
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Funny how I asked a question to inspire some debate about working for BA?

and has resulted in mostly typical male interest...

Well, once u guys are done.. please add some to the point advice, experiences.

Thanks to those that have.

What is the career structure at BA?

I heard a few CX crew have resigned now that bonuses have been paid?

Amazing the "world's most admired airline" hey!

If only we could have 8 weeks leave & 78hrs B4 overtime, things could be slightly more bearable.
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Old 30th Mar 2011, 05:40
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We have the same issues at EK

Here have a look...

Single Life At Emirates



Still the best M/E thread ever IMHO
Having been in the ME, the nice thing is the guys don't have to pay for sex- well except for the occasional act of extortion from the Moroccan girls.

Here in HKG. It is different. Don't know why, most of the single pilots seem to have to pay for their sex. And they become delusional. I've seen groups of the lads brag about Saturday night pick-ups, as if the charmed and wooed a young Asian princess into the sack. But they paid for it. About $100 USD isn't it Capt Parker? Considerably less, if you go where the mainland truck drivers get serviced.
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Old 30th Mar 2011, 08:12
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Pay?

Yeah and what is that going to cost Mr Sunny Boy? "Free" sex always costs more than commercial. Don't forget too that what you are paying for is for them to leave after the deed and not plant their hello kitty toothbrush in your bathroom!
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Old 30th Mar 2011, 10:40
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Ok here is my opinion - to do with the actual thread topic!

BA and let me throw Virgin into the mix. Would I go there? Answer is no. Purely because I do not trust the UK Airline market enough. At the end of the day, I like the job security here at CX. BA/Virgin make pilots redundant left right and centre. That is fact.

Right now, the UK is in the toilet and by the time it emerges (which I doubt it will) , the next cycle of financial crashes will take place. And you my boy will be first out. Cathay has emerged from a lot of **** that has happened in modern times without having to make their pilots redundant. Regardless of how we are treated or the **** that comes down from many floors above the street, that track record is enough for me to stay until old age.

I wonder if I have now started another discussion!
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Old 30th Mar 2011, 10:52
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Which is it?

Datsun120Y

On the Offshore Workers Salary vs Pilots thread you wrote:

404 Titan - Yeah, I know. My attitude varies day to day.

Some days I wake up, coughing up the pollution, and faced with a 6 day trip away from the kids. And I think to myself, why am I doing this.
Then on this thread you wrote:

Before I settled down, I tried it over and over again, and got nothing but attitude. And its scarred me for life.
Followed by:

Speaking of toothbrushes, one of my favorite activities is taking home the free toothbrushes from all the hotels, and then giving these to the girls when they stay over,... when they ask "do you have a toothbrush?"
So, which one is it?

STP
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Old 30th Mar 2011, 11:22
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Oops..

Datsun120Y

I didn't mean to pry but a number of contributors have do seem to exhibit multiple personality disorder and, in doing so, suffer from an inevitable lack of credibility.

But in my case I should have wrote "settled down from the days of getting hammered 3 nights a week, and hitting on anything with a skirt".
Yes, that's exactly what you should have wrote.

STP
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