Bomb in shoe joke lands AF pilot in hot water
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I don't agree with the "french bashing" conspiracy theory. It dies in the face of the fact that there have been similar previous incidents with pilots who are American citizens. I spend a lot of time in the USA and they are just not that type of vindictive people. I do think that arrogance played a role here but the French do not have a monopoly on that.
Security screening is a fact of life now girls and boys, just deal with it, it only takes a few minutes.
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"they will not understand ( an american speaking a foreign laguage ?"
I know many Americans who speak a foreign language and they do it very well.
Security screening is a fact of life now girls and boys, just deal with it, it only takes a few minutes.
TO: recceguy
"they will not understand ( an american speaking a foreign laguage ?"
I know many Americans who speak a foreign language and they do it very well.
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I'm heartily sick of the c$$p we have to take off of the ignorant brain dead as$es at US airports and no way do they have to take the same sort of grief here. We had a stewerdess on our last flight sent home because she had a new passport and forgot to bring the old one with her aircrew visa in it with her. An easy mistake to make, if she had turned up as a passenger without a visa she could have filled out the forms at the airport but despite having her pass and being on the aircraft manifest and having 3 flightcrew and 14 cabin crew there to vouch for and having a valid passport they sent her home to prove a point. Well they proved one. That they are idiots and I for one wouldn't spend a penny of my own money going to the states right now with their attitude and I speak as one who has lived and enjoyed being there and has many US friends.
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I m just returning from a long needed vacation and feel I should just through my stuff into the washing machine and leave again !!
One thing I would never do, unless I had a death wish, is test the american sense of humour and that's under normal circumstances. In a case like this this was just plain stupid and the guy did say he had a bomb in his shoe regardless of the pathetic excuses he came up with once the heat was turned on him. Didn't look to pridefull then !
This put the compagny in a very bad spot and for the life of me i will never support a twitt like that. They are the very same who come up with stuff like " We are the crème de la crème of all working creatures "
You don't like the security screening, however biased and stupid it sometimes is..........................;well stay the hell at home.
One thing I would never do, unless I had a death wish, is test the american sense of humour and that's under normal circumstances. In a case like this this was just plain stupid and the guy did say he had a bomb in his shoe regardless of the pathetic excuses he came up with once the heat was turned on him. Didn't look to pridefull then !
This put the compagny in a very bad spot and for the life of me i will never support a twitt like that. They are the very same who come up with stuff like " We are the crème de la crème of all working creatures "
You don't like the security screening, however biased and stupid it sometimes is..........................;well stay the hell at home.
I was not aware that brief removal of his turban would be any more demeaning than, say, cap or shoe removal; maybe a little more irritating to replace.
Perhaps a Sikh PPRuNer would care to comment?
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<<It was like what do they wear under a Scottish kilt.>>
Back in '59 I recollect an English NAAFI girl asking that question of one of our A&SH soldiers - he lost no time in showing her
Perhaps a Sikh PPRuNer would care to comment?
p.s.
<<It was like what do they wear under a Scottish kilt.>>
Back in '59 I recollect an English NAAFI girl asking that question of one of our A&SH soldiers - he lost no time in showing her
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Basil,
My wife who lived in India for two years told me that the Sikh class never removed their turbans in public, because of all of that braided or twined hair underneath. It was because of her adivce that I mentioned that the removal of a turban at airport security was demeaning. I would like to know from turban-wearers if this is true.
My wife who lived in India for two years told me that the Sikh class never removed their turbans in public, because of all of that braided or twined hair underneath. It was because of her adivce that I mentioned that the removal of a turban at airport security was demeaning. I would like to know from turban-wearers if this is true.
Yes, it's entirely outside my experience and I have to admit that I don't know.
I'd be surprised if one could carry a knife onto a US aircraft for religious reasons. Could, for instance, an Arab carry his knife because it's part of his culture?
I'd be surprised if one could carry a knife onto a US aircraft for religious reasons. Could, for instance, an Arab carry his knife because it's part of his culture?
