Instead of going on a Budget Airlines (so cheap, so cheap) to Bangkok, we have decided to take one of the European Flight (cannot state the flight name lah) which is trying to offer good service at reasonable price.I was indeed quite shocked to see some of the flight attendants' age and size!
No prejudice, I am not against employing elderly on board, and neither am I against employing big fat man/women who cannot sit into the flight seat without having their 'extras' oozing out to cover the next seat.
Flight attendants, formerly called sky girls, air hostesses, stewardesses and stewards hold the primary responsibility for the safety and comfort of airline passengers.
The first flight attendant was a 25 year old registered nurse named Ellen Church, who coined the term "stewardess." Hired by United Airlines in 1930, she also first envisioned nurses on aircraft. Other airlines followed suit, hiring nurses to serve as stewardesses on most of their flights. The requirement to be a registered nurse was relaxed at the start of World War II.
The primary responsibility of the flight attendant's job is the safety of the passengers, so I definitely cannot rely on any of them for this (which is why I chose the emergency seat).
An interesting incident happened on one of my flight to Denmark (again Airline name withheld).
I received a sharp tap on my shoulder from a stewardess, while trying to put some sugar on my butter spread bun (a bad habit). "Hey, shame on you, my great-grandson will only eat bread by adding sugar on it and he is 8 years old."
I didn't bother or dare to look back or reply.
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the airline has your safety utmost in mind and the 'senior stewardess' are to ensure that you've your libido in check before arriving in Bangkok ...
ReplyDeleteIs this one of your bad habit?
ReplyDeleteexcessive sugar intake ??? :P
hmmm, Chen, only for white bun.. I like to apply the whole chuck of butter on it and lace it with a bit of sugar since I dun drink kopi..
ReplyDeleteKinda remind my old days when my grandfather bring me to the kopitiam and have a 'cold storage' toast with butter and sugar.
Yes, bad habit.. and is definitely watching my sugar intake.. no diabetes yet.. choy choy choy
Yeah, butter those buns good Robin, make them juicy, make them sweet, make them nice and tasty to eat. Watch out! fh2o might snatch them from you. I'm currently in love with baguette. Crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside, making it chewy on every bite.
ReplyDeleteAgus, a great rap - you can replace Eminem. haha.....
ReplyDeletehi happy... I have just installed a cool counter which maps all who visit the blog..
ReplyDeleteHi Robin, yeah, I noticed that. Cool! Maybe I'll get it installed too. But, I dunno, I'm not high on who visits or not. I'm not even concerned about copyrighting my blog. Most of the stuff are not mine per se anyway so anyone who'd like to copy can copy away. All I ask is that he/she doesn't get me or himself/herself into trouble. That's all.
ReplyDeleteNoticed you've got pets too on your blog and a little quiz.
Yes, the pets very cute one..
ReplyDeleteYou point the pointer at them and watch their action. Elmo can turn his head 360 degree and felix will swim to you.
Cute hor..
"cool counter which maps everyone who visits the blog" ??? Ack! You are becoming like George Bush, tapping everyone's email and phone conversations. Scary.
ReplyDeleteI'm on the side of the flight attendents (I have many friends in the airline industry - pilots and cabin crew). They may save your buttery sweet buns one day, Robin, so be nice.
One of the biggest differences between flight attendants on Japanese and American airlines is the average age and waist size, both of which are much higher on the American side. There's also the fact that many American FAs are male...
ReplyDeleteThe scariest flight attendant I've ever experienced was on a flight from San Francisco to Seoul back in 1987. It was an American airline (I won't say which), but this particular FA was clearly foreign. She was not only ill-mannered but also aggressive; if she caught anybody asleep while making a food or drink round, she would violently shake them awake and say, "Hey, you want something to eat, or not?"
I'll never forget THAT flight...
Skytrax Best of the Best 2005
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Hi Panda.. no worries, American are so used to Bush that this littel counter is an ant in an insect kingdom.. Besides, it only tracks the country of the bloggers.. which is kinda interesting to know for funsake.
ReplyDeleteHopefully, besides the elderly and the fatty FA that they employed, they would also employ suitable fit person in the event of emergency on board. (crazy people are every where)
@MM, yes, I have seen quite a few bitches on board.. haha.. They must have got up on the wrong side of the cabin bed.
Talk about flight experiences, you simple have to read this. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteOops! It should have been 'simply'. Anyway, go have a laugh.
ReplyDeleteThey should be called "Fright Attendants"!
ReplyDeleterobin - looks like we can open a club. i love eating bread, butter & sugar too! ;)
ReplyDeleteMe, from the aviation industry, have to say that South East Asia Airlines have the best girls, especially SIA and MAS la hahahha! (high5!)
ReplyDeleteShe actually said that to u?! 'shame on u?' OMG! hahahah... she must be a a grandma! Oh no, She's already a Great-Grandma?! OMG... i'm speechless '_______________'