Originally Posted by Bradhattan

Your need to identify race, which adds no relevant information to your post, is possibly indicative of unconscious bias. While this is found in most, take this as an opportunity to realize and adjust!

Originally Posted by smit0847

I couldn't care less what they think - I'm sure theyd much rather be me than serving me!

Originally Posted by carrotjuice

I was clearing the transfer zone at HKIA while connecting flights.

On my same arriving flight was a Caucasian woman and her male travel companion, both of whom were dressed casually - round neck t-shirts and jeans - but nonetheless looking a bit scruffy. She was a bit on the rotund side and her blond hair was disheveled, while he certainly has not been shaving for a while.

As they put their boarding passes and passports into the scanning trays, one of the scanner attendants caught sight of them and exclaimed to her colleague in Cantonese in a slightly incredulous tone "First class? How can THEY be travelling in first class?!"

The attendant didn't realise that I understood Cantonese perfectly. Not wanting to pick a fight that really wasn't mine... I just pretended not to hear the first time.

She then repeated her comment a second time, thinking her colleague didn't hear as well!

After my hand luggage was scanned... I merely walked on.

But should I have pointed out to her not to judge a book by its cover? Or informed the other two passengers that the attendant was scorning and get them to deal with it? Or it really is none of my business what the attendant thought of them, and what they don't know doesn't harm them? What would you have done in earnest?

Originally Posted by shadesofgrey1x

Soo you have a problem with prejudice of a GA but you tender you own against a presumable racist, without evidence, GA, that you evesdropped on??

"Paging MR POT .... Paging MR POT.......... You have a call from a Mr Kettle.. He wants to talk to you about oral emotives regarding comparative chromatic densities."

Originally Posted by BOShappyflyer

Even as recently, I had an encounter while I chatted with an Australian couple while waiting in line during check-in in. They asked where I am from (and I said, "Boston") and it was one of those "where are you REALLY from, or what is your ancestry?" kind of questions. I said I grew up near Boston (but also stated my heritage) to which they say -- clearly impressed -- "wow you speak perfect English" *facepalm* (never mind that my primary written and spoken language IS English, and I went through all the school systems here...)

Originally Posted by LHR/MEL/Europe FF

I seriously doubt that's the case.

Originally Posted by smit0847

I meant theyd rather be doing what im doing than what theyre doing. You honestly think theyd rather be at work than jetting off somewhere glamorous in first class?

Just a few weeks back at MEL immigration the officer looked at my boarding pass and said 'wow- first class. How did you manage that?@'
(In a good natured way).

Originally Posted by LHR/MEL/Europe FF

Perhaps you could have said something to the scanner in Canotnese... like 'thank you, have a good day'. That'd probably get the message across for them to be more discrete in their comments in future.

Originally Posted by LHR/MEL/Europe FF

Perhaps you could have said something to the scanner in Canotnese... like 'thank you, have a good day'. That'd probably get the message across for them to be more discrete in their comments in future.