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Nov 2, 2009 | 6:35 pm

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gitismatt

Join Date: Feb 2004

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Originally Posted by Gynob001

I have Ph.D and MBA degrees and I always am well dressed. I am an Asian American who have lived in the US for over 30 years. You wouldn't believe how many times I have been asked by flight attendants whether I speak english, how many times I have been seated with "my own kinde of people" etc. Just a couple of months back, a gate agent who couldn't pronounce my name and gave my seat away to another person...
I could go on and on...In the beginning I used to get angry and upset, but these are ignorant employees who are in control of that moment.
You know well that there is no dress code for first class, but there is a conduct code for airline employees.

if you frequently pass through DTW or MSP, i wouldnt be surprised about someone asking an asian passenger if he or she speaks english. those are gateways for the pacific destinations. it's probably a little presumptuous, but it's a fair question in those locales

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