<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by flyrights:
Bahrainlad, we're all VERY jealous of your teriffic booze-loving "ISLAND OF LIBERALISM" you're living in... Tell us, how are the strip clubs there? When is the next Gay Pride Parade in Bahrain? How many pornos do they stock in the local video store? How many Jewish temples do they have? What's the penalty for smoking marijuana? How many female government officials do they have at high levels? How do they treat their servants from the Philipines and India? I'm glad all it takes to make you happy is some alcohol to forget your troubles, cloudless skies, a DSL line, and a swimming pool. Most of the rest of us, who claim to be unabashed liberals, might not agree with YOUR view of paradise.
I'll take my smog-infested, gay-rights loving, sometimes crime-ridden but FREE society ANY DAY, over YOUR "island of liberalism" for even a one hour stopover. But if you've convinced yourself you're happy there, than I'm happy for you too.
Enjoy!
Jim</font>
Ummm...strip clubs, well I prefer to do the real thing rather than watch if you know what I mean....but each to his own. Ditto porno (apart from the web)...and I hardly think that the presence of Gay Pride defines a liberal society....what happens when the percentage of gay men as a whole of the population is much lower than in the US?
There is one Jewish Synagogue and several Christian/Catholic churches - including a Cathedral.
In the cabinet there is a woman, a Jew and a Christian.
Migrant workers are treated with the same rights as normal citizens. They also earn on average 10x what they would earn in their own countries.
Oh, crime is officially zero and the only tax we pay is a US$9 departure fee at the airport. And petrol is 25 cents/litre.
But back to the thread....as the moderators are exhorting us to stay focussed, I think what it comes down to is this:
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Thread title: Misleading. It is well publiscised that "OK" does indeed not mean confirmed by all airlines: see your ticket wallet.
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Actual Argument: Spurious. When everything falls apart, you will be treated better depending on: 1, how much you paid for your ticket and 2, your status with the airline's frequent flier program. In the same way that on an overbooked flight, the premium passengers will get available seats first. Airlines only have an obligation to get you from A to B safely - which they did in this case. The timing is only conversation.
If you don't like it, I suggest you don't fly BA again. But your list of 'flyrights-approved' airlines will dwindle by the day: eventually you'll have to swim!