Originally Posted by
BWISkyGuy
If there is no common language for everyone on the plane, then I'm lost on what the point is? International flights have significant numbers of passengers that don't speak the language of the crew, regardless of nationality. Personally, I feel like I would feel just as comfortable performing emergency service on an AA flight as I would on a carrier where I didn't speak the language, after all these years of sitting in exit rows. YMMV though.
I'm not sure where you're going with this -- do you think AA will change the policy of you complain about it? (I'm not saying they wouldn't, I'm just lost on the goal here.)
This. If I'm on an inland Air China flight and all the cards are in Mandarin I'll get pissed for being kicked out of an exit row for only speaking English. The need to open a door and the method to do it is supposed to be pretty easy. Maybe all ID cards should include an IQ and strength test to determine the minimum for each daily task to be performed in life.