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Old Dec 4, 2016 | 9:15 am
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Originally Posted by Development
Find your responses quite simplistic. Just being honest which I know you highly value.

There was actually a fascinating episode either on TV or BA Entertainment about the enormous effort BA put into understanding cultural nuances when they begin a specific route to China .
I hater we have moved on from the coffee smell comment to expected service standards when serving Arabic coffee in general.

Yes I saw the program. Chengdu. Route now cancelled or about to be cancelled due to lack of passengers. I didn't see anything about tea ceremonies in that program.

I'd expect BA cabin crew to be trained in things like use of the left hand in ME. Or double handed business card etiquette in China. Thats a realistic knowledge of cultural etiquette.

You are really expecting knowledge of an Arabic tea ceremony? Really? If so you must experience a lot of of disappointments in your day to day life. As you say, just being honest.
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