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Old Jan 9, 2017 | 4:33 am
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Originally Posted by CKA1
What do you think of flying with nametags, ID cards, clerical garb, professional attire or items which demonstrate that you are genuinely a nice and respectable person.
I'm concerned with people who think that they need to wear a label to prove they are respectable. Or with people who think that wearing a label makes them look respectable.

Originally Posted by CKA1
For example, I once was in like at a gate. There was a RC priest who had some very large and clearly oversize parcels. He told the gate agent that (he was wearing a collar which was clearly visible) they were essential electronics for his parish. So if the GA would have said to check them, they would basically be telling a priest off. He got on, parcels in hand.
So the guy cheated the system. Nice stunt by a priest.

Originally Posted by CKA1
what do you think of people who are part of a professional community and wear certain items to get special treatment?
Except for active military who have a valid reason to wear the uniform, I think that people who wear certain items to get special treatment are a)arrogant and b) delusional. It doesn't work.
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