Originally Posted by graraps
Personally I think of curry as more representative of modern-day Britain than bangers and mash.
Mmmm..... curry..... slobber, drool. Had a fantastic one on UA earlier this year flying LHR-ORD. Girlfriend wasn't so impressed - too spicy for her!
Back to the point - given the main British airlines - BA, BD, VS - which one strikes you as most British?
BD? Not for me. Doesn't have that intrinsic British feel to it. What is that 'intrinsic British feel'? Dunno. But BD doesn't have it anyway!
VS? With its 'Sunday Roast' - first I've heard of that. The Union flag winglets? Don't do it for me.
BA? More so than any of the others. Why? Well, leaving aside the fact it is called BRITISH Airways (not Brit Air -
), there's just something about the airline - service primarily I guess - that makes me think of it as British. Oh and the fact that once on a shockingly windy approach into LHR with planes aborting ahead, the crew got us done with numerous bumps and bounces, and the captain, with classic British understatement, came on the PA to announce -
"Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to London Heathrow. I trust you enjoyed the rather..... sporting approach today."
Bloody fantastic! Remember that one
bkm?