Josh Cahill [GoTravelYourWay]
Dec 17, 2023, 7:58 am
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Josh Cahill is on a roll and enjoying his 15 min of fame… strange that QR would even follow up on a bad review of Y
Dec 18, 2023, 6:45 pm
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They all believe that people exclusively choose to fly an airline based on their reviews and that the entire planet is just waiting for their reviews.
I think, whilst there's probably some truth in the story, that Cahill is probably exaggerating or making up most of it in an effort to gather even more viewers.
Dec 19, 2023, 11:50 am
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The problem with all of these video-bloggers is their ego has become bigger than the airlines.
They all believe that people exclusively choose to fly an airline based on their reviews and that the entire planet is just waiting for their reviews.
I think, whilst there's probably some truth in the story, that Cahill is probably exaggerating or making up most of it in an effort to gather even more viewers.
They all believe that people exclusively choose to fly an airline based on their reviews and that the entire planet is just waiting for their reviews.
I think, whilst there's probably some truth in the story, that Cahill is probably exaggerating or making up most of it in an effort to gather even more viewers.
I guess it's fair to say I consume premium cabin vlogs the same way I consume porn: I'll watch any of 'em, I keep the volume down, and there's a lot of fast-forwarding and skipping around.
Dec 21, 2023, 11:53 pm
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The problem with all of these video-bloggers is their ego has become bigger than the airlines.
They all believe that people exclusively choose to fly an airline based on their reviews and that the entire planet is just waiting for their reviews.
I think, whilst there's probably some truth in the story, that Cahill is probably exaggerating or making up most of it in an effort to gather even more viewers.
They all believe that people exclusively choose to fly an airline based on their reviews and that the entire planet is just waiting for their reviews.
I think, whilst there's probably some truth in the story, that Cahill is probably exaggerating or making up most of it in an effort to gather even more viewers.
I don’t take his stuff seriously.
Dec 22, 2023, 1:06 am
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Still nothing compared to the drama he made when he wanted to walk to Shanghai in 2009-10.
https://web.archive.org/web/20090120...k.com/der-weg/
https://web.archive.org/web/20090120...k.com/der-weg/
Dec 23, 2023, 9:22 pm
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Didn't see the link posted (although I'm assuming this is what oliver2002 is aluding to in the post above), but this came up on my news feeds... Haven't seen Josh's side of it (news articles often misrepresent something whether on purpose or not) nor have I looked into Qatar's side of it...
https://www.businessinsider.com/yout...review-2023-12
https://www.businessinsider.com/yout...review-2023-12
Jan 5, 2024, 2:36 am
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The wiki entry on him is being heavily debated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Josh_Cahill
Jan 5, 2024, 6:17 am
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The wiki entry on him is being heavily debated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Josh_Cahill
(I'm kinda torn about the incidents section though)
Jan 5, 2024, 6:53 am
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Jan 5, 2024, 4:20 pm
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The thing is, a lot of his incidents are totally on him. We really only get to hear his side told by him. I'm pretty sure there is more to these than he points out. PEK was just one, but there are so many more. And when he says "and a lot of cabin crew support me", I have a hard time believing him. Surely some would have spoken out by now.
Jan 5, 2024, 4:28 pm
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The thing is, a lot of his incidents are totally on him. We really only get to hear his side told by him. I'm pretty sure there is more to these than he points out. PEK was just one, but there are so many more. And when he says "and a lot of cabin crew support me", I have a hard time believing him. Surely some would have spoken out by now.
Jan 5, 2024, 5:23 pm
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The thing is, a lot of his incidents are totally on him. We really only get to hear his side told by him. I'm pretty sure there is more to these than he points out. PEK was just one, but there are so many more. And when he says "and a lot of cabin crew support me", I have a hard time believing him. Surely some would have spoken out by now.
Jan 6, 2024, 12:27 am
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I would say he's German and has lived in Australia at some point in his life (whether he obtained Australian citizenship is not known) and struggled to learn a proper Aussie accent. Apparently, there is a park near Sydney Airport called Cahill Park where presumably you can do plane spotting. Perhaps while living in Australia, he often went there to watch planes and thus adopted the surname "Cahill" for youtube branding purposes? In some videos, his real name is shown as WENDHOLDT/ALJOSCHA on his boarding pass.
Jan 6, 2024, 7:35 am
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I would say he's German and has lived in Australia at some point in his life (whether he obtained Australian citizenship is not known) and struggled to learn a proper Aussie accent. Apparently, there is a park near Sydney Airport called Cahill Park where presumably you can do plane spotting. Perhaps while living in Australia, he often went there to watch planes and thus adopted the surname "Cahill" for youtube branding purposes? In some videos, his real name is shown as WENDHOLDT/ALJOSCHA on his boarding pass.