The Finnair höpö-höpö (nonsense) thread
May 16, 2017, 7:25 am
#1561
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On my last flight from NRT to HEL there were some Japanese ladies that were very excited about flying business. They were talking about how they could sell the business class Marimekko pouch for 5000 yen online, then they tried to steal the pouches from empty seats and sleeping passengers. The Japanese flight attendant had to tell them to stop...
May 16, 2017, 8:29 am
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On my last flight from NRT to HEL there were some Japanese ladies that were very excited about flying business. They were talking about how they could sell the business class Marimekko pouch for 5000 yen online, then they tried to steal the pouches from empty seats and sleeping passengers. The Japanese flight attendant had to tell them to stop...
May 16, 2017, 8:47 am
#1563
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May 16, 2017, 10:30 am
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May 16, 2017, 12:22 pm
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May 16, 2017, 12:59 pm
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On my last flight from NRT to HEL there were some Japanese ladies that were very excited about flying business. They were talking about how they could sell the business class Marimekko pouch for 5000 yen online, then they tried to steal the pouches from empty seats and sleeping passengers. The Japanese flight attendant had to tell them to stop...
But where can I get 5k JPY for marimekko? I've like 20 of those at home in plastic wrap.
May 16, 2017, 1:23 pm
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May 17, 2017, 3:51 am
#1568
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You would be amazed what some Japanese would do in order to get money and/or status items. I guess the Marimekko pouches has a high status value since you actually have to fly J to get them. They sell for 3000-5000 yen on second hand markets online.
May 17, 2017, 2:06 pm
#1569
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https://item.mercari.com/jp/m73070336589/
https://item.mercari.com/jp/m24455933752/
May 18, 2017, 12:45 am
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Yup, I meant Y for Yuan - "people's money".
Y is sometimes used for 円 Yen too (despite it being pronounced 'En'), so slightly confusing here.
Y is sometimes used for 円 Yen too (despite it being pronounced 'En'), so slightly confusing here.
May 18, 2017, 2:04 am
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¥ has been used for JPY (円) for as long as I remember. I was actually quite surprised when I saw the same sign used for CNY for the first time. More often I see RMB used in latin scripts.
Last edited by WilcoRoger; May 18, 2017 at 2:31 am
May 18, 2017, 2:30 am
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Bose headphones in longhaul C
Can anyone confirm which version of the Bose QuietComfort is in AY's longhaul C? QC 25 or QC35? And how/if they differ from the plain vanilla version commercially available in retail? The plug is obvious, I'm thinking more of their noise cancellation performance (vs commercial) and sound quality.
I am asking this, because I'm a bit underwhelmed with their NC performance, especially with all the hype Bose gets also here on FT. (I have the older QC15 version) My Sony MDR-1000X beats the onboard Bose on both counts.
I am asking this, because I'm a bit underwhelmed with their NC performance, especially with all the hype Bose gets also here on FT. (I have the older QC15 version) My Sony MDR-1000X beats the onboard Bose on both counts.
May 18, 2017, 5:31 am
#1573
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As intuition mentioned, it origibally came from the common character (円 Yen /圆 or 圓 Yuan), yet the pronunciation is a slightly different. The symbol is quite confusing.
May 19, 2017, 3:08 am
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According to Blue Wings, as of mid-May AY is partnering up with Alaska Airlines. No idea what it will mean in practice. Any possible sweet spots there?
May 19, 2017, 3:20 am
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Well that could mean you could earn AS miles on AY flights to use on other great airlines. The MileagePlan program is pretty lucrative so it could mean good stuff.