Unacceptable experience in shorthaul J
Jul 20, 2020, 4:17 am
#31
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I don’t make judgements on these things- it’s just that things like irony and subtle humour often fail to come across in a different language or cultural context... For example, why might Helga have legs??!! But now I know who Basia and BArb and Helga are, so that part is fine for me.😊
"To have legs" was my attempted allusion to irony. You could take it as a vaguely sexist comment, but the idiomatic meaning is "to succeed, be recognised"
Sorry about that!
Jul 20, 2020, 4:50 am
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Jul 20, 2020, 8:12 am
#34
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So much hate, no surprise I am being discriminated against.
Well, as the Grauniad says, comment is free and I don’t plan to change my contributions. Whoever created the LinkedIn of Margaret Pennywhistle deserves a drink!
But obviously there comes a point where ones input should better remain in the private domain, on the WhatsApp groups etc than on this forum.
Well, as the Grauniad says, comment is free and I don’t plan to change my contributions. Whoever created the LinkedIn of Margaret Pennywhistle deserves a drink!
But obviously there comes a point where ones input should better remain in the private domain, on the WhatsApp groups etc than on this forum.
Jul 20, 2020, 8:27 am
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Tellingly, they don't seem to have caught on, outside the immediate orbit of their creator - though Helga might have legs. She might get joined by Heidi.
Unless you're Polish, or a follower of niche pop, you might not get the Basia connection.
I was trying to think of any carrier with a nickname that sticks. I mean beyond those tiresome ones like "Take Another Plane" for TAP
Unless you're Polish, or a follower of niche pop, you might not get the Basia connection.
I was trying to think of any carrier with a nickname that sticks. I mean beyond those tiresome ones like "Take Another Plane" for TAP
Basia has indeed caught on. Everyone knows who I mean. Basia’s Premium Dash is well remembered by many at LOT. I can assure you that many lovely employees are fully aware of my posts and the Moniker (sic). I can recall favourably that after a long trip away and a return to Polska my OH remarked that theirself was positively happy to see Basia offer theirself a Prince Polo.
Also sexism? Legs? A mans legs of course. Surely it’s a mistake to even think for a moment that a name of BArb, Basia, Helga are names belonging to females? These could easily be non-gendered names or indeed belonging to a womxn and are not sexist in the slightest. What matters is how someone identifies.
Jul 20, 2020, 8:40 am
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It's very poor in 2020 to not offer a vegetarian alternative. BA for example offer all special meals on all flights. LH will not see my business anymore, it is as simple as that.