Rampant "Age-ism" of Asian Airlines
Only lovely young things need apply:
Oh, it would be so tough to give that up on trips to Asia.
But maybe it won't be so bad. It is, after all, possible that my sour experiences on domestic, U.S. airlines is due to sour service from these "matronly" flight attendants rather than lack of beauty.
And speaking of Singapore, does anyone else notice the great service orientation of businesses there? Those plucky, adventurous, ever-so-proper Brits (Raffles et al.). They really instilled lasting service sense when they lorded over the place long ago. Like imperial vestige of a periphery long forgotten at the center, I often find that the British sense of service and propriety is more alive in parts of once Anglophone Asia than among Brits themselves (esp. the young ones).
The stewardesses on Asian airlines tend to be much younger and more attractive than their matronly - sometimes even grand-matronly - counterparts on American and European airlines.I am very torn on this one. It seems unfair to fire women over 35. On the other hand, I do enjoy the people-watching on some Asian airlines. My favorite airline in the world is Singapore Airlines. They have it all: service, high-tech IFE (that's inflight entertainment system, for those of you outside the aerospace industry), comfortable cabin, decent food (although Asiana has better food now I hear) and, yes, beauty.
Oh, it would be so tough to give that up on trips to Asia.
But maybe it won't be so bad. It is, after all, possible that my sour experiences on domestic, U.S. airlines is due to sour service from these "matronly" flight attendants rather than lack of beauty.
And speaking of Singapore, does anyone else notice the great service orientation of businesses there? Those plucky, adventurous, ever-so-proper Brits (Raffles et al.). They really instilled lasting service sense when they lorded over the place long ago. Like imperial vestige of a periphery long forgotten at the center, I often find that the British sense of service and propriety is more alive in parts of once Anglophone Asia than among Brits themselves (esp. the young ones).
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