Yeah, airlines and air travel in the US in general has gotten a little bit outta hand....basically, post 9/11, anything and everything to do with flying began to SUCK. And speaking of AA, they really went down the tubes. IMO, the last few AA flights I have been on were crappy. The flight attendants were rude as hell!! They even intentionally WOKE ME UP for no reason on my international flight to Japan. BOGUS. Loosing bags that often is just bad luck I think, I've never had a bag lost...Originally Posted by PK
Man - your air travel is in chaos.
AA delays caused me to miss 2 connecting flights and lost my baggage in both directions.
Going over it took one day for bag to catch up, coming home they estimate 3 days.
Pathetic.
You mean you didn't notice that everyone over here is a fatso?Seriously, there this term for it, I think its called "portion control", but you won't find that in many restaurants here. Basically, the thought behind it all is, if you don't get A LOT, you are getting ripped off.
We had a period of time in the 90s when everything was going "super size" and I think that kinda got our eating habits as a nation in a bad state of affairs. I myself have a glutonous appetite that I am constantly trying to keep in check!!
I'm surprised to hear you say that!!The one thing that stuck out as most memorable -
The absolute politeness and friendliness of all the people I came in contact with.
Admittedly I was probably in the top end of town most of the time, but whow - I didn't expect that.
Americans abroad tend to show the opposite.But seriously, I would say, that in general, the image perceived of the average American vs. the actual average American is very different. There are a load of jack a$se$ in this country, no doubt, but I think every where you go, no matter what country, you will have nice folks and a load of idiots just the same.
Bart
PS - I need to get down to Oz one of these years. All the Aussies I have ever met have been a fun bunch!
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