Incredible onboard sightings
November 18th 2006 02:10
NOTE: My most recent post was written in a moment of temporary insanity. My comments about wanting to return to air waitressing was crazy talk and should be disregarded. I definitely do NOT want to go back to being a hostie, either in this life or the next.
Incredible onboard sightings
Unflushed toilets, passengers picking their noses nonchalantly, passengers clipping their toenails without a care in the world- these sights on the plane would have disgusted and outraged me before I entered the world of trolley dollying. But I’ve seen or heard about much more incredible sightings onboard…
I hope I don’t sound like I have the mentality of a person in the 1960’s when I say that I believe female hosties should be feminine and have a sense of propriety. You see I was left rather dumbfounded upon witnessing some very disturbing behaviour from a stewardess colleague. While having some time to spare on the flight, the said stewardess decided to attend to a matter of personal grooming, whipped out a pair of small scissors from her handbag and proceeded to trim the hair on her upper lip and chin. I was left speechless but mentally asked myself these questions: a) how could she do that in public? b) how on earth did those scissors elude the x-ray machine in customs? and c) again, how could she do that in public???!!!!
This next sighting involves hosties too, but doesn’t quite have the same shock value of the last story. As is common on the plane, a passenger spilled red wine on his trousers and some hosties rushed to aid him in cleaning up the stains. When the same case was ever presented before me, I would simply hand the passenger some towels and can of soda water or white wine (they really do wash out stains). But these hosties were so enthusiastic, a bit too enthusiastic if you ask me. Here they were in the galley, the passenger standing there helplessly (or it could have been happily) while 2 female hosties liberally poured a combination of white wine and soda water onto his trousers and vigorously scrubbed away at the red wine stains with towels. It was an odd sight indeed.
Sometimes it’s the small actions from others that can leave you amazed. Passengers’ favourite part of the meal service in business class is when the hosties bring out an array of desserts, fruit and cheese. These temptations are beautifully presented on a trolley and it is not unusual for passengers to gasp in delight as the trolley makes its debut into the cabin. Therefore, I was truly lost for words when a passenger chose the dessert trolley as the place on which to dispose of his used toothpick, right next to the tiramisu. I’ve learnt people may have the money to afford a business class seat, but money cannot buy class.
Finally, something really funny. Towards the end of a flight, a colleague ran up to me in a fit of giggles, telling me something very embarrassing had just happened. My colleague was making sure the passengers and cabin were secure for landing, when she came across a lady that was asleep in her seat with a blanket covering her waist. She informed the husband of the sleeping lady it was necessary to check his wife’s seatbelt was fastened, and he complied by lifting up the blanket. Unfortunately for the lady, her entire skirt had become tangled around her waist. Unfortunately, the lady had ‘gone commando’ that day. And unfortunately for the husband, he got an ear-bashing from his wife.
Incredible onboard sightings
Unflushed toilets, passengers picking their noses nonchalantly, passengers clipping their toenails without a care in the world- these sights on the plane would have disgusted and outraged me before I entered the world of trolley dollying. But I’ve seen or heard about much more incredible sightings onboard…
I hope I don’t sound like I have the mentality of a person in the 1960’s when I say that I believe female hosties should be feminine and have a sense of propriety. You see I was left rather dumbfounded upon witnessing some very disturbing behaviour from a stewardess colleague. While having some time to spare on the flight, the said stewardess decided to attend to a matter of personal grooming, whipped out a pair of small scissors from her handbag and proceeded to trim the hair on her upper lip and chin. I was left speechless but mentally asked myself these questions: a) how could she do that in public? b) how on earth did those scissors elude the x-ray machine in customs? and c) again, how could she do that in public???!!!!
This next sighting involves hosties too, but doesn’t quite have the same shock value of the last story. As is common on the plane, a passenger spilled red wine on his trousers and some hosties rushed to aid him in cleaning up the stains. When the same case was ever presented before me, I would simply hand the passenger some towels and can of soda water or white wine (they really do wash out stains). But these hosties were so enthusiastic, a bit too enthusiastic if you ask me. Here they were in the galley, the passenger standing there helplessly (or it could have been happily) while 2 female hosties liberally poured a combination of white wine and soda water onto his trousers and vigorously scrubbed away at the red wine stains with towels. It was an odd sight indeed.
Sometimes it’s the small actions from others that can leave you amazed. Passengers’ favourite part of the meal service in business class is when the hosties bring out an array of desserts, fruit and cheese. These temptations are beautifully presented on a trolley and it is not unusual for passengers to gasp in delight as the trolley makes its debut into the cabin. Therefore, I was truly lost for words when a passenger chose the dessert trolley as the place on which to dispose of his used toothpick, right next to the tiramisu. I’ve learnt people may have the money to afford a business class seat, but money cannot buy class.
Finally, something really funny. Towards the end of a flight, a colleague ran up to me in a fit of giggles, telling me something very embarrassing had just happened. My colleague was making sure the passengers and cabin were secure for landing, when she came across a lady that was asleep in her seat with a blanket covering her waist. She informed the husband of the sleeping lady it was necessary to check his wife’s seatbelt was fastened, and he complied by lifting up the blanket. Unfortunately for the lady, her entire skirt had become tangled around her waist. Unfortunately, the lady had ‘gone commando’ that day. And unfortunately for the husband, he got an ear-bashing from his wife.
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