I'm glad to hear we have cleared the air on this issue, well, at least for the time being. I fly at least 15 times a year, usually non-rev (airline pilot for a father) and i have simply gotten used to being overly polite, friendly, and helpful with any and all airline staff. I have found this to be a valuable tool, just recently, flying full revenue to come home for thanksgiving vacation i struck up a conversation with a flight attendant in the aft galley of the plane, we talked about her long day and the fact that she had another leg to fly after the 6 hour one we were already on! I empathized with her, and it eventually came up that my father was an employee for the airline, and she said she had a feeling seeing as how i was being so polite (even though i was still a full paying customer). she offered me whatever free BOB (buy on board) food i wanted.

This just goes to show that all flight attendants are not stereotyped correctly... customers just do not realize the stress that is put on them every day. smile once and a while, strike up a conversation, you'll be surprised at what happens.

great job clearing the air on this one heather!

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