~~ True Story ~~

brainheater
By brainheater

This took place on a BA (British Airways) flight between Johannesburg and London. A white woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.

"Madam, what is the matter," the hostess asked.

"You obviously do not see it then?" she responded. "You placed me next to a black man. I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. Give me an alternative seat."

"Be calm please," the hostess replied. "Almost all the places on this flight are taken. I will go to seeif another place is available."

The Hostess went away and then came back a few minutes later. "Madam, just as I thought, there are no other available seats in the Economy class. I spoke to the captain and he informed me that there is also no seat in the business class. All the same, we still have one place in the first class."

Before the woman could say anything,the hostess continued:

"It is not usual for our company to permit someonefrom the economy class to sit in the first class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting."

She turned to the black man, and said,

"Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class."

At that moment, the other passengers who wereshocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.

This is a true story. If you are against racism, please send this message to all your friends. Please do not delete it without sending it to at least one person.. This scenario was seen by one of my cousin who was travelling in the same flight & was sitting just 3 seats away from a woman seat

By Loulsy• 6 Apr 2009 09:40
Loulsy

Whether the story is true or false.. the moral behind it great.. i like

WYSIWYG

By ranishkt• 6 Apr 2009 08:57
ranishkt

good one .. the white lady deserves it ... whether its a story or real .. i like the moral.

By brainheater• 6 Apr 2009 08:34
brainheater

GUD 4 U & KEEP WRITING SMS IN CORRECT ENGLISH. WILL NOT AFFECT ANY ONE'S HEALTH :)

By prettyice2007• 4 Apr 2009 18:31
prettyice2007

By Braveheartqatar• 4 Apr 2009 17:56
Braveheartqatar

i came across of this story long time ago but i can't remember where it was publish...maybe in section for ..laughter is the best medecine ....i doubt if this was really true..

By SamyaUK• 4 Apr 2009 17:47
SamyaUK

By bleu• 4 Apr 2009 17:43
bleu

brainheater,

Yes, I write SMS messages in correct English.

By karboghol• 4 Apr 2009 16:31
karboghol

Hey people calm down. I was in that flight as well and saw all this.

By brainheater• 4 Apr 2009 16:09
brainheater

@ Mandi : well i was surprised that you have read 3 times my comments to undersatnd it.. is it so??? cumon is dis KID'S TEXTING SLANG? :P if it so then what is SMS? will you write a stories over there with full english?

No offence but there was nuthing so complicated that some one misunderstood it...

By dragonfly212• 29 Mar 2009 19:58
dragonfly212

well is true or not of this story, i think the black man deserved the 1st class seat after the old lady complains.

Everybody is right everybody is wrong, it depend where you stand

By bleu• 29 Mar 2009 19:31
bleu

Mandi, I would agree with that...

itz ezier thn wat he rote. dont u thnk dat

By Mandilulur• 29 Mar 2009 18:32
Mandilulur

Sorry, but I know he can write and speak English correctly. I just didn't know why he was using kids' texting slang. I had to read it three times to get the jist. After all, we do strive for clear communication on QL. Our failures should be by error, not deliberate obfuscation. There's enough misunderstanding as is.

Mandi

By Friweika• 29 Mar 2009 18:26
Friweika

....was quite rude Mandi^^but kinda funny

By Friweika• 29 Mar 2009 18:26
Friweika

....was quite rude Mandi^^

By anonymous• 29 Mar 2009 16:34
anonymous

I dunno why people make fun of it sometimes...

I like British Airways

More so after I flew Lufthansa... 8-|

By anonymous• 29 Mar 2009 16:23
anonymous

aahhh racism.....whats that?

By Mandilulur• 29 Mar 2009 16:22
Mandilulur

English only in the main forum please, brainheater.

Mandi

By brainheater• 29 Mar 2009 16:18
brainheater

ahhhh!!! is dat so guys.. its mean my cousin lied to me... grrrrrrrrrrr.......

but to c da other side of picture, dont consider it a real story but concentrate on moral of da story... wat is written i have seen a similar cases many times with my own eyes & has been done to me too... am talking about Racism... & agreed with "TESS" :)

neways, i dunt want mind clashes on this topic, so chill in dis cold weather which will not b long lasting....

Cheers folks !!!!!!!!!

By anonymous• 29 Mar 2009 16:10
anonymous

What a load of twaddle, I'm not sure where the gist of the story is when BA is mentioned..........no I won't pass it on.....DELETE!

By Gypsy• 29 Mar 2009 16:08
Gypsy

This story is false. Just check out www.snopes.com

By Arien• 29 Mar 2009 15:22
Arien

Posted many times on QL.

______________________________________________

Listen to Many..Speak to a few.

By Friweika• 29 Mar 2009 15:18
Friweika

...really a very nice Story, had to smile and wonder what the Womans face looked like, when the Hostess turned to the Man.

By bleu• 29 Mar 2009 15:07
bleu

brainheater, so you cousin was sitting 3 seats away??? when was that???

Nice story, but I would think it was fake...

A simple snopes search, shows it is fake, sorry.

"Unfortunately, such legends, though they have their uses in helping us feel better about our world, can also prove damaging and hurtful to those tarred by their brush."

By t_coffee_or_me• 29 Mar 2009 15:00
t_coffee_or_me

I must have read 1000 by now

 

 

 

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By Victory_278692• 29 Mar 2009 14:45
Victory_278692

they deserve, it is the role reversed in South Africa...

By jiya123• 29 Mar 2009 14:39
jiya123

i absolutely love reading this message.....must've read it a 100 times by now.

Jiya

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