*stage whispers*
HE'S ALSO A *BIT* COMMON
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Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Thu 16 Oct 2014, 12:53,
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Heh
I've investigated this issue a bit further, some pilots like it but some are offended by it- they
are doing their jobs, it's not like a miracle had just happened so they landed safely, moreover
commoners really can't recognize good or so so landing.
Unfortunately, there is no clear cut if you just like to show appreciation for crew job.
Yes, it's associated with not so seasoned fliers, but it's always "them"- Europeans for Americans
and the other way around, second class fliers, the tourists, the Irish, the Russians, the Germans etc
I've chuckled upon finding this gems on PPRuNe-
"The clapping on landing is common place all over Europe but especially Poland and Italy. Possibly
Catholic superstition ?!"
"If I'm flying with my wife and/or children I make a point of clapping, especially if noone else
joins in. I love the look of embarassment on their clenched faces."
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omnitruncatedkraken from Empire Algol, Thu 16 Oct 2014, 15:27,
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