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Unfortunately, most of your comments now apply to airline lounges, I guess. I'd expand your comments to the usage of cell phones in restaurants and such.
At the risk of hijacking the thread, people in different countries do different things. I spent many a night having dinner at a favorite restaurant in France. The French seem to enjoy bringing their pets with them when they go out to eat and one night, I found myself sitting next to a small dog. The dog was well behaved until I stood up to leave, when he started to bark loudly. Did the locals stare at the dog? No they were starting at me!
At the risk of hijacking the thread, people in different countries do different things. I spent many a night having dinner at a favorite restaurant in France. The French seem to enjoy bringing their pets with them when they go out to eat and one night, I found myself sitting next to a small dog. The dog was well behaved until I stood up to leave, when he started to bark loudly. Did the locals stare at the dog? No they were starting at me!
a bit off the subject,but your comment reminds me of an old episode of "sex and the city"where the main character carrie has briefly moved to paris and is sitting alone in a beautiful restaurant in some wall/bench seating..next to her ,instead of her boyfriend who does not show up, is seated a very large bull mastiff type dog!interesting cultural concept!
First, reserve lounges only for paid members. Separate lounges for members with family under 12. Then rope off an area near the gate with a spa water station for credit card and mileage entitlements.
Allow only paid 1st and business ticket holders to purchase a day pass. A $10 fee will encourage proper deportment in the lounge.
Enforce a dress code. No one in athletic or county fair attire allowed. Sorry. Neat professional clothing is a requirement to maintain decorum of any private club.
Put staff in the room to bus tables, offer snacks and beverages, and enforce the rules, including excessive cell phone use, and loud talking.
That is how I remember it, and one actually looked forward to a journey.
Allow only paid 1st and business ticket holders to purchase a day pass. A $10 fee will encourage proper deportment in the lounge.
Enforce a dress code. No one in athletic or county fair attire allowed. Sorry. Neat professional clothing is a requirement to maintain decorum of any private club.
Put staff in the room to bus tables, offer snacks and beverages, and enforce the rules, including excessive cell phone use, and loud talking.
That is how I remember it, and one actually looked forward to a journey.
I can certainly understand that one... I remember I actually had an interview in a Terminal. During my Interview 2 very Loud and obnoxious kids took balled up wads of paper and running past us and throwing them at me... Parents were sitting watching them and didn't say a word... I wanted to strangle them both... Somehow I survived that and actually got the Job however.
Some parents will let their kids do anything and not call them down. Many do not seem to care and that is a lot of the problem.
Some parents will let their kids do anything and not call them down. Many do not seem to care and that is a lot of the problem.
Started flying for business back in '60's. Fun to fly... about 5 years later I got to fly in business class. Sat behind lady & small child. At 5000 ft child decided to make a "deposit" Lady simply turned air nozzle away and toward me. She could not change child's clothes ...or child. After 15 minutes I went back to std coach seat. Hate smell and flies. Over the years things got worse. I wonder if the kid still flies ... think I smelled him several times. I hate flying, especially airports. Civility is almost non-existent.
And other people tolerate it! I have gained more than a few nasty looks or scoldings from my lovely wife when I quietly tell someone to please rein their kids in at the restaurant, or sometimes not quite as politely tell people to shut up when they are talking during a movie at the theater. If everyone accepts this type of conduce, then it is the norm.
Unfortunately, this means that everyone has to pay whether through suffering or fees in order to find another lounge or restaurant where you can have an enjoyable time as others are as well, by hopefully outpricing those with less manners. And then you are often considered a snob.
Manners and politeness are really all it takes. But I'm preaching (more like lamenting) to the choir here...