Racism:A True story
This scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg, South Africa & London.
A white woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.
Very disturbed by this, she called the air hostess. "You obviously do not see it then?" she asked. "You placed me next to a black man. I did 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 see if another place is available."
The hostess went away & then came back a few minutes later.
"Madam, just as I thought, there are no other available seats in Economy Class.
I spoke to the captain & he informed me that there is also no seat in Business Class. All the same, we still have one place in First Class."
Before the woman could say anything, the hostess continued.
"It is not usual for our company to permit someone from Economy Class to sit in First Class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting."
The Hostess turned to the black guy, & 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'd been shocked by what they had just witnessed, stood up & applauded.
This is a true story!
I came to know about this particular bank thorugh a Qatari friend of mine.... its poor HR practices and administration..... request your wife to find another job and then resign from the bank.
my wife is going through this fact..... about racism in the worlds local bank. what can you do when your bosses who are whites are racist?
seems like an urban myth,, whenever somebody says "true story", I seem to look for the story in snopes.com, not this time. It seems fake, they would either tell her there are no empty seats, or move HER to first class.
It is there everywhere...
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i was talking abt another xena ,
who has got two awsome dogs lol
Nice one!!
You are bound to witness similar stuff some time in your life. And everyone finds its hard to accept that these things still exists.
But fact remains.......i hear expats tell me "No Problem, i can get away with it coz i'm white!" in Qatar.
However the story above is only a myth! Lets move-on people.....
Saddavi.. but I did comment on it....
"if you don't like the heat... get out of the kitchen... but stop trying to fan the flames before you leave... it will burn you on the a** as you go through the doorway...." ME
lol yes that is missing and now it is a great story - well you live and learn.
seen this many times. usually along with the false allegation about Oprah and Ralph Lauren.
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Love is the answer...
Racism really hurts a lot..
very sad story....i feel sorry for that poor man ...but that silly lady really deserve it.
"Keep smiling, it makes people wonder what you're up to."
This is actually an urban myth... but it is a good story.
it has also been posted here about 3 times in the last year.
great story(if its true)...
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Xena posted it some months ago.
But really good story 4 those who didn't read it b4
This has been on QL so many times and alays comes again. It is boring now to read this post.
Urban Myth. Never happened.
"I am not a pretty girl, that is not what I do, I ain't no damsel in distress and I don't need to be rescued. So put me down punk, I'm not a maiden fair, maybe there's a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere." Ani Difranco