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What's wrong with clapping when the airplane land? I miss that when it was the norm when I was a kid
Flying, despite all its drawbacks, is still one of humanity's greatest achievements and has transformed our society to such an extent that most people today can't even imagine what it's like to travel long distances before the rise of commercial aviation. A trip across the ocean which once took weeks or months with a very high chance of a horrific death now takes at most 12 hours and is the safest mode of transport. If that doesn't warrant applause I don't know what does.
So if you go to a concert or a play do you not clap? The pilots did something most people can't. They're not clapping at the plane they're applauding the pilots.
Which is also a job and expected of them? And flying a plane is definitely way harder than putting on a show, for potentially quite a bit less pay depending on the performance.
Regardless, no one is saying you have to clap. So why do you care what other people do? You not only think it's wrong for you to thank someone for doing their job, but you think it's wrong for other people to do so? Why?
Why, I'm glad not to die in an accident even when I trust the ones in control from the very beginning.
I only referred to the "we don't trust" part. I usually don't clap first but will gladly join others to share the joy of the moment, be it in the bus or at the dentist's office
It's a thank you.
It's a way to say thank you when there's many people thanking one person. Just like in theatre, at a concert. I know it from guided tours as well.
It's a question of custom. But it's a nice custom that says thanks, so I don't understand why so many people are averse to it. I think it would be nice to applaud a bus driver. It's just not usually done. I happen to get applauded occasionally both at work and during my hobby and I love when it happens!
I thank my accountant and anyone who does something for me. I'm also trying to be generally supportive.
do you ever have fun?
Do you clap at every bus stop, too? That's their damn job.
I definitely say thank you when getting off the bus.
It's honestly really sad that so many people think people doing a job is somehow not only undeserving of gratitude, but will judge other people for expressing gratitude.
Thanking and clapping are rather different.
Generally, the pilot is in the cockpit and can't hear you thanking them when you've landed. But they can hear clapping.
No but I clap at performances where it's their job.
If my bus ride is 14 hours in one direction, you're damn right I'm clapping. Though it's not entirely for the pilot, it's for being allowed to move freely again.
Yeah I can get away from that screaming infant now.
I do thank the bus driver when I get out
If he's tried to palm off some foreign coin on me though in my change, he's not getting a thank you, he needs to learn his lesson.
Ha, you guys still pay in cash? We can check in with our debitcard here in the Netherlands
For some reason to get really pissy if you try and pay by card. Mostly because they don't want to put the money into actually pay for the infrastructure necessary to support card transactions.
The barely ever wash the buses
I mean, I would if the bus was up a few miles above the road for a couple of hours and landed safely.
Honesty half the time I just wish the plane crashed during landing and mofos clapping at my misery is just rubbing salt in the wound 😭😭
Buddy, are you okay?