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[–] ChiefSinner@lemm.ee 15 points 11 months ago (3 children)

What's wrong with clapping when the airplane land? I miss that when it was the norm when I was a kid

[–] t_berium@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Do you clap at every bus stop, too? That's their damn job.

[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thanking and clapping are rather different.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Generally, the pilot is in the cockpit and can't hear you thanking them when you've landed. But they can hear clapping.

[–] detalferous@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

No but I clap at performances where it's their job.

[–] Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 11 months ago

Yeah I can get away from that screaming infant now.

[–] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I do thank the bus driver when I get out

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ha, you guys still pay in cash? We can check in with our debitcard here in the Netherlands

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 11 months ago

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

[–] ChiefSinner@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

I mean, I would if the bus was up a few miles above the road for a couple of hours and landed safely.

[–] Fleur__@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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 😭😭

[–] Kase@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

Buddy, are you okay?