Crabtownboy
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One of my friends posted the following on Facebook. I think it is a urban legend . But it is a story with an interesting twist.
A 50- something year old white woman arrived at her seat on a crowded flight and immediately didn't want the seat. The seat was next to a black man. Dis-gusted, the woman immediately summoned the flight attendant and demanded a new seat. The woman said "I cannot sit here next to this black man." The fight attendant said "Let me see if I can find another seat." After checking, the flight attendant returned and stated "Ma'am, there are no more seats in economy, but I will check with the captain and see if there is something in first class." About 10 minutes went by and the flight attendant returned and stated "The captain has confirmed that there are no more seats in economy, but there is one in first class. It is our company policy to never move a person from economy to first class, but being that it would be some sort of scandal to force a person to sit next to an UNPLEASANT person, the captain agreed to make the switch to first class." Before the woman could say anything, the attendant gestured to the black man and said, "Therefore sir, if you would so kindly retrieve your personal items, we would like to move you to the comfort of first class as the captain doesn't want you to sit next to an unpleasant person." Passengers in the seats nearby began to applause while some gave a standing ovation.
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I've read that before, and while it is more than likely not true, it is a possibility with so many bigoted people still around. As long as he had no problem sitting next to me, I would have no problem sitting next to him--as long as he didn't try to flirt with me. :eek:
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I've read that before, and while it is more than likely not true, it is a possibility with so many bigoted people still around. As long as he had no problem sitting next to me, I would have no problem sitting next to him--as long as he didn't try to flirt with me. :eek:
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:laugh: I agree.
It is not race, creed, color or political party of a person that I am concerned about when I board a plane. My concern is that a person requiring 1 and 1/2 to 2 seats will be beside me. That could be quite painful.