Sep 21, 2020 14:52
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aluminium tube
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aluminium tube
People seem to have this don't-care attitude. they don't apply the same rules on the ground as what they do in the air. I always wondered why,
because that aluminium tube is very restrictive.
An air hostess talking about the people manners on the planes.
What "aluminium tube" stands for in this context?
Thanks in advance,
because that aluminium tube is very restrictive.
An air hostess talking about the people manners on the planes.
What "aluminium tube" stands for in this context?
Thanks in advance,
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Yvonne Gallagher
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Yvonne Gallagher
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think she must be joking about it by calling it an "aluminium tube" as the plane is restrictive to movements
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Note added at 6 mins (2020-09-21 14:58:36 GMT)
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"People {...] don't apply the same rules on the ground as what they do in the air
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Note added at 1 day 3 hrs (2020-09-22 18:48:36 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped
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Note added at 6 mins (2020-09-21 14:58:36 GMT)
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"People {...] don't apply the same rules on the ground as what they do in the air
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Note added at 1 day 3 hrs (2020-09-22 18:48:36 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped
Note from asker:
| Thanks a lot. |
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