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ch
14-03-2005, 05.13.49
During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
others. Are Americans not taught the same?

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

MikeR
14-03-2005, 05.38.45
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

No.

Most American parents have no clue what their responsibilities are in
raising children. As a result many 'spoiled brats' continue to act that way
as adults. President Shrub is a good example. He should have had a good
lickin' a little more often. Had his Daddy kept him in line, maybe we would
not be in this current mess.

MikeR

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
14-03-2005, 06.56.57
ch wrote:
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere!

You must encounter a different class of Americans than the
rest of us do! (Traveling in the "deep South", perhaps?)

> Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front.

Ever hear of "DVT" (Deep Vein Thrombosis)? Apparently it is
a real hazard on long-range flights, and one of the
recommended means of combating it is to elevate one's feet
whenever possible - one reason for choosing seats fronted by
a bulkhead (what you describe as "walls").

> Often with their shoes on.

Given the limited space available for doing so, and limited
agility in the case of older passengers (those most at risk
for DVT) how would you suggest they remove their shoes (with
any hope of getting them on again before the plane emptied
after landing)?

> The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down.

Funny, Air France didn't seem to object, last time I flew
them from Paris - nor do most overseas airlines I've
experienced. IMO, the couple should have asked if the
stewardess (aka "flight attendant") was prepared to pay
their medical bills, should they experience a DVT incident.
(So long as they weren't encroaching on your space, what
right have you to criticize, anyway?) It's hard enough to
get comfortable on long flights in steerage, without someone
carping about such silly non-essentials.

> The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?

Are you "for real", or simply another troll?

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

PTRAVEL
14-03-2005, 07.31.43
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part of
a certain class of Americans.

I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
stay there along.

Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
buses, have now taken to the air.


>
>

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.32.49
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front. Often
> with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to them. On
> the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate this. The
> American couple in front of us first thing they did was put their feet on
> the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked them to take
> them down. The American couple were not pleased that their boorish
> behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe
> we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught
> to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?

There are different customs in different parts of the country.

In the US, we have the tendency to put our feet up more.

I do notice that on trains, people put their feet up on the seats, with
their shows on.

It is a shame they don't have more respect for other people's clothes and
for not wearing out the seats.

Jeff

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

nospam
14-03-2005, 07.39.09
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the
> way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially
> at the front. Often with their shoes on.

The last time I flew SAS, a business class passenger put his feet up
on the walls. He was Finnish, from Turku. The last time I flew
Finnair, some of the passengers walked down the aisle in bare feet
or feet in socks. Those passengers were Finnish. So it is not only
Americans who do this.


Pete

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Jeff
14-03-2005, 07.44.52
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39klubF60l3ppU1@individual.net...
>
> "ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message
> news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
>> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
>> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on aeroplanes,
>> trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs, restaurants, offices,
>> everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this. We did quite a bit of
>> flying inside the US and it was most disturbing the way they put their
>> feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane, especially at the front.
>> Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses did not say anything to
>> them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa and they did not tolerate
>> this. The American couple in front of us first thing they did was put
>> their feet on the wall in front of them and the stewardess quickly asked
>> them to take them down. The American couple were not pleased that their
>> boorish behaviour was not tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference,
>> in Europe we are taught that you do not put your feet up in public. We
>> are taught to respect others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
> It's not a cultural difference but, rather, a lack of culture on the part
> of a certain class of Americans.
>
> I was once on a flight and turned my head to find the bare feet of the
> person behind me propped up on my arm rest. Needless to say, they didn't
> stay there along.
>
> Unfortunately, in the US, airlines have chosen to compete on the basis of
> price. Many people who, formerly, would have been relegated to Greyhound
> buses, have now taken to the air.

I disagree with your attitude. Many people in the US who don't have as much
culture as you don't have the culture because they are working their butts
off raising kids.

They are the people who work at Walmart for $8.50 an hour and don't get any
health benefits.

I say, "welcome aboard." While they might not have as much culture as you,
they are every bit as important as you.

Jeff

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.

Calif Bill
14-03-2005, 07.54.26
"ch" <nospam@please.com> wrote in message news:d12vhr$i6r$0@pita.alt.net...
> During our recent trip to America we noticed this horrible phenomenon.
> Americans love to put their feet up in public. They do it on
> aeroplanes, trains, buses, cinemas, theatres, tables, chairs,
> restaurants, offices, everywhere! Wherever we went we noticed this.
> We did quite a bit of flying inside the US and it was most disturbing
> the way they put their feet up on the walls inside the aeroplane,
> especially at the front. Often with their shoes on. The stewardesses
> did not say anything to them. On the way back home we flew Lufthansa
> and they did not tolerate this. The American couple in front of us
> first thing they did was put their feet on the wall in front of them
> and the stewardess quickly asked them to take them down. The American
> couple were not pleased that their boorish behaviour was not
> tolerated. Maybe it's a cultural difference, in Europe we are taught
> that you do not put your feet up in public. We are taught to respect
> others. Are Americans not taught the same?
>
>

No, in Europe you are taught to be pushy. Push to the front, be loud in a
restaurant, etc. You also have boorish behavior. Maybe the Americans know
that if you elevate the feet, you do not get swelling, etc. in the lower
extremities.