Friday, November 10, 2006

AERONAUTICAL NAUGHTINESS

I did enjoy a light-hearted article [not available online] on the front page of La Sicilia today in which the journalist laments the fact that the Alitalia air hostesses have won a long battle over uniform: from now on, from October to April, they will be allowed to wear trousers and more sensible, warm shoes. [It seems that the Italian hostesses have really been feeling the cold when they land in London or Moscow in winter.] The writer complains that on domestic flights there is no longer any bar or meal service, there are no free newspapers and not even a coffee is offered. And now the men can't while away the time by looking at the hostesses' legs!

It amused me because it is probably the kind of article that you couldn't get away with publishing in Britain. Ellee has an interesting post on the consequences there of political correctness.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

No bar, no coffee, no newspaper. What can a man do if not look at a nice pair of legs. Don't throw that at me...I was kidding.

Anonymous said...

Steve has a point, those Latin men will miss eyeing up a shapely calf. Couldn't they have worn thicker tights?
It's the high heels I couldn't manage all day, that must be crippling.
And thanks for the link, btw.

Ballpoint Wren said...

Heh!

American flight attendants have gotten to wear pants for a long time! We got rid of the weight and age restrictions, too. I bet Italian men will ONLY FLY Italian if they can, just for these reasons alone!

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