Saturday, February 16, 2008

Conversation with the Skycap

Amazingly we made it to the airport in time. The security screening process on Indian domestic flights is much more streamlined than in the US. It will be interesting to see the level of screening for international flights.
Haresh and I were inside the terminal by 9:35 - only to find that our flight to Mumbia was delayed.
While we were waiting in line one of the skycaps came over to practice his English on me. He asked where I was from and how I liked India. Then he pointed out the business class queue (I was standing in the line for our seats - economy class). Hearing that I was from the US he naturally assumed I’d be flying business class.
I assured him that I was actually booked in economy. He went away disappointed. What’s the point in learning English if the Americans are reduced to flying economy class on Indian airlines?

1 comment:

Allen said...

That last sentence is the funniest thing I have read all day.