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Wir Haben Soeben Unsere Reiseflughhöhe Vergessen (2012)

by Heather Poole(Favorite Author)

3.36 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Ullstein extra

review 1: Heather Poole has seen all manner of bad behavior at 35,000 feet and knows what it takes for a traveler to become the most hated passenger onboard. She's watched passengers and coworkers escorted off the planes by police. She can tell you why it's a bad idea to fall for a pilot but can be a very good one to date a business-class passenger. Heather knows everything about flying in a post-9/11 world and she knows what goes on behind the scenes, things the passengers would never dream. A delightful and amusing book.
review 2: Once when I was sitting in the first row on a connecting flight, the jump seat was broken so the flight attendant took an empty seat next to me. She was very chatty and told me all sorts of things about what it was like to be a flight attend... moreant ("We can't take many sick days or we get fired."), terrorism ("If people knew what I knew, no one would be allowed to bring a carry-on on the plane."), and free passes ("My son -- he's 21 -- just loves Thailand!"). What I liked about this book is that it continued this conversation. As a somewhat frequent traveler, I have always been interested in what it would be like to be a flight attendant. Turns out, it's a completely different world, and, well... it sounds mostly awful.At times, though, the serious subject matter was presented so lightly that it seemed borderline ditzy, especially the chapter called "Barbie Boot Camp" in which the author described the horrifyingly gender normative training undergone by flight attendants. I think she probably wanted to keep the subject matter light, but it didn't quite work all the time.After I read this book, though, I immediately embarked on a two-week business trip, and I did look at the crew differently. I wondered about the hotels they stayed in, which meals the pilots chose, etc. I even complimented the pilot on a very smooth landing because I learned that this is a meaningful compliment. Therefore, I'll call this book worth reading if not very intellectually or philosophically challenging. less

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