Last year, an Asiana Airlines Airbus A321 made a rather dramatic landing, after a passenger opened the emergency exit while the plane was flying (not to be confused with flying on a Boeing 737 MAX 9, where the door plug can pop out without human intervention). I don’t know what’s going on in Korea, but…
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I'm glad the Korean Air crew showed no tolerance for American stupidity and arrogance (do I know if the passenger was American? Not for sure, but he was video recording the crew, so I would place my bets on it). This entitlement and escalation is typical of our friends across the Atlantic who seem to think that life is about seizing every possible opportunity to demonstrate the rights you think you have over other people. Why do they do this? Is it part of their jingoist, chauvinist brainwashing? Yes, if you ask me. When they dare to venture beyond their country (which they really only do because instagram told them to, not because they think anywhere else is better than their glorious God-given white settler colony), they feel threatened because it dawns on them that, in fact, there is actually a world out there with other people who don't kiss your feet for being American (that's what they have been told since birth will happen when they go abroad). So they must do something dramatic to save their bruised egos, and this usually comes in the form of reciting a line from some kind of nationalist propaganda (be it the national anthem or pledge of allegiance or something else), something along the lines of "we have freedom in America", "God Bless America" or "our military could turn your country into a parking lot" (I've heard that last one many times). The American population, from Trump loyalists, to the liberals who think the Democrats actually care about them (they don't, they care about the corporations that fund them), all stick to the same line - America is the greatest country in the history of the world - because it's the only thing they know and it's the only thing they've been taught. America is by far the most brainwashed "democracy" (I use that term loosely) in the world, perhaps beaten only by Israel (which is definitely less of a democracy, given the apartheid they subject half their population to). If you disagree with me, you are either uneducated, stupid, or American (read 'both' for that last one).
Korean Air has been criticised multiple times for the way they de-escalate passenger misbehaviour (they've done it too softly - no, not because they don't divert every time when that happens, but almost letting that passenger to continue misbehaving), so I'd say they learned something out of flights 86 (the Nut Rage incident) and some others. This time, it actually seems like the situation was handled very well, like Ben suggests.
"It’s interesting to me how no passengers step in to help the crew. I’m not sure if the crew asked other passengers to stay seated or what"
Not sure what the situation is in Korea but having been an FA for two major european airlines for liability reasons we CANNOT request a passenger assists us restrain someone. If they volunteer, we can accept.
And you jump to the conclusion he was American because you’ve been on TikTok too long. Are you aware there have been air rage incidents with other nationalities? Koreans are not generally very passive and can be extremely brusque and aggressive. Indians and Russians too. Chinese, Thai, Brazilian, I could go on.
You are right, I don't know for sure he's American. But the rest of what I said still stands.
That one person would be so excited to denounce Korea once again the second he sees this article.
I’m glad you were able to get that off your chest Nina. Must have been horrible carrying that weight around for who knows how long. Fortunately this post on a Korean Air incident most likely involving Koreans came along as the perfect outlet for your frustration.
Don't worry I'll be spreading my toxicity all over the internet for the benefit of all :).
At least, Nina @Nina agrees fully and happily that she is pure toxic.
‘Don't you know that you're toxic?
And I love what you do
Don't you know that you're toxic?
Don't you know that you're toxic?’
If the passenger was indeed American, it tracks. Stupid country. Stupid people.
While you concluding that passenger should've been an American is crazy, everything else was quite true.
Especially the part where you spoke about an illegitimate state.
The brainwashed audience of OMAAT is too stupid to understand the truths.
Speak for yourself Mason.
Assuming all of those who frequent this website are brainwashed, is “To stupid to understand”, that is for those of us who actually understand the truth.
Go back to watching Skibidi Toilet, kiddo.
Or maybe at least pretend like you're studying, your mom wouldn't be happy finding you staring at an iPad.
By the way, as a friendly reminder, your grammar/spelling seems to be even more broke than that of a guy who speaks English as a second language.
Why would brag about your grammar/spelling to Eskimo when you don't even execute it perfectly?
Besides, it just seems like you were in a hurry to go through a denial.
You didn't make any (literal) sense with what you've said.
Another American, confirmed on TikTok, thinks it’s acceptable to be aggressive and act foolishly overseas. As someone who works in the industry, I find younger American men to be extremely rude and aggressive, especially towards women. It’s really odd behaviour, which probably stems from the fact that many of these men are still single.
Asiana actually implemented a policy last year in which exit row seats are prioritized(for free) to military, police, and firefighters. I've had the luck to get one of these on a domestic trip. Maybe KE should follow and do the same.
Korean xenophobia mandated the statement included the fact the person was a foreigner.
I irony of you criticizing the US while enjoying the benefits the US has given you, whether you realize or admit it, is rich.
He was American, confirmed in Korean media. We've had a lot issues with American YouTubers coming here been disrespectful and causing a lot of problem. Americans think the world revolves around them, it doesn't and the rest of the world doesn't want to deal with your childish behavior!
How is xenophobia when foreigners in particular Americans are causing so many problems here?
I don't understand why this writer would haphazardly write "I don’t know what’s going on in Korea"
as if this incident is national origin related. Just because a similar incident happened with another Korea based airline last year does not mean this is an issue with Korean passengers. We do not even know if both incidents involve Korean speaking passengers and even if they did, what does that have to do with Korea as a country. Weird.
Foreign passengers are causing more problems than Korean passengers? do you have statistics on that? if it were a Korean passenger, would they have mentioned it?
@Jaymes
You see to know nothing about Korea.
Either way, Koreans would be discussing this all over the place, and so will OMAAT.
Half of Koreans hate their own country and people, while the other half hate foreigners.
Regardless of where was that passenger coming from, yes they would've mentioned it.
I can assure you I know A LOT about Korean and Koreans. I would say half of Koreans don't hate Korea, but hate other Koreans...the ones above their socioeconomic status in particular. As far as hating foreigners, I think it's more about this strange mix of dislike and national low self esteem...the need for validation. For example, the articles written about something about Korea being mentioned in the NYT or someone of some stature said something about Korea on CNN etc etc etc. It's endless and exhausting. I think this national low self esteem, is the reason why Koreans have an obsession with luxury goods and status. I do stand by my original statement that if it were a Korean, his passport status would not have been mentioned...just his gender and his age expressed in his approximate decade of life. ee-ssip dae, A-ssi.
@Jaymes
You're missing one major point.
They don't mention the nationality when a Korean guy does it, because everyone assume it's their fellow Korean otherwise mentioned.
Now you still think this is a xenophobia?
Xenophobia is ingrained in the national psyche. It’s part of every day life. So yes, I do. as far as people assuming a person is Korean or not if a nationality is not mentioned, I think you proved my point.
@Jaymes
Guess there's no point arguing with someone who forces every country to accept foreigners, no matter what kind of history, situation, etc a country has.
You should be a kind of person who gets mad when a company hires a qualified white male instead of an unqualified black female.
I wonder if you're gonna say the same to the other countries where a single ethincity is taking up the majority of population.
Those who likes to denounce Korea, namely Proximanova (or VT-CIE) here, usually never use their claim to China, Japan, Taiwan where basically the same thing applies.
I’m Korean so I obviously have experience on how Koreans are raised. Unfortunately xenophobia it runs so deep that we don’t even know we display it. I don’t know what your ethnic background is, but if you are Korean, you’ll know this example… when referring to other Koreans, we will say Korean people. However, when referring to other nationalities or ethnicities, we will refer to them as, for example, Japanese children, even though they are adults-한국 사람, 일본애들. it’s not Korea bashing to point out truth.
@Jaymes
All thing considered you're being just too sensitive and apologitic.
I can tell you that if what you brought up as an evidence of your claim, then every country on the world would be considered xenophobic.
Yes they aren't the most welcoming country to the foreigners but certainly not the least.
Maybe if you're against racism and xenophobia, then why not step outside of your country?
Because that's something that a person who have experienced multiple cultures can never say.