SK1NT
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WHY AMERICANS SHOULD NEVER BE LET OUT THEIR COUNTRY
> > (Actual comments from US travel agents):
> > -------------------
> > I had someone ask for an aisle seat so that their hair wouldn't get
> messed
> > up by being near the window.
> > -------------------
> > A client called in inquiring about a package to Hawaii. After going
over
> > all the cost info, she asked, "Would it be cheaper to fly to
California
> > and then take the train to Hawaii?"
> > -------------------
> > I got a call from a woman who wanted to go to Capetown. I started to
> > explain the length of the flight and the passport information when
she
> > interrupted me with "I'm not trying to make you look stupid, but
> Capetown
> > is in Massachusetts. "Without trying to make her look like the
stupid
> one,
> > I calmly explained, "Cape Cod is in Massachusetts, Capetown is in
> Africa.
> > "Her response.... click.
> > -------------------
> > A man called, furious about a Florida package we did. I asked what
was
> > wrong with the vacation in Orlando. He said he was expecting an
> ocean-view
> > room. I tried to explain that is not possible, since Orlando is in
the
> > middle of the state. He replied, "Don't lie to me. I looked on the
map
> and
> > Florida is a
> > very thin state."
> > -------------------
> > I got a call from a man who asked, "Is it possible to see England
from
> > Canada?" I said, "No." He said, "But they look so close on the map."
> > -------------------
> > Another man called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas. When
I
> > pulled up the reservation, I noticed he had a
> > 1-hour layover in Dallas. When I asked him why he wanted to rent a
car,
> he
> > said, "I heard Dallas was a big airport, and I need a car to drive
> between
> > the gates to save time."
> > -------------------
> > A nice lady just called. She needed to know how it was possible that
her
> > flight from Detroit left at 8:20am. and got into Chicago at 8:33am.
I
> > tried to explain that Michigan was an hour ahead of Illinois, but
she
> > could not understand the concept of time zones. Finally I told her
the
> > Plane went very fast, and she bought that!
> > -------------------
> > A woman called and asked, 'Do airlines put your physical description
on
> > your bag so they know whose luggage belongs to who?' I said, 'No,
why do
> > you ask?' She replied, 'Well, when I checked in with the airline,
they
> put
> > a tag on my luggage that said FAT, and I'm overweight. Is there any
> > connection? 'After putting her on hold for a minute while I looked
into
> it
> > (I was actually laughing) I came back and explained the city code
for
> > Fresno is FAT, and that the airline was just putting a destination
tag
> on
> > her luggage.
> > -------------------
> > I just got off the phone with a man who asked, 'How do I know which
> plane
> > to get on?' I asked him what exactly he meant, to which he replied,
'I
> was
> > told my flight number is 823, but none of these darn planes have
numbers
> > on them.'
> > -------------------
> > A woman called and said, "I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola on one of
those
> > computer planes." I asked if she meant to fly to Pensacola on a
commuter
> > plane. She said, "Yeah, whatever."
> > -------------------
> > A businessman called and had a question about the documents he
needed in
> > order to fly to China. After a lengthy discussion about passports, I
> > reminded him he needed a visa. "Oh no I don't, I've been to China
many
> > times and never had to have one of those." I double-checked and sure
> > enough, his stay required a visa. When I told him this he said,
"Look,
> > I've been to China four times and every time they have accepted my
> > American Express."
> > -------------------
> > A woman called to make reservations; "I want to go from Chicago to
> > Hippopotamus, New York." The agent was at a loss for words. Finally,
the
> > agent said, "Are you sure that's the name of the town?" "Yes, what
> flights
> > do you have?" replied the customer. After some searching, the agent
came
> > back with, "I'm sorry, ma'am, I've looked up every airport code in
the
> > country and can't find a Hippopotamus anywhere." The customer
retorted,
> > "Oh don't be silly. Everyone knows where it is. Check your map!" The
> agent
> > scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, "You
don't
> > mean Buffalo, do you?" "That's it! I knew it was a big animal!"
> > (Actual comments from US travel agents):
> > -------------------
> > I had someone ask for an aisle seat so that their hair wouldn't get
> messed
> > up by being near the window.
> > -------------------
> > A client called in inquiring about a package to Hawaii. After going
over
> > all the cost info, she asked, "Would it be cheaper to fly to
California
> > and then take the train to Hawaii?"
> > -------------------
> > I got a call from a woman who wanted to go to Capetown. I started to
> > explain the length of the flight and the passport information when
she
> > interrupted me with "I'm not trying to make you look stupid, but
> Capetown
> > is in Massachusetts. "Without trying to make her look like the
stupid
> one,
> > I calmly explained, "Cape Cod is in Massachusetts, Capetown is in
> Africa.
> > "Her response.... click.
> > -------------------
> > A man called, furious about a Florida package we did. I asked what
was
> > wrong with the vacation in Orlando. He said he was expecting an
> ocean-view
> > room. I tried to explain that is not possible, since Orlando is in
the
> > middle of the state. He replied, "Don't lie to me. I looked on the
map
> and
> > Florida is a
> > very thin state."
> > -------------------
> > I got a call from a man who asked, "Is it possible to see England
from
> > Canada?" I said, "No." He said, "But they look so close on the map."
> > -------------------
> > Another man called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas. When
I
> > pulled up the reservation, I noticed he had a
> > 1-hour layover in Dallas. When I asked him why he wanted to rent a
car,
> he
> > said, "I heard Dallas was a big airport, and I need a car to drive
> between
> > the gates to save time."
> > -------------------
> > A nice lady just called. She needed to know how it was possible that
her
> > flight from Detroit left at 8:20am. and got into Chicago at 8:33am.
I
> > tried to explain that Michigan was an hour ahead of Illinois, but
she
> > could not understand the concept of time zones. Finally I told her
the
> > Plane went very fast, and she bought that!
> > -------------------
> > A woman called and asked, 'Do airlines put your physical description
on
> > your bag so they know whose luggage belongs to who?' I said, 'No,
why do
> > you ask?' She replied, 'Well, when I checked in with the airline,
they
> put
> > a tag on my luggage that said FAT, and I'm overweight. Is there any
> > connection? 'After putting her on hold for a minute while I looked
into
> it
> > (I was actually laughing) I came back and explained the city code
for
> > Fresno is FAT, and that the airline was just putting a destination
tag
> on
> > her luggage.
> > -------------------
> > I just got off the phone with a man who asked, 'How do I know which
> plane
> > to get on?' I asked him what exactly he meant, to which he replied,
'I
> was
> > told my flight number is 823, but none of these darn planes have
numbers
> > on them.'
> > -------------------
> > A woman called and said, "I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola on one of
those
> > computer planes." I asked if she meant to fly to Pensacola on a
commuter
> > plane. She said, "Yeah, whatever."
> > -------------------
> > A businessman called and had a question about the documents he
needed in
> > order to fly to China. After a lengthy discussion about passports, I
> > reminded him he needed a visa. "Oh no I don't, I've been to China
many
> > times and never had to have one of those." I double-checked and sure
> > enough, his stay required a visa. When I told him this he said,
"Look,
> > I've been to China four times and every time they have accepted my
> > American Express."
> > -------------------
> > A woman called to make reservations; "I want to go from Chicago to
> > Hippopotamus, New York." The agent was at a loss for words. Finally,
the
> > agent said, "Are you sure that's the name of the town?" "Yes, what
> flights
> > do you have?" replied the customer. After some searching, the agent
came
> > back with, "I'm sorry, ma'am, I've looked up every airport code in
the
> > country and can't find a Hippopotamus anywhere." The customer
retorted,
> > "Oh don't be silly. Everyone knows where it is. Check your map!" The
> agent
> > scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, "You
don't
> > mean Buffalo, do you?" "That's it! I knew it was a big animal!"
