Qantas Lounge Standards

[davem]

I'm surprised at the entitlement and lack of manners at the club.

Don't think I have yet witnessed a please or thanks at the bar.

 

[SeatBackForward]

I'm surprised at the entitlement and lack of manners at the club.

Don't think I have yet witnessed a please or thanks at the bar.

'But they are just peasants, and they need to serve us to stay in a livelihood, they ought to be thanking us!

 

[davem]

'But they are just peasants, and they need to serve us to stay in a livelihood, they ought to be thanking us!

The one good thing about this is that I often get served first (even if there are people waiting).

 

[SeatBackForward]

The one good thing about this is that I often get served first (even if there are people waiting).

You're setting a dangerous precedent. Before you know it, the peasants will want to wear collared shirts and enclosed footwear!

 

[Ewing]

I'm surprised at the entitlement and lack of manners at the club.

Don't think I have yet witnessed a please or thanks at the bar.

You obviously haven't ordered a drink with me

I was raised to be polite. It's a pretty tough habit to break!

Heck, I even say thanks to someone for holding a door open for me *gasp*. Even that's pretty rare these days (almost as rare as the act of holding a door open for someone).

 

[harvyk]

I'm surprised at the entitlement and lack of manners at the club.

Don't think I have yet witnessed a please or thanks at the bar.

I see the please and thankyous (and the cheers mate) in the lounges as frequently as I see it at a normal pub.

That is not every time, but it's certainly not unheard of.

 

[MelUser]

It is simply too dangerous to say anything on here regarding the standard of dress in Qantas lounges. There is a saying: "Do not discuss politics or religion". Perhaps the following needs to be added: "or the standard of personal presentation in airline lounges"

 

[medhead]

On a side note, graxx had probably best not see me now, I'm sitting in the QP in a T-Shirt, my excuse it was either the clean T-shirt or rather smelly decent shirt. I'm sure my plane-mates appreciated my choice.

Indeed. And I changed out of my suit and sweaty smalls yesterday in favour of a t-shirt, long pants and clean smalls. I might have been a disgraceful sight, but at least I didn't stink. Perhaps it was ok, because I wore my suit jacket as well.

 

[NTflyer]

Currently sitting in the LAX lounge and have not noticed anybody who has dressed inappropriately. I feel that some people on this forum are still wanting to be in an exclusive little club of suits and top hats. As a recently new person to airport lounges (last couple of years) I find people who talk loud on their phones and strut around with plenty of self importance much more annoying. As others have said you are on a form of transport, you my as well be in comfortable clothing. Also going to be sitting in J with my jeans t-shirt and cap for the flight on QF 12 hopefully this does not offend anybody as I will not care if it does.

 

[ashleyn]

It is simply to dangerous to say anything on here regarding the standard of dress in Qantas lounges. There is a saying: "Do not discuss politics or religion". Perhaps the following needs to be added: "or the standard of personal presentation in airline lounges"

.... or seat reclining

 

[tuapekastar]

Yes this topic has been discussed before - at length. And if we did not discuss anything and everything that had been discussed before, this board would become moribund very quickly. I see no obligation on the OP or anyone else who wishes to broach a topic to have to search the ~800,000 prior posts to see if it has been mentioned before (not to mention things change over time). New members are frequently joining AFF and may be interested in having their two bob's worth, not having been privy to prior threads.

Those existing members who have previously participated in threads on similar topics and are 'over' the topic can choose to ignore the thread (the title gives a clue, and then the first post makes it crystal clear what it is about). Rather than knowingly then read the entire thread then complain how you've wasted 5 or 10 minutes of your life doing so, and it's been done to death before, just let it be and move onto the next thread, rather than jumping in and (in some cases) making disparaging comments re the topic's desirability and the OP's opinion - there is a certain logic fail when someone reads a thread, knowing what it is about, then complains that they've had their time wasted because they 'had' to read it (and respond). It is possible to disagree yet remain polite, or not say anything at all.

As far as the topic itself goes, I have seen people dressed in a manner I wouldn't dream of adopting myself, but nothing (yet) that I'm going to lose sleep over.

 

[ReLoad]

I can see why this discussion gets nowhere.
Your psuedo anti-snob satire has nothing to do with the realities of decent good behavior, so once again the dicussion founders on silly class war jokes.
Don't know why I bothered. Qantas flights are obviously full of slobs who want us all to revert to the lowest common denominator.
Stop the discussion, it's a waste of all our time.

Lolz it was a joke, get it, ha ha funny.

These forums would be amazingly boring if it wasn't for the differing opinions and outlooks on life.

YMMV.

 

[Pushka]

Heck, I even say thanks to someone for holding a door open for me *gasp*. Even that's pretty rare these days (almost as rare as the act of holding a door open for someone).

I do that all the time. I like seeing confused looks on guys faces. And I most certainly thank them if they beat me to it.

 

[BoyZeus]

Yes this topic has been discussed before - at length. And if we did not discuss anything and everything that had been discussed before, this board would become moribund very quickly. I see no obligation on the OP or anyone else who wishes to broach a topic to have to search the ~800,000 prior posts to see if it has been mentioned before (not to mention things change over time). New members are frequently joining AFF and may be interested in having their two bob's worth, not having been privy to prior threads.

Those existing members who have previously participated in threads on similar topics and are 'over' the topic can choose to ignore the thread (the title gives a clue, and then the first post makes it crystal clear what it is about). Rather than knowingly then read the entire thread then complain how you've wasted 5 or 10 minutes of your life doing so, and it's been done to death before, just let it be and move onto the next thread, rather than jumping in and (in some cases) making disparaging comments re the topic's desirability and the OP's opinion - there is a certain logic fail when someone reads a thread, knowing what it is about, then complains that they've had their time wasted because they 'had' to read it (and respond). It is possible to disagree yet remain polite, or not say anything at all.

As far as the topic itself goes, I have seen people dressed in a manner I wouldn't dream of adopting myself, but nothing (yet) that I'm going to lose sleep over.

Well said. As a new member, it's quite hard to know exactly what's been discussed in the past. Many members love to shut people down very quickly.

 

[Gold Member]

Bogan pride... Prue from Kew... Who cares? I'll wear whatever the F I want to any q-pub including the FCL. And now that I know it pisses off some prudes, I'll go out of my way to offend. Get over it snobs.

 

[straitman]

I do that all the time. I like seeing confused looks on guys faces. And I most certainly thank them if they beat me to it.

I'll let you hold the door open for me Pushka, and I will say thank you :!:

 

[Mal]

.. Well there are a few shockers in the BA LHR T5 F lounge tonight... Seems like its not just an Australian issue.

 

[davem]

Currently in the Brisbane Lounge (QP).

Couldn't take a photo due to the sound, so this is s still from video.

Barefoot & torn tshirt.

How are you even allowed on a plane barefoot?




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[JohnK]

I think children running/misbehaving and people talking loudly on their phones is a lot more obnoxious and imposing.

And does anyone police this in the lounges?

So you have had a hard week overseas away from home and you sit down in the lounge with your drink and start talking to your wife and 3 young children on skype on speaker phone wanting to know how their week has been. Is this really necessary in the lounge? You couldn't find 10 minutes somewhere else to talk to them?

Very sad indeed when people turn the lounges into their own personal living room with no regard for those around them.

And lack of dress standards are getting worse by the day. Not just in Qantas lounges....

 

[Erica E]

Actual Qantas Club versus Fairyland Qantas Club

I received my new QC membership card in the mail yesterday. It came in a little folder with this picture of Miranda Kerr:



Compare her look to that of the "gentleman" in Davem's photo.

I shall write to Qantas (again) about this, drawing their attention to this thread. Will let you know how I go.