The Moley Prophet

I flipped open today’s Straits Times and realize that there’s at least one rational writer in SPH. “It’s the Singapore Girl, not Granny” by aviation correspondent Karamjit Kaur, a rational lady for that matter views the issues surrounding cut-off age with a rational point of view. Lets face it, we did not call them the Singapore Girl for no reason.

I don’t care what reports say about top concerns being missing luggage and delays, it is just plain stupidity to think that travelers, be it Male or Female, young or old, do not want to be served by a more energetic and pleasant looking hostess. This is a fact. If you were to do a survey with maid agencies in Singapore, you would realize that employers are not just looking at good helpers, but pleasant looking ones at the same time. And let me point this out, people who usually choose the maids, are the women at home. Who would want to look at a sully face servant all the time? Imagine that you are on the world’s longest flight from Singapore to Newark. For almost 20 hours on a plane with restricted movements, you have to look at that sully-faced air stewardess. Wouldn’t it make your trip extremely unbearable, having already had to endure that almost 20 hours with restricted movement?

However, it does not mean being young is enough. Imagine, being nagged by a middle-aged air stewardess, or a young but sully-faced air stewardess. I would rather get a young and pleasant looking air stewardess who could have just plainly forgotten my order. I mean you can’t bear to not forgive her for that small mistake right? But can you forgive that middle-aged nanny whom you don’t know and is giving you a lecture for which she was supposed to accommodate to as a service provider?