Top 5: 5st of November 2013

At the end of each month I´ll give you a small resume of the top 5 and bottom 5 passengers´ nationalities to work and fly with according to the results of the poll you may find above in this Blog

1) Japanese: I wish that when I quit this job and move back to my country I find a building were only Japanese live. Like a 100 % Japanese ghetto. They are organized, fast, accurate and responsive, they have social skills beyond protocol and they respect everything. What I love about them is the way they tend to travel: clean clothes and not much luggage. They form an almost perfect line when queuing to board the plane and when they ask for something (if they ever do) they do it with a genuine smile. Not only they respect general rules in such a natural manners but also they have the need to help others if they don´t understand something. There should be a book titled: “The art of being a Japanese when traveling”

2) South Korean: they are very much alike as their neighbors, Japanese. A very distinctive “thing” that calls my attentions is the fact on how children tend to listen to their parents. They actually listen and are responsive (in very good manners) when their parents set boundaries or limits for something. Also something that called my attention is that they don´t have much children as other Nationalities and that is a blessing when it comes to extra long haul journeys. Hygiene? They really know what that is and have a self sense of respect for grooming that phew do. When it comes to boarding and disembark procedures they know how to do it in a fast and responsive way without annoying others.

3) Swedish: minimalism, expose the essence or identity of a subject through eliminating all non-essential forms, features or concepts (Wikipedia). That responds accurately to their art of traveling; they simply eliminate non-essential forms. When it comes to luggage they tend to carry only what they need, not more or less; when it comes to grooming they tend to do it in a way that they feel comfortable and adapt accurately to their surroundings. During check in they already knew which was the best seat as they seatguru.com it weeks ago, if that seat is not available they tend to have a B option and even C. When ordering they know what they want and if they need a special meal they tend to booked it at least 24 hours in advanced their flight.

4) Singaporeans: what calls my attention is the balance order of service and gratitude they have towards others during all moments. During check in they tend to smile towards the counter girl and ask everything with a “please” or “do you mind”; during security checks and immigration they know how to move around and do it with delaying no one. In flight they tend to seat and not move much around the cabin. They tend not to drink or use the call button. Soft and easy going travelers.

5) Americans: grey zone. They tend to be good passengers but sometimes they are too noisy or have too much of special needs during the flight. Not only many are a little bit big to fit into the seat but also they have the need to move around the cabin in which the aisles are not big enough for certain types of bodies. That may annoy others as they get accidentally bumped by a stomach, ass or arm.  Nevertheless they are not hard passengers to fly with and they tend to be calm when not drunk (when drunk they are extra extra noisy).

 (I don´t own the above picture)