T5 part one
I'll have a lot more to say about Terminal Five later, but now that I'm in it - I write this in the immigration queue - here's my first point.
I'll have a lot more to say about Terminal Five later, but now that I'm in it - I write this in the immigration queue - here's my first point.
The announcements are all made by a recording with a heavy foreign accent - Dutch, I think.
Why? Heathrow is a British airport and T5 is for BRITISH Airways.
Mind you, given the shocking state of things I've seen - nothing to do with baggage handling - I'm not surprised. More follows...
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Kevyn Bodman
April 5th, 2008 6:22pmImmigration queue.
I guess you are British. Don't you resent standing in a queue to return to your own country?
I do.
I'm an expat.
When I fly into LHR in a few days time what should my reply be if the immigration officer asks me how long I'll be in Britain.(I've never been asked.)
About 20 years ago a colleague of mine was asked that question and answered 'As long as I damn well please.'
What do you think the reaction of officialdom would be to that answer nowadays?
Verity
April 5th, 2008 7:18pmIf it's a Dutch accent, it may be an Indonesian. In the eyes of the ranting left, anything's better than British.
Verity
April 5th, 2008 10:10pm"- I'm not surprised. More follows ...".
Yes, but when?
jameshigham
April 6th, 2008 11:55amI await the next instalment, Stephen.
Verity
April 6th, 2008 3:48pmWhoahhhh! I can't stand the pace!
Dhimmier
April 6th, 2008 5:19pm"The announcements are all made by a recording with a heavy foreign accent - Dutch, I think. Why? Heathrow is a British airport and T5 is for BRITISH Airways." Don't ask questions -- just celebrate the vibrancy! Or the thought police may come knocking.
Nick Biskinis
April 8th, 2008 12:54pmBig deal if the announcer was Dutch. From experience the Dutch speak English better than the natives. In fact let the Dutch take over Heathrow so it could be more like Amsterdam Schiphol.
Verity
April 8th, 2008 3:30pmI will bet you anything that if Stephen has correctly identified the accent as Dutch, the speaker will have been Indonesian. This is all part of BA's hatred of nationality and love of multiculturalism, as identified by the splashes of vomit on their tailfins a few years ago. BA hates Britain.
But not with anything like the intensity that I hate BA. The world's nastiest airline.