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miki123211 ◴[] No.46279549[source]
To a European like me, United was such a weird airline to fly.

There were actual commercials played before the safety video, the cabin crew warned passengers to make sure children cannot see the adult content they're watching (can you get more American than that?), and their credit card was offered multiple times during the flight. At least the WiFi was reasonably cheap.

Over here, that stuff would never fly (no pun intended), except maybe on Ryanair or other extremely low-cost carriers. On e.g. a Lufthansa longhaul flight, which are priced similarly and cover the same route I flew (fra-ord), it would be unthinkable.

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schmuckonwheels ◴[] No.46279613[source]
>the cabin crew warned passengers to make sure children cannot see the adult content they're watching (can you get more American than that?)

Is it considered normal in Europe to watch pornography on public transit in public so children can see it?

>Lufthansa longhaul flight

My experience is different. Old planes, and Lufthansa cabin crew are cold and service was poor and inattentive.

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zwnow ◴[] No.46279719[source]
Its normal in Europe to not watch any kind of pornography in public. Idk why you would do that.
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lateforwork ◴[] No.46280274[source]
Adult content does not necessarily mean pornography. It can include nudity, which Europeans are more comfortable with than Americans.
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1. zwnow ◴[] No.46280483[source]
I am aware, the person I replied to just went straight into pornography, as to why I replied like that.