British Airways and Crosses

[Lazlo]

Originally Posted by chrisch

Because people that argue with Mr Bush tend to come off worse...

Chris

Ah yes, the "my god's got smart missiles - what's your's got?" strategy?

[Kalahari Diver]

No religious stuff should mean no religious stuff and Sikhs have to wear a bracelet, so are they all getting fired. The trouble with consistency is that you have to apply it consistently!!!!!
They don't let me carry out the rituals of my religion which involves ritually disembowelling check in staff who annoy me. But heyho I'm working on it.

David.

[turbanator]

Originally Posted by Kalahari Diver

No religious stuff should mean no religious stuff and Sikhs have to wear a bracelet, so are they all getting fired. The trouble with consistency is that you have to apply it consistently!!!!!
They don't let me carry out the rituals of my religion which involves ritually disembowelling check in staff who annoy me. But heyho I'm working on it.

David.

Become a Sikh, I think that they also have a ceremonial dagger as well as the bracelet.

[chrisch]

Originally Posted by Kalahari Diver

No religious stuff should mean no religious stuff and Sikhs have to wear a bracelet, so are they all getting fired. ...

My mate is a Sikh and stricly speaking they should wear a turbine and grow a beard in order to look like the geezer that started the thing off. My mate grew a beard for his wedding and shaved it off before the reception - just so as the wedding ceremony photos were "correct" to please the family. They should also carry a dagger ("Kris") and have Home Office OK to do so in a public place.

My mate does none of these, just as I do not go to chapel on a Sunday even though I am "officially" a methodist..

This only affects those people that take the whole nonsense seriously - I hardly think the Sikh cabin crew would be allowed their Kris. Besides the issue is of dress code - if BA have a corporate turbine (or hijab for that matter) their staff are free to wear it.

Chris

[turbanator]

Originally Posted by chrisch

My mate is a Sikh and stricly speaking they should wear a turbine

That'd be bloody noisy on the check-in, I thought it was only the planes that wore those

Paul aka Mr. Never Made a Typo in His Life

[chrisch]

Originally Posted by turbanator

That'd be bloody noisy on the check-in, I thought it was only the planes that wore those

No only Air India. The BA ones are naturaly aspirated.

"Golf Bravo Alpha Lima Sierra to tower, any chance of a Gee and Tee number one??"

Chris

[Lou]

Just to recalibrate the discussion to the facts - heaven forbid

BA customer facing staff are not allowed to wear any visible jewellry (except, I believe the usual wedding ring and pair of studs). THe fact that the necklace was a cross was irrelevant except in the mind of the nutty bird who is complaining. Her reason for complaining is that she sees the cross as a necessary part of her religion and if a turban is visible, then why should her cross not be. BA say that you can hardly hide a turban (or Sikh bangles) but it would be very easy for the small cross to be worn beneath the blouse and hence comply.

Seems perfectly reasonable to me.

[Pigpen]

Why doesn't she just wear cross studs and be happy.

[big_si]

Originally Posted by Lou

Just to recalibrate the discussion to the facts - heaven forbid

BA customer facing staff are not allowed to wear any visible jewellry (except, I believe the usual wedding ring and pair of studs). THe fact that the necklace was a cross was irrelevant except in the mind of the nutty bird who is complaining. Her reason for complaining is that she sees the cross as a necessary part of her religion and if a turban is visible, then why should her cross not be. BA say that you can hardly hide a turban (or Sikh bangles) but it would be very easy for the small cross to be worn beneath the blouse and hence comply.

Seems perfectly reasonable to me.

There you go, bringing 'FACTS' into it again!!!

[Kalahari Diver]

Where do you buy grumpy studs? Or are all studs just naturally grumpy?
(We now have lots of room for double entendres)

By the way did you hear about the girl who went into a cocktail bar and asked for a "double entendre" so the barman gave her one!

David.