I had intended this to be a more informative post, but it then turned into a fun list. It will have it’s counterpart blog soon: “25 Reasons Why Being An International Flight Attendant Is The Worst Thing Ever.” Until then, enjoy the good life.
- Thank the good old Lord for CREW REST
- SLEEP TILL NOON, even on a work day
- Those moments of roster brilliance that show FIVE DAY LAYOVERS
- So many FOREIGN CITIES
- So many FOREIGN PILOTS
- Ok, so who am I kidding: FOREIGNERS
- My UNIFORM is cuter than yours
- BIGGER AIRCRAFT…
- equals more POTENTIAL IFBs
- Two words: SWEDISH CHOCOLATE
- One word: Copenhagen
- Work takes me to MY BESTIES
- Work gives me NEW BESTIES
- Automatically included ADVENTURE BUDDIES
- No Podunk, Middle-of-nowhere USA layovers where the hotels serve stale coffee and the air tastes of cheap cigarettes
- It doesn’t matter what time of day it is; CAPPUCCINOS ARE ALWAYS IN-STYLE (there’s always a positive twist to being “always Jet-lagged” right?)
- NO STRESS over bidding or forgetting to bid, because we don’t (another positive twist to this European international cabin crew life).
- Hate the schedule? Don’t worry- IT CAN CHANGE (and probably will) less than 2hrs before departure.
- You sound so sophisticated when you pull out your wallet to pay for lunch and say, “Oh-wait. That’s not USD. Nope. Neither is that. Nope. Wait. What’s that? Hold-on…I have British Pounds, Euros, Krones, Kroner, Yen, Thai Bhat…hmmm. Do you take cards?”
- DRIVE YOURSELF TO THE AIRPORT once every 15-20 days (yes ma’am I fly really long trips).
- Guys think YOU’RE SO COOL when you drop, “I’m an international flight attendant.” NBD
- …Or at least YOU THINK YOU’RE COOL…
- Which matters more than the fact YOU QUALIFY FOR FOODSTAMPS
- Your life is EXCITING, even if not to you it is to everyone else
- Your life is FUELED BY HOTEL BREAKFASTS all over the world
0