[johnfarr]

In my other life I worked for Eastern Airlines at JFK, and most of our passengers originated there. It seemed we had about 1 "ugly American" per 100 passengers, and that stereotype followed the rest of us. There are a lot of very good people there - just like everywhere else. For example, it is not uncommon for several men to stop on a parkway to assist a woman who happened to break down in a bad neighborhood.

Anyway, one day I was waiting to load passengers on a flight and was chatting with the six Atlanta-based flight attendants, five of whom I knew. One was brand new and soaking it all in. We liked each other and talked about our families, etc.

When it was time to load passengers I got up to leave and found the new flight attendant following me to the aircraft door. When she was out of earshot of the others she, in the cutest Georgia drawl, asked where I was from. I told her NY. She responded "but, but you are so niiice!"