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wap? united says they'll be bringing back free snacks for economy flights in north and latin america next month. nm but: -- (link)

Posted by b. (aka starrynit) Jan 14 '16, 19:04

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they sent an e-mail about this, it's that important. (I wonder if they think it'll distract people from thinking about why ticket prices haven't gone down with fuel prices dropping, when they went up quite a bit when oil was up.) (unitedairtime.com)

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What, like peanuts and pretzels? The had stopped that? -- nm - Mop Jan 14, 19:49 8
- I don't think AA gives anything in the back domestically do they? -- nm - ty97 Jan 14, 19:59 6
  - Maybe a reach around. -- nm - Qale Jan 14, 20:23
  - Correct. I've flown them a lot lately, they give nothing. -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 20:15 1
    - honestly they had reverted (prior to this) to some pretzel cheddar stix mix that....you are better off without. -- nm - ty97 Jan 14, 20:29
  - for food, looks like they're all-pay, too. (bend to peer pressure, AA!) nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 14, 20:06 2
    - ^except, as I think may be the case for ual, if you have status: - b. Jan 14, 20:07 1
      - Yeah, on the rare occasion I have to (gasp) sit back there, they bribe me with free food. -- nm - ty97 Jan 14, 20:29
- yah, for those routes, they have had snacks for purchase. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 14, 19:53
mmmmm... stroopwaffeln. -- nm - mafic Jan 14, 19:33 5
- it's possible that, after seeing their inclusion, I went to amazon to check what the smallest, least expensive pack of 'em they sell is. I haven't - b. Jan 14, 19:46 2
  - you used to be able to get them at Safeway in Vancouver. they were like $4 for 12. -- nm - mafic Jan 14, 19:48 1
    - yah, it was something like that when I saw them sold locally. - b. Jan 14, 20:00
- Glaaaaaaaaaaaargh. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 14, 19:34 1
  - the worst part of Perth (now that there are proper bagels) no proper Belgian waffles. they're *everywhere* in Melbourne. come on, Perth! -- nm - mafic Jan 14, 19:35
So, is "Latin America" the new PC? -- nm - Spawn Solo Jan 14, 19:29 19
- If anything, it's less PC, because "North America + Latin America" implies that Mexico, Cuba, etc aren't part of North America -- nm - Roger More Jan 14, 19:48 7
  - although whenever I see "PC", I think "to who's standard?" since every group has its own shibboleths and phrases they hold fast to as "proper". -- nm - Reagen Jan 14, 19:53 6
    - My personal definition of PC is "politeness that I happen to disagree with" -- nm - Roger More Jan 14, 19:57 5
      - it doesn't have to be polite though - Reagen Jan 14, 20:01 3
        
        But no one really uses the phrase "politically correct" except for people who complain about having to be politically correct - Roger More Jan 14, 20:10 2
        
        it's just the new code for "i want to be able to call black people n***er like the good old days" - slipping jimmy Jan 14, 20:17
        
        like if Trump started using the phrase "undocumented aliens" without sneering, he'd be savaged - Reagen Jan 14, 20:16
      - I like that. -- nm - Krusty Jan 14, 20:00
- asking seriously: for what? it's been called that for forever. -- nm - b. Jan 14, 19:41 1
  - (heh, I got interrupted and didn't refresh before posting - missed the parade.) -- nm - b. Jan 14, 19:41
- what else would you call it? "the bits of the Americas south of the US" doesn't have the same ring. - mafic Jan 14, 19:40 5
  - "Where the poors live" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 19:44 4
    - No, that's too vague as it includes Canada. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 19:44 3
      - and west virginia. -- nm - Reagen Jan 14, 19:45 2
        
        Is that the home of the Latin Appalachians? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 19:47 1
        
        Appalatins? no. looks too much like appletini. -- nm - mafic Jan 14, 19:52
- Circa 1856 -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 14, 19:40
- It's like Italic America, which is America, but tilted slightly to the side. -- nm* - Reagen Jan 14, 19:36
- I don't think it has anything to do with PC. It's a rather common term -- nm - ty97 Jan 14, 19:34

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