In a culture where common courtesy isn’t common, it should be a given to thank the entire flight crew for their service. Applause? Meh. As mentioned, Joe Average knows zero to none about flying, and I think that often an outburst after a rocky flight is just a human knee-jerk reaction with little undertones. Myself, as long as I’m in condition to speak once we reach terra firma, I’ll thank the crew for doing all they could! Boarding an aircraft, bus, auto, etc means placing a portion (if not all) of your existence in another’s hands. A polite Thank You is the minimum for their skills and efforts.
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