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In the US, it's finally socially acceptable again to clap when the plane lands
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this post was submitted on 21 Feb 2025
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that 6 year old clearly needs to learn the importance of silence. A commercial airliner deserves no praise, flights are no more special than train rides or bus rides.
If you're not trolling - what a bizarre thing to tell a child. If children can't be children, then who can??
Me. I'll take the burden. I'll be the child.
I have a good day today so I offer to carry some of that burden
I celebrate my bus rides and thank the driver every single ride. We need more positivity for everyone providing services we rely on.
I thank the driver too, but I don't think they'd take it as a compliment if I showed relief that they didn't crash.
If the bus went 600 miles an hour and every one on board might die because a duck decided to take flight at the wrong time? Then ya I think there would be some serious celebration every time the bus stopped.
It's not the duck that's a problem. That would his 15 mates and extended family all going the same way.
Think different, we should applaud more often for those that deliver services essential for many