The World is a Jumbo Jet

From a conversation between a journalist and a senior British diplomat:

“The world, Matt, is a jumbo jet”, he whispered.

“The Americans are in the cockpit and First Class. Everyone else is in Economy and we [the Brits] are in Business with the possibility of an upgrade.”

This is both funny and not funny, and likely quite an accurate reflection of world politics.

It does raise the question about where Australian bootlicking foreign policies (going back to the 60′s) place us on the plane…

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2 Responses

  1. we’re in economy, but near the front, and sometimes they let us wander through the curtain to have a chat with our friends up front..

    Baggas - March 4th, 2009 at 10:59 am

  2. carrying snacks on a tray…? :-)

    ob1 - March 4th, 2009 at 1:57 pm