The Qantas Singapore Lounge

[penegal]

Oh, three urinals and three cubicles in the male bathrooms were U/S... some major plumbing concerns!

Still?

I wonder if it is the same 3 out of action on my last visit.

 

[Pushka]

I feel sorry for Singapore staff having to deal with loud obnoxious travellers. It simply isn't in their cultural makeup to reprimand other adults. I have seen poorly dressed people in the domestic lounges, including bare feet on tables (just, YUCK) and no one tells them to stop either. But how on earth can they?

 

[Anna]

I wonder if it is the same 3 out of action on my last visit.

And here was I thinking penegal was a gal :shock:

 

[SeatBackForward]

I feel sorry for Singapore staff having to deal with loud obnoxious travellers. It simply isn't in their cultural makeup to reprimand other adults. I have seen poorly dressed people in the domestic lounges, including bare feet on tables (just, YUCK) and no one tells them to stop either. But how on earth can they?

Some subtle signage, scattered around the lounge reminding visitors to the lounge of the T&C's would probably be the most effective way.
Oh and instantly kick out people using skype without headphones.

 

[DTM1]

Some subtle signage, scattered around the lounge reminding visitors to the lounge of the T&C's would probably be the most effective way.
Oh and instantly kick out people using skype without headphones.

people using skype without headphones - one of my pet hates. Was in the exec lounge of the brisbane hilton a couple of weeks ago and two people (on consecutive nights) had long skype sessions with no headphones. I was tempted to say something, but did not.

 

[penegal]

And here was I thinking penegal was a gal :shock:

Alas, not a gal... A surprisingly common misconception given I assumed nobody would get the reference as to where the handle came from.

 

[Pushka]

Some subtle signage, scattered around the lounge reminding visitors to the lounge of the T&C's would probably be the most effective way.
Oh and instantly kick out people using skype without headphones.

I think signage would be ignored.

Curious isn't it, that when someone is behaving obnoxiously (eg very loud conversations on the phone/skype) that we always feel so reluctant to say anything. I am thinking if someone did, they would actually get cheers from others also impacted by the rudeness. Maybe its a gender thing; men would be unlikely to say anything to a female, and I doubt females would comment to a male.

 

[RooFlyer]

I think signage would be ignored.

Curious isn't it, that when someone is behaving obnoxiously (eg very loud conversations on the phone/skype) that we always feel so reluctant to say anything. I am thinking if someone did, they would actually get cheers from others also impacted by the rudeness. Maybe its a gender thing; men would be unlikely to say anything to a female, and I doubt females would comment to a male.

On hearing a loud conversation in a lounge, I have been known to ask, when the call has ended, if certain details could be expanded upon, as I missed some of the details.

Once it was about a Super Fund's investment strategy - what they were going to get out of / re-invest in; pretty sensitive stuff. The look on the guy's face indicated to me that he would never make that error again!

 

[kempvet]

On hearing a loud conversation in a lounge, I have been known to ask, when the call has ended, if certain details could be expanded upon, as I missed some of the details.

Once it was about a Super Fund's investment strategy - what they were going to get out of / re-invest in; pretty sensitive stuff. The look on the guy's face indicated to me that he would never make that error again!

Here is another one, caller in the lounge was discussing the dismissal of an employee by name which was to be kept secret until he had finished gathering all the data for an ongoing project. You should have seen the look on his face when he volunteered who he worked for in a general conversation before realising I also knew the name of the employee they were going to give the boot to once they had no further use for him.

 

[SeatBackForward]

Here is another one, caller in the lounge was discussing the dismissal of an employee by name which was to be kept secret until he had finished gathering all the data for an ongoing project. You should have seen the look on his face when he volunteered who he worked for in a general conversation before realising I also knew the name of the employee they were going to give the boot to once they had no further use for him.

So, in that case, what is the right thing to do? And what did you actually do?

 

[kempvet]

So, in that case, what is the right thing to do? And what did you actually do?

I just reminded him that his conversation could be easily overheard by others, I usually manage to find a quiet corner when discussing staff or clients over the phone, even when talking to friends, I tend to get up and walk to a corner facing away from people

 

[JohnK]

people using skype without headphones - one of my pet hates. Was in the exec lounge of the brisbane hilton a couple of weeks ago and two people (on consecutive nights) had long skype sessions with no headphones. I was tempted to say something, but did not.

Agree but is it any different with or without headphones?

People need to start doing their personal things in their own time not in someone else's time. Not that difficult.

 

[dajop]

Curious isn't it, that when someone is behaving obnoxiously (eg very loud conversations on the phone/skype)

One thing I ask, why do we have an intolerance for people speaking loudly on the phone/skype, but not in conversations with each other in person? I count on one hand (maybe two at the most) the number of times where I have been annoyed in a lounge by people speaking on a phone or skype (and more often than not actually with headphones on). Most people are sensitive to their environment and take steps to minimise their disruption to others.

Yet we tolerate people having loud two/three/four way conversations with each other in the lounge, and usually completely insensitive to others around them.

Just curious why is the former is considered so damn rude, yet the latter is the accepted norm?

 

[JohnK]

One thing I ask, why do we have an intolerance for people speaking loudly on the phone/skype, but not in conversations with each other in person?

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Just curious why is the former is considered so damn rude, yet the latter is the accepted norm?

I think any loud noise, including laughing out loud, should not be tolerated in lounges.

I think what happens though is when people use their phones or skype they start to talk louder and do not realise they are talking louder.

I was in the office ~6:20pm and a lady ~20-25 metres away from me was making a call that I could hear clearly. People only use the quiet rooms for phone calls when they do not want others to hear their phone call.

I generally find people a lot more ruder today.

 

[dajop]

I think what happens though is when people use their phones or skype they start to talk louder and do not realise they are talking louder.

A bit like when people use their mouths (to consume more and more alcohol) they start to talk louder and do not realise they are talking louder. Generally I find most are OK, even in my office most will use a quiet room (if there is one available).

One observation I notice, to try and somehow weave this back onto topic, is that at Changi, I have always found noise and conversations in the QF lounge(s), at similar % occupancy, to be considerably noisier than the SQ Silver Kris lounges at Changi. Mainly due to the much higher proportion of us loud mouthed Australians :!:

 

[Febs]

Tonight's menu. Fantastic as always.

 

[dajop]

So how much would people pay to visit the QF lounge for a night out? Given drink and food prices in Singapore (outside of hawker stalls), I was thinking with a few drinks, a three course meal (and a couple of creme brulees) $70 SGD might not be a bad night out. Only catch is that it will take 4-5 hours to get home.

 

[dairyfloss]

Just arrived to find they have Erdinger Weissbier on tap at The Qantas Singapore Lounge now as well as Heineken & Tiger. Oh, happy days!

 

[Inver]

Excellent!

ein Weissbier bitte

Can't wait to see it for myself in August.

 

[Nizar]

Excellent!

ein Weissbier bitte

Can't wait to see it for myself in August.

When in Aug ? I'll be there on the 20th