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  • But the pilots, the pilots are calm, they're cool, you know.

  • You get into the air, they start making useless announcements that you don't even care about, just to give you that feeling that he knows what he's doing.

  • Get up there as the seat belt lights go *sound of seat belt light*

  • "Ladies and gentlemen as you may have noticed we have reached our cruising altitude currently sitting at 23 000 feet above sea level.

  • Cruising at about 720km an hour in this Boeing 737, one of the favourite planes in the star ____.

  • Beautiful sunny day up here, we might encounter a few bumps but nothing to hectic, the cabin crew will be taking care of you.

  • In the front we've got Esmeralda and Jonathan and in the rear Simon and Tsitseng and Verera.

  • I'll will be taking care of you and if you need anything, don't hesitate to call.

  • I'll let you know once we've begun our descent, until then, please enjoy your flight, thank you."

  • *sound of intercom switching off* and you are like, "Oh yeah, pilot yeah! My guy, my guy! Pilot!"

  • It's cool, it's cool.

  • I just don't like the fact that they never let you know when something's gone wrong.

  • It freaks me out because they are trained to keep you calm, no matter what's going on.

  • And I noticed this because we hit turbulence, coming into Johannesburg, there where hectic storms.

  • And the plane started shaking, and you know it wasn't like calm turbulence.

  • Its that turbulence where people's knuckles get white when they are holding there.

  • You know, because you know people try and act natural in the plane, they will be like *humming*

  • And then they get to a point where they like *experiencing turbulance*

  • And that point comes and like everyone in the plane is panicking, everyone, except the air hostesses, they are amazing.

  • I love how they do it, you know.

  • Like you will hit the turbulence, you will be like *sound of turbulance*

  • Things are falling, the bags are hitting the sides of the compartments *sound of turbulance*

  • People are panicking, except for the hostesses. They just move through naturally.

  • It's freaky, Its almost like the lower half is not connected to the upper body.

  • Because they will just carry on, they will be like, "Yes, yes. Would you guys like some coffee? Yeah, okay.

  • There you go. Be careful its hot. Thank you. Alright then.

  • Anything for you sir, huh? Yeah, okay.

  • Okay then, just pass me an apple juice. Alright, thank you very much.

  • There you go, would you like some ice? No ice, thank you."

  • I don't know how they do it.

  • And then the pilot has the nerve to come on in the middle of the biggest storm ever.

  • The plane is shaking, the wings are tilting slightly upwards.

  • You think you are going to die, it's like *sound of turbulance*

  • People are screaming, it's like *sound of turbulance*

  • *intercom switching on* *Sound of turebulace*

  • "Ladies and gentlemen, we have encountered some slight turbulence.

  • We ask that everyone return to their seats at this point, and refrain from using the lavatory's.

  • Please note we will be flying at a higher altitude to alleviate the problem.

  • Also, keep your seat belts fastened, and no hot drinks will be served at this time for your safety.

  • Thank you very much and I will speak to you in a moment once we have gotten out of this bumpy patch."

  • Speak to you in a moment.

  • That moment might never come.

  • He doesn't tell you this.

  • When the nation-wide flight lost an engine, the pilot said nothing.

  • It just fell. Quiet.

  • I don't want a pilot like that. I want someone who lets me know.

  • I want to know before I'm going to die, I want to know.

  • I want to say a prayer or two. I want to prepare my self, you know.

  • I want to forgive everyone I hate in the world.

  • Give me a chance, give me a chance.

  • But the don't, pilots. No, they don't.

  • Other people who die in plane crashes don't even know they've died.

  • Must be the worst feeling in the world.

  • There's like a whole bunch of confused people popping into heaven like *popping sound*

  • "I swear these airports change all the time. I never know where to go, I never.

  • I'm like, are we are we in heaven?

  • Oh wow, I cant believe we made it huh?

  • Guys, I cant believe; wow, this is amazing."

  • And there is Saint Peter at the gates and he's like "Come forward please, come forward. Come forward."

  • She's like, "Who are you?" - "I am Saint Peter, Saint Peter."

  • "Uh, but you"

  • "Yeah, I know. Many people are shocked, just come. I get that all the time, just come.

  • Just come, just come."

  • "I just thought that."

  • "No, don't worry. Just come, please, just wait till you see Jesus. Come, come."

  • I don't want that. I want someone to let me know when I am going to die.

  • Like taxi drivers, there is no person who died in a taxi not knowing that they've died.

  • Just before the crash the taxi driver will be like, "Yo! *sound of taxi crashing*"

  • People walking into heaven like, "Yo, dead, dead, dead!

  • Dead, yeah, for sure, we're dead! Gone, gone, gone, yeah!"

  • They know.

  • Sometimes they survive the crash but they still think they are dead.

  • Walking on the pavement. "Dead, dead, dead, dead! Yo, dead!"

  • But luckily we did land safely in Johannesburg.

  • We landed safely and everyone clapped when the plane landed, "Yay!"

  • Clapped and walked into the airport terminal building.

  • And that's the point when you realize you are back in South Africa.

  • When you fly internationally, and then when you land at any of our airports, and if you listen carefully, you realize that you are back.

  • Like South Africa once again, the world went there and we were like, "No, no,we are going. We going just that side."

  • Because all over the world, they conform to a norm and that is in airports, women make announcements.

  • It's always a woman, always.

  • And shes always calm, always monotone.

  • Always comes over that system, she sits in a room quietly.

  • They bring her the pages one by one.

  • You can be in Heathrow, for instance, you'll hear that woman come on the system. *PA system sound effect*

  • "Attention all passengers. Please note this is an airport announcement.

  • No passengers are permitted to leave any items unattended as this may be seen as a security risk.

  • Any unattended luggage will be removed by security and destroyed. Thank you." *PA system turns off*

  • Everywhere in the world, even if you go to like non English speaking countries, they still conform to that norm.

  • You know, you go to places like China, where you wouldn't expect it, you know?

  • You think and I see some of you probably thinking there be like, *Stereotypical Chinese jibberish*

  • No, don't even laugh, that's racist. Don't even laugh.

  • Don't, hey! Don't, no. That's racist. You don't even laugh.

  • But they're not.

  • They're calm.

  • It's a woman, still the same.

  • It's just another language she'll come on the PA like, *PA system turns on*

  • "*Calm Chinese jibberish*" *PA system turns off*

  • And you know, you know they've conformed.

  • And then you land in South Africa.

  • And you know you've landed, you know that your back home when you walk into the airport terminal building.

  • You walk in and I don't even know if they audition the people who do it.

  • No, no, no.

  • It's almost like who ever is closest to the mic gets to do it first, you know?

  • No, you go do it

  • It's the craziest thing!

  • Luckily, 99 percent of the time it's a woman.

  • But she'll come on, its the craziest thing ever, as your walking, she'll come and be like *PA system turns on*

  • "ATTENTION ALL PASSENGERS! ATTENTION ALL PASSENGERS!

  • HELLO! HELLO!

  • I'm talking to you! Hello!

  • All the people that is flying Kalula.com, the plane is delayed They plane you should go on to was two, now it's three.

  • Yes, all the people must just take a ticket for that plane and we won't have a problem, okay.

  • Just to confirm if your ticket says two, it's going to be three, okay.

  • Just mustn't complain when the plane has left because I am telling you now.

  • And you must just phone the people to pick you up.

  • You must tell them: 'My plane has changed.'"

  • And then they start speaking to people in the background and they don't even turn off their mic!

  • "Okay.

  • Okay all the people that is flying one time, the gate has changed."

  • It's not the D2, it's C15.

  • It's not the D2, it's C15.

  • If you can go to D2, you can find nothing.

  • Okay, bye-bye."

But the pilots, the pilots are calm, they're cool, you know.

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