Tachbox------again sir, a person's education has little to do with how they address people. As mentioned in my last post, they sometimes become "smoothe" and that's because the profs at university won't accept what might be called "street language" on submitted papers. If one does so, they will be admonished that it won't be accepted and they have enough education now and also enough of a command of the English language to not have to use "base language". Ergo, you don't say "bast*rd", you ask if the parents were married.
Having stated this much, don't be fool enough to EVER try to judge how much education a person has by their spelling or syntax. Some of the worse spellers in the world are extremely educated and their syntax cries out for a "spell-check" or Thesaurus......so "don't go there" trying to judge education by someone's langusge English skills. You've made a common mistake of connecting education with a host of other things that have no connection at all. Therefore, I wouldn't presume to judge anyone's education by their "jottings" on this site or how smooth they "grease" their aircraft onto the terre firma. Common sense ain't taught at any school of learning and you got it or you don't period. How you get along with people has to do with some learning experiences yes, but more to do with where you were raised, who raised you and a dash of genes. If Dad or Mom were an "####" then one may have an uphill battle throughout life, in otherwards. If one is trying to change all that by gaining higher education, well all I can say to that is "hope springs eternal"
I don't mean to aggrevate the situation at all, but can tell you on a personal note, that the best pilot I have had the pleasure of knowing had only a Grade 8 education. I also remind you that when they needed pilots desparately at the bginning of WW2 they had to "stoop down" and actually make less-then-properly-educated" Sgts into pilots. Once the pilot shortage receded they converted said Sgts into Pilot Officers in the RCAF and RAF. I've yet found a correlation between the best/worse Ops Managers and owners that I've worked for and their education, speaking and/or writing skills. Basically, a nice guy is a nice guy and a good pilot is a good pilot and you can "educate the hell outta them" and you won't change any of that one little iota. Unfortunately, since some of them do not have said "advanced education" it has been determined that they do not have the abilities to fly certain aircraft, occupy certain administrative seats nor even apply for certain jobs. I opine that the undustry is much the poorer for said decisions and as a result we've marginalized some real great people that have those abilities "in spades", but didn't learn them in any school.......and I've worked for some and learned from many of this ilk.
