Originally Posted by
NightIP
I once had a pax ask me as I was commuting to work: "So, are you the captain?"
Me: "No, first officer." (In uniform, wearing 3 bars)
Pax: "Oh...<long pause>...So do you fly the airplane if the captain needs to go use the bathroom?"
*sigh*
My response would've been the same one I use when the FAs ask who is flying...."George."