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Msia-Equality At Last: man in "cute pink shorts" denied entry into KLIA Lost & Found
We figure SarongGate would have a lot more social resonance if only it was a dude who got discriminated against for once.
Lo and behold!
Malaysian shenanigans has finally achieved gender equality. Wilson Ng, travel and food blogger at PlacesandFoods.com wrote yesterday about his experience with the Kuala Lumpur International Airport's own dress code for people needing to conduct business with its many offices.
Ng had come home from Taiwan after a trip with his family when he realised he had left some luggage at the KLIA. After checking the KLIA website, Ng decided the best course of action was to head down to the aiport's Baggage Services Lost and Found area to claim his bag.
Upon arriving at the KLIA, the blogger was asked to register at the Aviation Security (AvSec) Security Pass Counter ... and then was abruptly told to go home and change.
Because he was wearing pink knee-length shorts and sandals. Which, Ng was told, was a no-no if you want to deal with KLIA security staff.
To be fair, Ng described his pants as "cute, pink shorts". There might be a strict rule against that combination.
Not wanting to go all the way home, Ng asked for a compromise. And while he wasn't handed a sarong, he did get an ill-fitting pair of pants and a pair of black shoes from the security personnel at the airport so he could talk to the security personnel at the airport.
There's a bit of time being wasted here, is what we're saying.
Gracious in his inconvenience, Ng concedes in his blog post that rules are riles, but did express hope that KLIA would have notified people in advance of the dress code on its website.
It's not like you break out the pair of pink shorts for just anything. The guys over at KLIA should have been flattered.
We figure SarongGate would have a lot more social resonance if only it was a dude who got discriminated against for once.
Lo and behold!
Malaysian shenanigans has finally achieved gender equality. Wilson Ng, travel and food blogger at PlacesandFoods.com wrote yesterday about his experience with the Kuala Lumpur International Airport's own dress code for people needing to conduct business with its many offices.
Ng had come home from Taiwan after a trip with his family when he realised he had left some luggage at the KLIA. After checking the KLIA website, Ng decided the best course of action was to head down to the aiport's Baggage Services Lost and Found area to claim his bag.
Upon arriving at the KLIA, the blogger was asked to register at the Aviation Security (AvSec) Security Pass Counter ... and then was abruptly told to go home and change.
Because he was wearing pink knee-length shorts and sandals. Which, Ng was told, was a no-no if you want to deal with KLIA security staff.
To be fair, Ng described his pants as "cute, pink shorts". There might be a strict rule against that combination.
Not wanting to go all the way home, Ng asked for a compromise. And while he wasn't handed a sarong, he did get an ill-fitting pair of pants and a pair of black shoes from the security personnel at the airport so he could talk to the security personnel at the airport.
There's a bit of time being wasted here, is what we're saying.
Gracious in his inconvenience, Ng concedes in his blog post that rules are riles, but did express hope that KLIA would have notified people in advance of the dress code on its website.
It's not like you break out the pair of pink shorts for just anything. The guys over at KLIA should have been flattered.
