Nice pic, which one are you?
Sorry to have to say that I am not cabin crew (I don't think that I have the good looks!) but just a trainee commercial pilot who flies a lot. I just don't think that the cabin crew is appreciated enough - your work is much more challenging than the work done on the deck!
Are the American passengers just as bad on US domestic flights as they are on other carriers, ie BA, EK, QF etc?
Quite simply - yes! The American passengers seem to think that they are entitled to everything. (Although I think that some of the British passengers off on their hols to Ibiza and Malaga can be a bit of a handful.)