I just get onboard, sit down and shut up and even feel embarrased to go ask for a drink in the galley on l/haul flights.
Only thing I'm a bit cheeky with is the queueing in the airport. I'll always try and blag my way to check-in/list at the C/F desk to avoid queueing in the Y queue where there is no seperate stby desk, but I'm never rude when I ask and I will not ask if it is busy at those desks and if they say no, then I'd thank them anyway and i'd go off the the Y queue - although never had to yet.