Couldn't agree more. Not saying that EVERYONE, EVERYNIGHT should be out on the piss, but like Opblaaspop says, having worked UK charter and seen the fun and team building that goes on down route, it makes the flights way more easier. The truth is that although it's great to announce the 9 languages spoken on todays flight, the culture divide/backgrounds/intelligence difference between many crew, means working together as a team can be a struggle. Standards and knowledge amongst crew varies tremendously. This was proved on a flight recently when we called the mid galley and asked the girl who answered to look out of the window and check to see if the left wing was still attached. We could hear the laughter from the galley and latter she came up to say hello. We did the same to the rear galley ( girl barely spoke English) and waited 5 minutes before receiving a call. What a relief it was when she told us the wing was still there! Needless to say, she wasn't one of the social visitors during the trip.
Try it next time,you'll be amazed! There again.........