All this talk about RyanAir CC being rude is very interesting. However, is it me or do RyanAir PAX seem to think they have a right to be ruder to the CC than on other airlines?
Flying with several different airlines, I find that the CC on RyanAir seem to have to put up with more unruly and downright rude passengers than any other.
Before someone suggests that this is because cheap flights allow more people than ever to fly and thus a higher proportion of pax could be of the nature to argue more, the worst offenders here have been middle-aged business passengers who should have known better. In these cases the "tired" CC have been models of restraint whilst putting up with behaviour that in most public places would lead to people being barred.