quote capot
"I have heard the cabin safety announcement about twice every 2 weeks, on average, since 1968, and I don't actually need to hear it again. It's not my job to look interested "as an example to others". So I don't need some teenager telling me it's "for my own good", in the tones of a primary school teaching assistant. I've been in one or two evacuations, not just the crew training one."
I presume you havent flown on the exact same aircraft since 1968. Every airline has different types and sizes of aircraft. Therefore a different amount of emergency exits and different locations of the exits. The airline I work for currently has Boeing and Airbus and the demos are different, there are different lifejackets which are put on a different way from each other. Both types operate the same route so you may think your listening to the same demo over again, but possibly are not. Even if you always fly on Airbus for the same company things can change. We will soon have bigger Airbus which again will have the emergency exits located in a different place. In a few days time our saftey demos are going to change slightly as well so if i were you id think again before proclaiming you know it all and think you could say it word for word. How would you feel if the person sat beside you thought they knew it and didnt pay attention and ended up blocking your way out.
It is a legal requirement that every passenger understands the safety demo for the type of aircraft they are on.
Other passengers have a right to want to listen to the safety demo and want to save their lives. Maybe you dont value your life as much.
And as for the teenager remark. Crew are there to help save your life in an emergency, they are professional, mature and highly trained. So give them some respect.
quote jimworcs:
"I fly a to CDG every two weeks on the same type of aircraft and carrier for the last 3+ years. I could do the presentation myself, without error"
Just have some consideration that sometimes things do change and airlines change their aircraft. Ok so maybe you look at the safety card when you get on to check its the same aircraft type. As i mentioned before my companys safety demonstration is also slightly changing in a few days. So maybe it might just be in your best interests to be polite and and give the crew a few seconds of your time. There is time on the flight to read your papers/do your work etc. Whats a few minutes. Remember cabin crew's main concern is safety, they arent there to serve tea and coffee. Give them a few minutes of their time and im sure they will definetly give you their time should you need it.