You'll excuse a refugee from the Rotorheads forum dropping in here but I do spend a fair bit of time as SLF and I sympathise greatly with all of you CC.
I have just returned to Muscat after a visit to Kuwait flying with Kuwait Airways and Gulf Air. I am sure that some of you flying the European routes would be staggered at what goes on (or maybe not!)
Mobile phones beeping at all stages of taxy and even flight. Passengers not strapped in and seats reclined for take off and landing. Passenger in the row in front of me resting her head on the pull-down table during T/O and Landing. I-pods on all the time (aren't they classed as "electronic equipment"?) and of course, seat belts unfastened the moment the wheels hit the runway. A chorus of "clicks" up and down the cabin. People standing up long before we came to rest and the seat belt sign was out.
The poor old CC just seemed resigned to all of this and it is obvious that they are fighting a losing battle with their "customers".
I just felt sorry for them whilst making sure that there were no idiots in my row who might hamper my exodus if it was needed!
Keep up the good work.