Rather like the word prat then. As I stated in my first post I know a number of people who have made that transition so it is possible. My original post merely stated that the two jobs are very different and require different skills. The fact that one happens to work in close proximity to the other does not mean that they are the same. Having 'model looks' may get you a job as an FA in some unscrupulous companies but I doubt it would get you far as a pilot if that was the prevailing company attitude. Hard work and application is generaly more succesful. If you want to understand how to get into a job then listen to the people who do the job and can tell you whats really important, rather than rumour-mongers
I also question the dubious assertion of ronnie123 that we have an elite attitude and the implication that it is that which has forced him to leave his previous employer. Perhaps it was, but equally that could just be sour grapes or maybe he just didn't meet the requirements. I'm sure that unfortunate flight crew attitude does exist in Asia, as the lamentable safety records of some of that regions carriers demonstrate, but shon7 isn't in Asia, so where's the relevance of that to this thread?
You may have a sterotypical image of British pilots, but thats your choice. Those of us who do the job know there aren't that many people around who are full of their own self importance, its bad for CRM and we don't get paid enough to be pompous.