Yes, your original question was about what do CC think about this... your second and third posts, however, showed that despite getting answers from CC and pilots, you kept pushing the line that the pilots were behaving in an unacceptable manner. That is why I said if you want to abuse pilots, the Cabin Crew forum is a silly place to do it. Not many pilots are brave enough to lurk in these Cabin Crew halls!
I think your answer, in a nutshell, is that most think that it is preferable for a PA to be made, but acknowledge that sometimes it isn't practical. We have also learned that Cabin Crew don't actually listen to PA's made from the flightdeck
(Unless they are particulally important).
A question for you (a serious one... unusual I know) - Would you rather take a 2 minute delay at the gate before pushback to hear the pilot say welcome on board, or would you rather they said nothing and you departed on time?
For a laugh go ask 411A (a self confessed experienced aviator who I think might still live in a time where political correctness hasn't been invented) in the Questions forum what he thinks of your question about PA's.
