CC need to realise that they are in danger of being seen as nothing more than a impediment to air travel.
So you have been trained to operate emergency and safety equipment, well guess what, a lot of your PAX do that, and more; there is NOTHING special about what you do in your duties, get your heads around that and it's a starting place.
Gladrag, in my personal opinion your post smacks of unnecessary self-conceit. If you have never been CC how can you possibly understand all that goes with the job.
And courtesy costs nothing, even in cyberspace.