anyway it does happen with captains with whom I never flew before
- are you possibly exhibiting a 'boredom capability' during the flight? Will you have done a departure brief? One weapon in your armoury when faced with disinterest is to ask a pertinent question about the procedure eg "OK, what do you reckon is the msa"?/"what do you make the beacon crossing check height"? - make sure YOU know the answer!
The ultimate weapon when faced with 'no that's too early' etc is to say "you have control"
Do these 'Captains' brief you for their approaches?