I don't know if this is real or not but its pretty good and I agree with most of what the pilot has to say.
I used to fly a lot and despite being able to recite the Canadian, Air Canada or American videoed safety announcement from memory I'd still put down my Blackberry, make eye contact with the flight attendant in-front of me and at least pretend to pay attention to them (in reality if they were cute I was probably just staring at her tits, if she wasn't cute or was a dude I was probably still staring at their tits). Why pay attention? For one, they do tell you some reasonably important safety information that might save your life (although the pilot's message in the attached video is a bit more realistic....in particular counting the number of rows between your seat and the nearest exit) but its also the courteous thing to do. Flight attendants get very little respect and on a plane of say 200 passengers if there are one or two who actually pay attention to them and show them a bit of decency it will pay off in the service you receive. Same thing with the airline ticket or gate agents, car rental or front desk staff, etc. Be polite & friendly, they're usually wearing a name tag so address them accordingly, even if they are cute don't flirt and ask them how their day is going. That's the quickest way to get an upgrade.
I used to fly a lot and despite being able to recite the Canadian, Air Canada or American videoed safety announcement from memory I'd still put down my Blackberry, make eye contact with the flight attendant in-front of me and at least pretend to pay attention to them (in reality if they were cute I was probably just staring at her tits, if she wasn't cute or was a dude I was probably still staring at their tits). Why pay attention? For one, they do tell you some reasonably important safety information that might save your life (although the pilot's message in the attached video is a bit more realistic....in particular counting the number of rows between your seat and the nearest exit) but its also the courteous thing to do. Flight attendants get very little respect and on a plane of say 200 passengers if there are one or two who actually pay attention to them and show them a bit of decency it will pay off in the service you receive. Same thing with the airline ticket or gate agents, car rental or front desk staff, etc. Be polite & friendly, they're usually wearing a name tag so address them accordingly, even if they are cute don't flirt and ask them how their day is going. That's the quickest way to get an upgrade.
