Originally Posted by
bocastephen
No, I've never seen them inspect at the gate, even when looking for the orange carry on tags. We work around this by checking in separately...one goes to the counter to check in, the other waits around the corner with the bags, then we switch. They never see the bags, and we never have a problem.
I also have never seen them check the orange tag (and mine are rarely on the bag). The only reason to even put it on your carry-on would be you have no place to throw it away.
I do see a valid reason why the Asian airlines in general could reasonably have more of an issue with carry on weight. The FA's of all airlines do have to help out (and the airline has no way of knowing in advance when and which bags). But it is obviously harder for a shorter FA who is having to step on that little seat footstep thing. I would suspect they train and certify to ability to handle bags up to a specific weight.