Originally Posted by
airplanegod
While I've certainly had rude FA's before, I've never had an "incident" with one, nor do I plan on having one. That being said, some of the above posters are correct, the issue is with US FA's. Other than isolated cases there is no "big problems" with FA's in any other country. Many seem to deal with getting out of their duties by using the "only here for your safety" or even the "9/11" excuses.
Agreed, the only time I've had problems with an FA, it was exactly one person, but it was multiple times. The last time, she tried to kick me off the plane. That earned one of United's regionals an FAA complaint and a whole lot of oversight they didn't want on pre-takeoff procedures. I can't say that will usually be the result of an FAA complaint, but given I used to be a consultant to the FAA on safety procedures, she chose the wrong person to argue policy with.