Originally Posted by
LordHamster
While I have seen people breaching the holy curtain, I honestly suffer much more from this kind of inconsiderate gabbing within the Business cabin much more.
Example 1: 1A and 5E decide to have an impromptu business meeting near the galley... complete with long personal anecdotes all at full volume... at 4am
Example 2: 1A decides to have a long and loud chat with the FA at what would be 4AM.
Example 3: Flight attendants from the whole plane gather in the galley forward of row 8 on a 777-200 (2 class) and decide to have a full blown birthday party complete with cake, the birthday song, clapping... at 4am.
I am completely guilty of these types of interactions. My wife usually calls me on it, and I immediately curtail my actions and move back to my seat. When we fly TATL, I either splurge or spend miles to have the family sit up front (makes for a much better start to our vacation when we can sleep on way over). I'm usually bopping around two or three times within the cabin to say hello to the family. On the 777-300, it's more obvious since everyone has to be visited individually. Kids are teens, so they don't NEED attention, but I find it kills the boredom and if I'm on the way to or from the lavs I'll chat for a minute.
My wife will give me a little head nod when it's bothersome to others, but I am certainly guilty of this somewhat annoying activity. I tend to not be bothered by other family members- within the same cabin- doing the same on long flights.