Agree with QRC3288 in that greetings are very route,time and ISM specific. In the past 2-3 years since becoming Gold I've flown to: YYZ, MNL, LAX, HND, DPS, TPE, BKK, with the YYZ flights making up at least 2/3 of all flights. I've flown in Y, PEY, J and F, and have been op-uped at times. I don't keep track but I've definitely been greeted more often than not being greeted. It's such a mixed bag that for me it really has become 'nice' if it happens, but 'whatever' if it doesnt. I recall recently to BKK (in Y) I was greeted and addressed by surname throughout the flight, but no greeting or surname aknowledgement on the return. Sometimes to YYZ (in J) my order would be taken and I would be served first, other times my mealchoice would be reserved but I would be served at the same time as others and there were times where I wouldn't have any advanced meal choice at all (full flight or not).

I was actually suprised on my most recent return from YYZ flight in PEY, I was greeted by the ISM (almost rarely happens regardless of my destination) and she came back shortly after with a bottle of Evian. There was another Elite in PEY, but I saw her give him the standard Naya (Canadian) water (which they distribute to everyone eventually).

As I stated above, it can be nice to have a greeting and some sort of aknowledgement, but I get it that there are tens of thousands with more 'loyalty' compared with me. All I really care or hope for is being treated better than OWE...