I don't see my criticisms (apart from delivering a festive feel) to be anywhere "bixching". Yes, they are not obliged to do anything about it being Christmas or New Year or Chinese New Year.

Faulty toilet not dealt with by crew and allowing it to deteriorate would be "unreasonably high expectation on CX and are mean to its crew". How about my criticism on crew looking as if not attentive? That could be something subjective and again, perhaps "mean".

I do where I can encourage the crew and engage in chat as I am thankful for what they do. I also understand the situation they are in. I think most of us here on the CX forum wanted to see the airline prosper and regain its place.

If the same would happen on a flight with JL, BR or CI, I would have made the same criticism.

Put fairly, not all of my CX flights in 2023 were bad and good for you to have come across the attentive services your shared on your flights with CX, maybe the next criticism is for them to deliver the same consistently?

It may also be the case that because I fly almost exclusively regional flights (less than 5 hours) so the SOP maybe different?