Originally Posted by restlessinRNO
On a recent LHR-SFO flight (which was delayed 18 hours BTW due to lack of a crew at LHR) the captain announced on take-off the usual warning about using the restroom in your ticketed cabin; he also said "do not congregate in the galley". This was the first time I'd heard this and I thought it was unfriendly and bordered on offensive. Basically he is saying don't talk to the FAs in the galley on this 10 hour flight, as I interpreted it.
(I might mention that the FAs had their own cordoned off rest/sleeping area at the front of E+, separate from the galley area.)
FAA requires a rest period on flights over 8 hrs. Some a/c have a private crew rest area, others have to utilize seats. If there is no rest area I usually skip the break, nearly impossible to rest with the constant movement of the curtain and noise.
Do not congregate in the galley is supposed to be a standard announcement since 9/11.