Major Asian/middle east airline – staff international flights with the best, most pleasant people to leave a good impression.
Major US airline – staff international flights with the grumpiest, longest-serving people as a prize for decades of service.
Asian/middle east – “Let me introduce myself and tell you in depth about the services you’ll enjoy in flight. I’ll stop in occasionally to see if you need anything”.
US – “I’m PRIMARILY here for your safety, but if you need anything, ask”.
Asian safety briefing – Cute cartoons on a video
US – The one ‘hilarious’ flight attendant hams it up before or after the safety briefing [a private comment-er suggested that the ‘hilarious’ flight attendance often seems a bit unhinged, with the hilarity a thin veneer covering an angry inner world]
Asian airline safety briefing -“sitting on the floor is not allowed in flight”
US safety briefing – no mention of a policy about sitting on the floor