I've RARELY heard FA's being loud back there during late night flights. I'm not kidding. They're usually very quiet and mindful of the sleeping passengers. At least on AA they are.

As for the strobes on when just sitting there waiting to be cleared to go, are we not not being just a BIT overly dramatic and sanctimonious about jeapordizing public safety? As I said, I NEVER call anybody out on anything on the radio because it's just juvenile and classless, but it IS irritating to see a jet blasting it's strobes while just sitting there. Yes, we ARE smart enough to look away. By the way, almost NOBODY does the strobes on while parked on the runway thing. I'm ORD based - home to UA and AA. Neither airline has many pilots who turn on the strobes while just sitting there - policy or not. Thank you.

Personally, I go out of my way to not shine a bright light into another crew's eyes. Most seem to act the same way. Some obviously don't give a crap, under the guise of "safety". Right.