Ok... here's one.
Flying Singapore Airlines... first class from Korea to Singapore (I hope you can get a mental picture of the flight attendants). Annnnywaaaay... they always wined and dined with style. When I finished my main course, I was offered desert... so I requested ice cream and hot tea.
Response... Oh, no sir! Please allow me to serve you the ice cream first and when you have finished, I will then serve you hot tea, as I do not want you to have a bad experience by having both a hot and cold serving at the same time.
Now for Biopsyman... I have flown United first class overseas as well, and let me tell you.... if you did not get it the first time they passed through, you were pretty much not going to get it. As they rolled up shop and headed to their hiding places as soon as they could. Prime overseas routes where given to the most senior United flight attendants and they just did not give two flips about your experience as a premium passenger.