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It is a tough and not particularly well-paying job, but for those with the calling it is well worth it. And starting out, you won't be seeing much of Paris, Milan, Tokyo, or Shanghai unless you use your flight privileges on vacation; those tend to get bid out by senior FAs with lots of seniority. You're much more likely to become familiar with the delights of Cleveland, or Denver, or . . .

You CAN get out and see the sights when you reach your destination, of course. If my observations are valid, though, you won't much. Imagine you've just spent the last 16 hours walking from Boston to San Francisco and back again. It's 10:00 PM, and you have to be back on the plane at 6:00 AM in the morning to do it all over again. How much sightseeing/partying are you really going to do, especially with the aircrew 'bottle to throttle' restrictions?

No, the job sucks. To the flying public, you're just a glorified waiter/waitress and are often times treated that way. IMO, it's the type of job you have for only a short time in order to see the world on someone else's dime.

Often times, you won't have enough free time to really see the city you are overnighting at, especially if you work for a regional airline. Sometimes, however, you get lucky and will have enough time to see the sights.

I would say that it's an amazing job, since you'll be able to travel the world, get to know a lot of different people and see places most of us won't. You can of course check out the city you're flying to and have some time off. So yes, you'll be able to get out of the airport quite often :)

Most flight attendants get really pissed off when you call them 'stewardess'

It doesn't pay well, but comes with great perks like discounted travel.

Plus you can **** each other in the lavatory (not the male ones, they are homosexual).

It sucks.