CABIN ATTENDANT; DC10; SFO-HNL. ABORTED TKOF; ENG #2. CRITICAL OF OTHER CABIN ATTENDANT WHO READ; TALKED LOUDLY ON JUMP SEAT FOR TKOF; LNDG. SUGGESTS FAA REGULATE THIS.

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REGARDING HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: DURING TAXI/TKOF/LNDG; I LIKE TO DO MY 30-60 SECOND REVIEW AND TO BE PREPARED FOR AN EMER. THEREFORE; I DO NOT LIKE TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION WITH PAX OR OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS AT THOSE TIMES. ON THE DAY OF THIS INCIDENT; THE FLT ATTENDANT ON THE ADJACENT JUMP SEAT WAS TALKING CONSTANTLY AND LOUDLY WITH THE PAX SEATED ACROSS FROM US IN XXX. THIS HAD BEEN VERY DISTRACTING TO ME. I THINK THAT ALONG WITH NOT READING AHD HAVING OUR HANDS FREE DURING THESE IMPORTANT TIMES WE SHOULD ALSO HAVE OUR MINDS FREE TO CONCENTRATE ON THE POSSIBILITY OF AN EMER. ALTHOUGH THIS SHOULD JUST BE COMMON SENSE; A LOT OF FLT ATTENDANTS HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT. THEREFORE; MAY I SUGGEST THAT IT BE A REQUIREMENT THAT CONVERSATIONS; EITHER WITH A PAX OR ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT; BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM AND KEPT AT A LOW VOLUME DURING TAXI/TKOF AND LNDG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT WHEN THEY SUDDENLY STOPPED THE TKOF ROLL; AND PULLED OVER; THE CAPT DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING FOR AWHILE. THIS IS WHEN SHE GOT UPSET AT HER FLYING PARTNER; BECAUSE SHE STILL KEPT TALKING TO THE PAX AND NOT PAYING ATTN TO THE PA WHEN; AND IF; THE CAPT HAD TOLD THEM ANYTHING. WHEN THE CAPT DID GET ON THE PA; HE TOLD THE PAX THAT; 'THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE OTHER PLANS TO GET TO HAWAII; BECAUSE THIS PLANE IS OTS.' SHE THOUGHT THIS WAS A VERY UNPROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT. SHE WAS PRIMARILY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS.