Originally Posted by
mosburger
The Maglev attendatns are the normal Chinese farmers kids from the poor provinces, I guess. So they have no interest in custiomer service at all and just work there to make a living & send some money home.
I always take the "VIP" (sic) car and 9/10 times the attendants do not bother to open the "VIP" doors or the special "VIP" entrance. You have to remind them every time, Chinese staff are experts in looking away at the right moment.
That's funny -- on the way from the airport into town, they did open the first class door, but on that train the entire last car was first class. On the return to the airport, I stood there like an idiot at the very front of the train, and then finally went in the next door, where I had to walk through the coach cabin and through the curtains in front of all these people. A little self-conscious to say the least... (And then I had to walk through them again on the way off)