I think I'm the poster in question. First of all, I fly mostly long haul so we pretty much go 500-600 MPH on the 744's. You might want to rework your math. Secondly, spread things out over 6 years, and it's not really a lot. Third, I'll take my visiting and exploring 75 or so countries, meeting wonderful friends, trying every kind of food and drink imaginable, learning bits and pieces of over 25 languages, etc. over most any other experience I can imagine. If you don't get it, you need to get out more.