Originally Posted by travelcomments

You may want to try SQ, LX, OZ first class cabins. In general, they offer real first class experiences. Including cabin staff that would never condescend to a passenger, however unwittingly. If crew would feel that a pax would need assitance, it would be delivered with with grace and style. And in my experience, thew crew reads up on the manifest. As a result, I have been greeted like a long lost relative with FAs referencing the last flight they took with me (including remembering how I take my coffee). UA is a long ways away from this...

And no, this was not helpful. It was clearly delivered in a way that implied that I was unaware what was going on in a "first class". No other passenger was offered this "assistance". But I am not surprised. Subtly seemingly has gone out of the window both for crews and Pax.