A little dignity and personal space is a nice thing (tho some business seating still requires contortionist skills to climb over your slumbering seatmate). The theater of white tablecloths one could live without, and it ain't hard to note the incidence of alcohol abuse (gettin' their moneys worth) and snotty privilege among the regular international bidness crowd. Before stumbling into the ff miles games, I often pondered how any rational person would pay the "per cookie" cost of a little wider seat and a koupla warm cookies on domestic tix at 3x the price of back of the bus. Yes, I've flown Cathay long haul in First and it was nice ... better than coach -- yes yes yes.

But if it's such a great experience, why does everyone sleep through it? Just sayin' :-)