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Old Oct 8, 2014 | 2:29 pm
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Originally Posted by wandering_persian
I can't even stand the idea of flying J, let alone Y anymore.

Anyone else having the same experience?
No.

Originally Posted by FTRox87
cant even fathom going back to J... and abs dread Y when I have to fly it... often have to fly BA... their CW/J is a joke and a half. I mean back in the day I used to *aspire* to CW or even Prem Econ for the hell of it from reg ol' Y... but now cant stand to go back to CW...
1. It sounds thoroughly silly to claim you "can't stand" to fly a service nicer and more commodious than what 95 percent of international passengers seem to survive every day. [redacted]

2. People who claim today's business class services repulse them have no sense of history. Most are far more lavish than F class was a generation ago. Lie-flat beds did not exist until recently. British Airways 747 F cabins in the 1970s and '80s offered only big reclining armchairs and were considered most luxurious. They did not cripple people like David Frost who flew them every week. Had the complainers about today's J attempted to fly long distances a couple of decades ago or more, they presumably would have died en route. They would also no doubt have dismissed Concorde, whose one-size seats were essentially economy class-sized.

3. A true sophisticate is able to make him/herself comfortable and cheerful in any situation, and does not tip his gauche hand by complaining loudly about anything save the very bestest best.

International F is a fine adventure which I admit to have enjoyed, but I certainly hope it hasn't made me permanently ridiculous. When in economy I will not wilt, fulminate, scoff, mock, whine, grumble or whimper, remembering that, taking the whole world into account, I am comparatively extremely lucky to be on the plane at all. YMMV.

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