Originally Posted by
LOUDNOISES
In 2nd class the seats themselves are fine and streets ahead in comfort and space of their equivalents in the West, no argument there.
There's no way of saying this without sounding snobbish
but I just find the 2nd class experience grim. Luggage and limbs sprawled everywhere, never ending stench of convenient noodles and stinky tofu from 100 personal picnics, constant stream of people passing through the carriage (1st carriages as far as I know are located by the drivers cab so are dead ends), people with standing tickets hovering over your seat and of course some dubious personal hygiene.
Then of course you have the toilets, but they apply to all standards of class
Second class on g trains is a little more civilized than the picture you portray (e.g. they don't sell 无座票or方便面). And first class is not at the front of the train, so your walkthrough problem still exists.
That having been said, the idea of spending 8 hours on a g train, even in exec class, sends shivers up my spine.