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Old Oct 25, 2016 | 6:21 pm
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Originally Posted by EchoVictor
I suspect it's not a translation errror.

I can't find a support article on the internet, but when I was there two years ago, I was told that by my hotel staff that they flipped the names intentionally because there is a backlash against government bureaucrats traveling in first class. Hence, by flipping them, you solve the problem. Gov't workers are only traveling in business now!
First class and second class are standard products across many trains. It was necessary to call the top class on g trains something different in order to preserve these standards. I'm perplexed by how often this topic comes up.
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