Thanks everyone

This is really quite an interesting discussion. Pity I don't drink - it makes my choice that bit harder.

What really puzzles me however is the idea that you get 'treated better' by cabin staff in First?

I have generally found that cabin staff are reasonably attentive in economy and generally nice enough. Are you suggesting that cabin staff are deliberately non-attentive and not nice to economy passengers and then the reverse to first class staff as this will encourage economy staff to buy first class tickets?

Could you please clarify and expand a little further what you mean by 'treated better' or 'treated nicer'?

If I ran an airline I'd insist that every passenger was treated nicely.

cheers Peter