Would the typical FLYERTALK Member who did not have the money or status for an upgrade try to make the three-leg 35-hour trip without a long layover/hotel rest stop at a connecting city? Or would they realize their physical, emotional limit and break the trip up?
If you go to any of the large travel websites they are selling many reservations to/from Asia from the USA that last for as long as 60 hours with 3-4 connections without a break long enough to check into a hotel and get some sleep. So people are surviving worse journeys than I did.
In my case, I thought I was in better shape than I was and booked the trip acting like I was still in my twenties. I am in my 60s.