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> But get a sleeper compartment, don't sit with the cattle. Cattle?

by jjoe 8y ago

Symbiote 8y ago
"Economy class, also called scum class, steerage, standard class or cattle class, is the lowest travel class of seating in air travel, rail travel, and sometimes ferry or maritime travel." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_class
darrenf 8y ago
"Cattle class" is a kinda faux-pejorative term for economy/coach/whatever the cheapest cabin is in some mode of transport.
- oarsinsync 8y ago
  Faux-pejorative indeed. Cattle are required to be given more space when being transported, than humans are, in Europe. Human class is below cattle class.
  - 123jay7 8y ago
    I don't think that's true. Have you seen how they move cattle in trucks? Maybe more space than a human because they take up more space, but they stacked right next to each other.
    - Symbiote 8y ago
      Have you seen the commuter trains in some larger European cities, like London, Paris, Brussels (I think)...? People sometimes aren't just stacked, they're squashed.
      - improbable22 8y ago
        India produces some real champions in this sport, the euros don't stand a chance. They have leagues up to "super-dense crush load", 14-16 people per square meter. It's still hard to believe this is possible...
- improbable22 8y ago
  "Cattle class" is an established joke, best employed by those actually riding in it. "Don't sit with the cattle" is (IMHO) pretty harsh, and unnecessary. And, for the record, cattle class seats are (or were) about the size of first-class airline seats, in the days before the bed capsules. It's not a cabin but it might be the least-cramped train seating you will ever encounter.
  - CWuestefeld 8y ago
    cattle class seats are (or were) about the size of first-class airline seats This is true, they're FAR better than standard airline seats. On the other hand, if you're going NY to SF you're going to be sitting in them for 3 days, so they better be comfortable.

> But get a sleeper compartment, don't sit with the cattle. Cattle?

by jjoe 8y ago

> But get a sleeper compartment, don't sit with the cattle. Cattle?

"Economy class, also called scum class, steerage, standard class or cattle class, is the lowest travel class of seating in air travel, rail travel, and sometimes ferry or maritime travel." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_class

darrenf 8y ago

"Cattle class" is a kinda faux-pejorative term for economy/coach/whatever the cheapest cabin is in some mode of transport.

oarsinsync 8y ago
Faux-pejorative indeed. Cattle are required to be given more space when being transported, than humans are, in Europe. Human class is below cattle class.
- 123jay7 8y ago
  I don't think that's true. Have you seen how they move cattle in trucks? Maybe more space than a human because they take up more space, but they stacked right next to each other.
  - Symbiote 8y ago
    Have you seen the commuter trains in some larger European cities, like London, Paris, Brussels (I think)...? People sometimes aren't just stacked, they're squashed.
    - improbable22 8y ago
      India produces some real champions in this sport, the euros don't stand a chance. They have leagues up to "super-dense crush load", 14-16 people per square meter. It's still hard to believe this is possible...
improbable22 8y ago
"Cattle class" is an established joke, best employed by those actually riding in it. "Don't sit with the cattle" is (IMHO) pretty harsh, and unnecessary. And, for the record, cattle class seats are (or were) about the size of first-class airline seats, in the days before the bed capsules. It's not a cabin but it might be the least-cramped train seating you will ever encounter.
- CWuestefeld 8y ago
  cattle class seats are (or were) about the size of first-class airline seats This is true, they're FAR better than standard airline seats. On the other hand, if you're going NY to SF you're going to be sitting in them for 3 days, so they better be comfortable.