I'm not mocking you when I say, you're right: You don't understand. No public conveyance in the USA should have anything other than fiberglass bucket seats with

I'm not mocking you when I say, you're right: You don't understand. No public conveyance in the USA should have anything other than fiberglass bucket seats with a hole in the middle for drainage. For one thing, hard seats are not uncomfortable. A well-shaped wooden seat on a rocking chair, for example, is comfortable for hours. And most public-transport trips aren't long enough to really tax one's ass anyway. For another: Public trains in the USA are a haven for homeless and bums. When you've driven past a coffee shop that has picnic tables on the sidewalk and seen a homeless guy with his pants literally filled with shit sitting at one... you understand the problem. I don't care what country you're in; cloth seats on mass transit are dumb. They just can't be adequately cleaned. In Paris, a city allegedly suffering from a bedbug outbreak, I'd expect most people to question their use.