Hello. I don't think that the thing your hotel manager said is an elitist attitude. Well, when you travel and explore country, a new experience, even a little uncomfortable, is ok and maybe interesting. But when your job, for example, forces you to move between cities, and you have to work the very day you come, you'd want to spend your night in a cosy place. Secondly... Lots of places that Russians see in their usual life look too similar to that platzkart cars you saw. Too many strangers around, too little personal space, bad air conditioning, narrow halls, rude service - in public institutions, clinics, public transport.. It is rather stressful. And when we have our vacation and travel, we want to take a rest and don't need extra stress. So that's why people who have opportunities to escape Russian Railways do it))
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I don't think that the thing your hotel manager said is an elitist attitude.
Well, when you travel and explore country, a new experience, even a little uncomfortable, is ok and maybe interesting. But when your job, for example, forces you to move between cities, and you have to work the very day you come, you'd want to spend your night in a cosy place.
Secondly... Lots of places that Russians see in their usual life look too similar to that platzkart cars you saw. Too many strangers around, too little personal space, bad air conditioning, narrow halls, rude service - in public institutions, clinics, public transport.. It is rather stressful. And when we have our vacation and travel, we want to take a rest and don't need extra stress. So that's why people who have opportunities to escape Russian Railways do it))