stackyFACTSWhy enjoy a comfortable roof when you can flex your wealth? Early wealthy transit riders demanded open-air seating so commoners could see them, happily choking on raw soot just to ensure everyone knew they were rich.
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An elite lord would genuinely rather delay a vital trip for three entire weeks than endure the unparalleled horror of sitting next to a successful merchant in…
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Elite women simply refused to travel without an entire staff to dress them on a moving train. Buying a ticket meant buying three more for the exhausted…
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Elite aristocrats bought massive private train cars primarily to avoid talking to their own relatives. Nothing screams 'healthy family dynamic' like…
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Bringing your own massive, heavy mattress onto a train was the ultimate aristocratic power move. The wealthy flatly refused to sleep on standard transit…
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