In All AC compartments (1st, 2nd, and 3rd tier) - you get the following bedding packet (2 white fresh sheets, 1 fresh pillow case, 1 fresh towel, 1 blanket and 1 pillow (not fresh every time). but what do you expect them to do with the pillow and the blanket? out of the two sheets, one is used as a liner under the blanket and a fresh pillow case replaces the old used pillow case. I am not sure why you were grossed out by someone having used your compartment previously. You still get fresh linen. It is not a charter train so you have to expect people might have been in your seats previously. Also the ticket prices are the cheapest compared to anywhere else in the world!
We thought 1st Class meant fresh linens but perhaps it only means fresh sheets and not pillow and blanket. Good to know for next time! We had a great sleep on the train though and loved watching India through the windows 🥰
@@nicoleandmico Every passenger per seat gets a new packet ( including all excluding blanket ) from the attender no matter how many new passenger arrives on a particular seat for that entire journey. You didn't know that, that's why u couldn't claim ur fresh packets and attendees also don't give new packets bcos they have to gather much more for cleaning...🥲
@@nicoleandmico You are getting it wrong actually. They will serve fresh pillow covers n all but you just need to inform them. That is it! In India basically what happened, a lot of passengers use the railway service so the first passengers in a particular seat always get the fresh linen n all but after that those stuffs forget sometimes to change those linens and pillow covers. Trains are having many halts so it is difficult for them to remember which sheet to be changed at which stations. What you need to do is just inform them that this sheet n all need to be exchanged with the fresh one and they will do it. Do not hesitate to say these.
They usually wont change the pillows...but if you request and tip a cleaner...they can usually also change the pillows. this is usually an issue only if you are getting on a train from anywhere other than the starting point!
Wrong. No tip needed to change pillow cover. Two bedsheets, one fresh pillow cover and one fresh towel are provided. I don't think it's practically possible to provide fresh pillow itself and blanket. So they provide one fresh pillow cover and the second bedsheet is meant to be put below blanket so blanket is not in direct contact, but yeah that's still cringy hygiene wise. So you can use bedsheet only to cover. And yes all these bedsheets etc are steam cleaned.
They don't change pillows, but pillow covers should be changed, and if you are still not convinced that its clean, ask him for another change. Use the second bed sheet along with the blanket to make a barrier between yourself and the blanket. It's impossible to change the blanket for every person in any corner of the world.
I think they can absolutely provide new blankets, they probably do. You get your own blankets on flights and first-class rates are more or less similar to flight tickets.
I'm a little sad I'm all caught up on your travels, but I loved seeing where you guys have been, and looking forward to the next post. Wild how the door in between cars was open.
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Hi. Thanks for the video. Couldn't find the name of the train in the video or in the description. Could you please tell the name? Is it Prayagraj Bjn Sf Express?
Just ask the coach attendant to give you new sheets and blanket. All the passengers travelling AC first, second or 3rd class should have a fresh bedroll, that's the rule.
Google does its best to generate subtitles but they aren't very good, so we have to manually go through and add the English words. Then it translates it into different languages 🙂
Captivating vlogs! India has one of the largest train networks and it is possible to get an overnight sleeper train between two cities. For the cost of a decent hotel for a night, you can sleep and wake up in the next city. Two in one.
if u call the train guy,,he will come and change your blankets and pillows ,.....its just that they forget to give everytime....you can definetly call them,,,,and they will give you fresh blankets
I think covering the used pillow is normal here I have seen many people doing that. But there's a lot of people who don't do that , may be they don't know but IRCTC should mandatory it so that everyone can use the pillow safely If they don't change it for each person.
New to your chanel and I love your content . I'm traveling to India this week and your video is really helpful. 😊 just one question is there any website that I can purchase train ticket in advance?😊
Hey Nicole and Mico! Thanks for the blog, it was entertaining and great as always :) we are booking a train now and are wondering - do we need to book as a tourist or can we book a general ticket? Thanks!
Hey there we can't quite remember what we picked. I think we went with general but if you could send us a screenshot on Instagram it might jog our memory 🤔
@@nicoleandmico thank you for the really fast response!! After some research I think we’ll go with general, no need for a screen shot. Thanks so much again!
@@prashantgurung2635 Hi Prashant! When we were booking the foreigner quota was already full, so we ended up booking the general ticket and that worked great. :) Thanks for the comment!
Sorry for your inconvenience, dirty sheets, and pillow you should have asked for new fresh sheets, pillows and blankets. It will come in a packet with an irctc logo on it. Don't get scammed! Best wishes for your future endeavors. :)
Hey! It's so cool to see you on here Victor! Thanks for telling us what the dish is called. We do our best but find it difficult to keep all the new words straight
@@nicoleandmico I married an Indian lady. You get used to it after 22 years! Around the house I'm usually too lazy to make raitha. Any kind of plain yogurt will do for me :) I'm enjoying your perspectives on India. We usually travel with family who usually give us the inside scoop on things. I love that, but we've probably missed some of the authentic discovery moments you are experiencing.
Nanny has shown me so many photos of your beautiful daughters! You are so lucky to have people in India to show you around and give you the inside acoop. I think that would add to the experience in so many ways
U could have asked to specifically to remove those pillow if he was not doing also u can complaint on IRCTC website or if u find that hard just do it on Twitter by tagging them u can get the refund
You must try the food of Jaipur, you must come to the famous Chowki Dhani Hotel of Jaipur, you will like the dal baati churma there, if you need any help in Jaipur, then let me kn
It's not first class problem, you get everything fresh. Next time tweet to Indian Railways, they will get everything sorted within minutes. Sorry that you had to go through this
Can you please tell me what kind of class cabin it was? Definitely it is first class AC but normally the fist class AC cabins are one sleeper seat and on top there is another one and the same is in opposite as well however in your opposite there is a large mirror!! Please mention!!
This is the coupe option. When you book the tickets you can select the option under preferences that says "coupe" and then they will know you prefer to have a cabin with only 2 beds in it. It isn't guaranteed, but it worked for us!
Good video, but wondering why most You Tubers from US, Europe visiting India choose to travel by the most economical transport? Autos? Seriously? Or 2nd class trains. Like your positive attitude. Also being in the US garbage at side of the tracks does stand out. It’s awful!
Hello, thank you for the video, could you tell me on which page you bought the tickets for the train? We’re going in August and we’re not sure which link to trust...
We’ve been watching your vlogs for about 6 months but I know you’ve been traveling longer than that. How long has it been? How often do you move between cities? Do you like moving around often or do you prefer staying in one place for several weeks at a time?
Hey there! Thanks for watching and following along on our journey for all this time. We've been traveling since March 2021 and have really enjoyed seeing many countries over this time period (maybe around 20 since we first left). How long we stay in a country really depends. A couple of times our stay has been less than a week and our longest stay was 4 months! It just depends what there is to do, how affordable a country is, and how much we are enjoying it 😁
You just had to ask for a fresh blanket. He would have very happily provided it to you. Sometimes not everything is implied but you have to ask for it. It was that simple. Regarding the pillow pretty sure he changed the pillow cover. How would someone change the entire pillow everytime.
Interesting.. I have only tried a sleeper train once in Egypt and the other time in Thailand, would like to try it next time in India. I was a bit of a germaphobe too but a few visits through the third world sorted that out, lot better now than I used to be 😅
I am sorry about your 1st class train linen experience. I was in India a month back and I travelled in train once 1st class and then 2nd AC. I got everything fresh in 1st class since I boarded from the terminal station. 2nd AC experience was not so great. Mainly with linens and running water, however when we escalated everything got sorted and there were people who came to us asking for feedbacks twice. Next time in an Indian train, please ask for whatever you need. You ask, you may get.... you don't ask you will not get
We asked him to change everything and this is what he did so we thought that was normal for India trains 🤷🏽♂️ No signs or any notice saying what should and should not be changed, all we can do is trust the train employees.
You should have travelled in sleeper class of train. In it majority of indians travel . So you could have got the chance to interact with local people thats what most travellers do. First class ac is mostly used by rich people.
If u spend same ammount of money that u spents in ur country, u will get 2 time more better hotel room in india ......nd if u r looking cheaper prices then can't get that much better
Lol you slept in those sheets 😂😂. They were provided for the passengers who take overnight journeys. You should have asked them to get rid of it. Day time passengers don't get any linen or bedsheets. The attendent must have thought you just woke up wanting to freshen up your bed. 😁
I do not understand why most of people comes to India and visits Jaipur, Delhi Mumbai and go back. There's many things to see in India Ladakh, Munnar, Darjeeling, Tawang, Kashmir like hillstations Beaches like Diu, Andaman, Lakshadweep, Mandarmani etc. Forests like Sundarban, Gir, Kaziranga etc. Plateaus like Eastern Ghat, Western Ghat, Meghalaya Cultural cities like Varanasi, Kolkata Then deserts like Thar
Why are you going to taj mahal and ran to rajasthan ... there are more beautiful state like himachal , uthrakkand , north east indian state , south indian state etc
here in India trains getting late is not a big thing
but i am pretty sure that Indian trains are a unique experience
In All AC compartments (1st, 2nd, and 3rd tier) - you get the following bedding packet (2 white fresh sheets, 1 fresh pillow case, 1 fresh towel, 1 blanket and 1 pillow (not fresh every time). but what do you expect them to do with the pillow and the blanket? out of the two sheets, one is used as a liner under the blanket and a fresh pillow case replaces the old used pillow case. I am not sure why you were grossed out by someone having used your compartment previously. You still get fresh linen. It is not a charter train so you have to expect people might have been in your seats previously. Also the ticket prices are the cheapest compared to anywhere else in the world!
We thought 1st Class meant fresh linens but perhaps it only means fresh sheets and not pillow and blanket. Good to know for next time! We had a great sleep on the train though and loved watching India through the windows 🥰
@@nicoleandmico Every passenger per seat gets a new packet ( including all excluding blanket ) from the attender no matter how many new passenger arrives on a particular seat for that entire journey. You didn't know that, that's why u couldn't claim ur fresh packets and attendees also don't give new packets bcos they have to gather much more for cleaning...🥲
@@nicoleandmico
You are getting it wrong actually. They will serve fresh pillow covers n all but you just need to inform them. That is it!
In India basically what happened, a lot of passengers use the railway service so the first passengers in a particular seat always get the fresh linen n all but after that those stuffs forget sometimes to change those linens and pillow covers. Trains are having many halts so it is difficult for them to remember which sheet to be changed at which stations. What you need to do is just inform them that this sheet n all need to be exchanged with the fresh one and they will do it.
Do not hesitate to say these.
Why do we use 'cheapest' as an excuse for grossness. Who is asking for being Cheapest when booking 1st class.
@@nicoleandmico you can ask them to change
My friend and I were in India, when we said we were Australian, they talked about cricket. They love their cricket 😂😂
Isn't australians fans of cricket.I think most popular sport of both countries is cricket.
They usually wont change the pillows...but if you request and tip a cleaner...they can usually also change the pillows. this is usually an issue only if you are getting on a train from anywhere other than the starting point!
So interesting, thanks for letting us know!
Wrong. No tip needed to change pillow cover. Two bedsheets, one fresh pillow cover and one fresh towel are provided. I don't think it's practically possible to provide fresh pillow itself and blanket. So they provide one fresh pillow cover and the second bedsheet is meant to be put below blanket so blanket is not in direct contact, but yeah that's still cringy hygiene wise. So you can use bedsheet only to cover.
And yes all these bedsheets etc are steam cleaned.
They don't change pillows, but pillow covers should be changed, and if you are still not convinced that its clean, ask him for another change. Use the second bed sheet along with the blanket to make a barrier between yourself and the blanket. It's impossible to change the blanket for every person in any corner of the world.
I think they can absolutely provide new blankets, they probably do. You get your own blankets on flights and first-class rates are more or less similar to flight tickets.
Indians unfortunately, don't seem to have no clue what cleanliness across world is like.
I love your videos ❤️
Love from Northeast, Assam, India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Thank you! We love India!
You have to tell the attendant to change the pillow and blanket which surely he should change when the boarder changed
I'm a little sad I'm all caught up on your travels, but I loved seeing where you guys have been, and looking forward to the next post. Wild how the door in between cars was open.
We wish we had more videos ready for you to watch! We have lots more adventures in India to share and are so glad to have you along for the journey. Thank you so much for supporting us!
Great video and interesting place! Would love to visit Agra in future. You have covered these locations very well and in a great detail. Subscribed! 😊
Hi. Thanks for the video. Couldn't find the name of the train in the video or in the description.
Could you please tell the name? Is it Prayagraj Bjn Sf Express?
They should have provided you with washed bed sheets, towels and pillows... Generally for every passenger they replace these with washed ones.
stay safe and enjoy your journey in India guys ❤
For information of all the punctuality rate of Indian railway in 2022 is 92% and that of British rail is 85% in 2022
Just ask the coach attendant to give you new sheets and blanket.
All the passengers travelling AC first, second or 3rd class should have a fresh bedroll, that's the rule.
Do you write all these subtitles yourself 🤔🌸.
Google does its best to generate subtitles but they aren't very good, so we have to manually go through and add the English words. Then it translates it into different languages 🙂
When standing in train door be careful of door ..bcs with train motion n rare sudden break huge metal door can slam in ur back and throw u out..
Hi there.....can you try over vande bharat express ...its our newly train and awesome
Captivating vlogs! India has one of the largest train networks and it is possible to get an overnight sleeper train between two cities. For the cost of a decent hotel for a night, you can sleep and wake up in the next city. Two in one.
0:48 - Nicole and Mico the people who sleep there are ussualy homeless people... They beg there becuase of the flow of traffic of people..
Thx
That makes sense. It looks like a very difficult life
if u call the train guy,,he will come and change your blankets and pillows ,.....its just that they forget to give everytime....you can definetly call them,,,,and they will give you fresh blankets
How can they forget they have all passengers list of when they are coming and going out and this is 1st class
1:50 as a indian never trust this taps😂😂🙂🙂🙂
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There are lots of hotels in jaipur which are on a different theme far away from imagination you can check them out.....✌✌
Next time you will see 👀 BULLET TRAIN in india.......... WELCOME BACK 🇮🇳🙏
Might missed, how's the duration for the train? thank you!
You can always tell the attendant to give a new pillow, blanket etc.
Many rooms dont have safes...do you carry valables with You or lock in suitcase....any issues with theft from room in india
very nice video keep going love from india near agra there is a place called mathura you can visit here too very nice place
I think covering the used pillow is normal here I have seen many people doing that. But there's a lot of people who don't do that , may be they don't know but IRCTC should mandatory it so that everyone can use the pillow safely If they don't change it for each person.
New to your chanel and I love your content . I'm traveling to India this week and your video is really helpful. 😊 just one question is there any website that I can purchase train ticket in advance?😊
If they don't do it automatically..Just ask them to clean n change pillow sheets they will ..
Great Video Guys. Im Planing My first trip to India and can't seem to figure out how to purchase tickets online. How did you all get your tickets?
You gave me scare when the train arrived and you turned with your backpack on. Take care guys.
Hey Nicole and Mico! Thanks for the blog, it was entertaining and great as always :) we are booking a train now and are wondering - do we need to book as a tourist or can we book a general ticket? Thanks!
Hey there we can't quite remember what we picked. I think we went with general but if you could send us a screenshot on Instagram it might jog our memory 🤔
@@nicoleandmico thank you for the really fast response!! After some research I think we’ll go with general, no need for a screen shot. Thanks so much again!
@@amandaweilenmannIf you are foreigner then go by foreigner quota you will get your tickets easily price is same
@@prashantgurung2635 Hi Prashant! When we were booking the foreigner quota was already full, so we ended up booking the general ticket and that worked great. :) Thanks for the comment!
@@turtlestacostrails Most Welcome Enjoy Your Stay in India
You should also go to southern part of India. It’s beautiful and green.
Why you did not uploaded for so long time ? Anything happened ?
We have been so busy with traveling! Many more vlogs of India are coming though 😋🥰🥳
i experience what you experience !! so good
Thank you! We had a great time!
@@nicoleandmico and i always have a great time watching your videos!!! may it be any place
Please vist nort-east india you will love it
Sorry for your inconvenience, dirty sheets, and pillow you should have asked for new fresh sheets, pillows and blankets. It will come in a packet with an irctc logo on it. Don't get scammed!
Best wishes for your future endeavors. :)
Hey cuz (your mom is my 1st cousin). The milky yoghurt is called "raitha" (rite-thah). Used to counteract the hot spices.
Hey! It's so cool to see you on here Victor! Thanks for telling us what the dish is called. We do our best but find it difficult to keep all the new words straight
@@nicoleandmico I married an Indian lady. You get used to it after 22 years! Around the house I'm usually too lazy to make raitha. Any kind of plain yogurt will do for me :)
I'm enjoying your perspectives on India. We usually travel with family who usually give us the inside scoop on things. I love that, but we've probably missed some of the authentic discovery moments you are experiencing.
Nanny has shown me so many photos of your beautiful daughters! You are so lucky to have people in India to show you around and give you the inside acoop. I think that would add to the experience in so many ways
@@nicoleandmico your Nanny is maybe my fav Aunt LOL
U could have asked to specifically to remove those pillow if he was not doing also u can complaint on IRCTC website or if u find that hard just do it on Twitter by tagging them u can get the refund
hey , how you guys book the train ticket? im planning to visit india and still clueless about getting the ticket booking done
As far as I know they just change the pillow cover and give you 2 fresh sheets
How did you Manage to book the train!
May I ask Whats the train name?
Hii i hope you guys enjoyed lot by travelling in special train could you mention the name of the train
You must try the food of Jaipur, you must come to the famous Chowki Dhani Hotel of Jaipur, you will like the dal baati churma there, if you need any help in Jaipur, then let me kn
You can treavel in vande bharat express train also
It's not first class problem, you get everything fresh. Next time tweet to Indian Railways, they will get everything sorted within minutes.
Sorry that you had to go through this
U should visit most beautiful journey from Mumbai to Goa 1 time
i was waiting for ur vlog from so long ..
We are sorry for the delay! We have been so, so busy that it was difficult to edit, but we are grateful for your patience 😊
Can you please tell me what kind of class cabin it was? Definitely it is first class AC but normally the fist class AC cabins are one sleeper seat and on top there is another one and the same is in opposite as well however in your opposite there is a large mirror!! Please mention!!
This is the coupe option. When you book the tickets you can select the option under preferences that says "coupe" and then they will know you prefer to have a cabin with only 2 beds in it. It isn't guaranteed, but it worked for us!
Good video, but wondering why most You Tubers from US, Europe visiting India choose to travel by the most economical transport? Autos? Seriously? Or 2nd class trains. Like your positive attitude.
Also being in the US garbage at side of the tracks does stand out. It’s awful!
Yes there are so many options to get around! We love taking the train 🚆🙃
Don't forget to try Dal Baati Churma, it's amazing!!!!!!!!!!
Hello, thank you for the video, could you tell me on which page you bought the tickets for the train? We’re going in August and we’re not sure which link to trust...
Definitely! We used either the official IRCTC website or the Easemytrip.com website when our credit cards weren't being accepted. We hope this helps!
I'm loving your vlogs
Glad you're enjoying! India is so cool and there's just so much to share!
@@nicoleandmico yes so much to explore
We’ve been watching your vlogs for about 6 months but I know you’ve been traveling longer than that. How long has it been? How often do you move between cities? Do you like moving around often or do you prefer staying in one place for several weeks at a time?
Hey there! Thanks for watching and following along on our journey for all this time. We've been traveling since March 2021 and have really enjoyed seeing many countries over this time period (maybe around 20 since we first left). How long we stay in a country really depends. A couple of times our stay has been less than a week and our longest stay was 4 months! It just depends what there is to do, how affordable a country is, and how much we are enjoying it 😁
Please come now jaipur to Chandigarh rose garden ,sukna ghil etc please come now
god blesing for you
You just had to ask for a fresh blanket. He would have very happily provided it to you. Sometimes not everything is implied but you have to ask for it. It was that simple. Regarding the pillow pretty sure he changed the pillow cover. How would someone change the entire pillow everytime.
We DID ask for fresh blankets and he didn't change it. We watched and he did not change the pillow cover 😔 We thought this was normal service.
@@nicoleandmico No this is not normal. We feel sorry for that
You can ask the train attendant to change everything including a pillow and blanket.
We did ask them to change everything and they only changed the blanket so we thought this was normal for India trains...
Actually you have to say them again because they take it for granted and we are so sorry for the attendant attitude towards passanger.
You can ask staff to replace old , dirty pillow, sheets with new one
Interesting.. I have only tried a sleeper train once in Egypt and the other time in Thailand, would like to try it next time in India. I was a bit of a germaphobe too but a few visits through the third world sorted that out, lot better now than I used to be 😅
ilove bro enjoy journey
If u have free time go & visit vizag city deffiently u people will njoy
Hello~Thanks.that is epic video-work-all th ebest. =))
please could i order a year's supply of these guys good vibes ?
Haha thanks! We appreciate it 😁
Tbh what is first class, really? It's just a state of mind.
place the plate where the main dish side is near to you
I am sorry about your 1st class train linen experience. I was in India a month back and I travelled in train once 1st class and then 2nd AC. I got everything fresh in 1st class since I boarded from the terminal station. 2nd AC experience was not so great. Mainly with linens and running water, however when we escalated everything got sorted and there were people who came to us asking for feedbacks twice.
Next time in an Indian train, please ask for whatever you need. You ask, you may get.... you don't ask you will not get
But we did ask for fresh everything and this is what they did... We thought it was normal 😕
@@nicoleandmico thats sad and bad at the same time
Come to Kerala also❤️
We will be!
Come to tamilnadu we are waiting 💓
I wonder why u guys didn't ask the attendant to change the pillow and blanket
If u would have asked he would have probably changed that
We asked him to change everything and this is what he did so we thought that was normal for India trains 🤷🏽♂️ No signs or any notice saying what should and should not be changed, all we can do is trust the train employees.
@@nicoleandmico oh I'm sorry for the inconvenience
Btw GL for rest of ur journey in India
U r stuck in so called "golden triangle" thats not the whole India guys 🥲😢
Of course we traveled to more of India than the golden triangle!
Nic vlog 😍
It not indian railways it's their worker who are concerned with their salaries not committed for work
You should have travelled in sleeper class of train. In it majority of indians travel . So you could have got the chance to interact with local people thats what most travellers do. First class ac is mostly used by rich people.
Stay blessed ❤️
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Please come in vrindavan
God bless you guys ☺️🤍♥️
India seems to be so noisy and busy at all hours of the day. It's not something that I'd get used to.
Yes it can be very overwhelming to the senses sometimes! 🙃
While near to train... Please beware from mobile or camera snatchers
If u spend same ammount of money that u spents in ur country, u will get 2 time more better hotel room in india ......nd if u r looking cheaper prices then can't get that much better
Lol you slept in those sheets 😂😂. They were provided for the passengers who take overnight journeys. You should have asked them to get rid of it. Day time passengers don't get any linen or bedsheets. The attendent must have thought you just woke up wanting to freshen up your bed. 😁
I do not understand why most of people comes to India and visits Jaipur, Delhi Mumbai and go back.
There's many things to see in India Ladakh, Munnar, Darjeeling, Tawang, Kashmir like hillstations
Beaches like Diu, Andaman, Lakshadweep, Mandarmani etc.
Forests like Sundarban, Gir, Kaziranga etc.
Plateaus like Eastern Ghat, Western Ghat, Meghalaya
Cultural cities like Varanasi, Kolkata
Then deserts like Thar
We're not done traveling India 😉
@@nicoleandmico
Come to Kolkata.
You will love the city.
The cultural capital of India and also known as city of joy
COME TO BHOPAL I AM FROM BHOPAL M.P INDIA 🇮🇳
🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Well indian first class ls *OK*
🤗😝✌️🥰
Dale philip eats that with hand. Which makes me sick. Thank you for using spoon. You're wonderful.
Why are you going to taj mahal and ran to rajasthan ... there are more beautiful state like himachal , uthrakkand , north east indian state , south indian state etc
We wish we were in India long enough to do it all!
Please remove the shoes before sleeping
😿😿😿😿😿😿😿😿😭😭😭😭😭😢😢😢😢 Not Bad .... Not Bad 😿😿😿😿😿😿😿😿😿😿
Yeah over acting
They are not over acting, you just can't digest the Truth🤣
hi
make my trip is better and cheaper than airbnb no cap
Hmmm hygiene?
3 minute late😁
Ab mohtrma ko kon smjaye
3-3ghante to normal hua krte phle.
Maybe first class is good for couples who wants to have fun to have babies😂
😂😂🤭