Don't listen, strake. That place is full of ghastly nouveau riche types - the sort who would have been at home in a comprehensive (whatever those are) - or, worse still, Harrow.
No doubt the rather more effeminate erstwhile school colleagues of yours had the odd tryst behind the bike sheds attempting to persuade innocent new Third Formers to become 'lady boys'...??
Yes, airline loyalty programmes are not all they're cracked up to be. Access to Star Alliance Gold lounges did not provide me with the ice cold champagne provided in a jacuzzi by semi-naked Filipino serving wenches which I'd been led to expect........
Quaintar$e - isn't that the correct spelling?