Com-particularly stupid-Charlie, Excuse are quoted as providing a mere 30" seat pitch in Economy. If I recall correctly, it is 34" in the truckie VC10C1K and 38" in the gucci VC10K4. Not that the K4 normally carries Untermensch such as you....
There is absolutely no excuse for decent sanitary or comfortable pre-boarding areas. That is down to laziness, a fundamental lack of duty of care and sod-all interest.