Flown Boeings all my life and have 12000 hrs tt also have been a TRE for the past 4 yrs. not very old at 39 .
i have 250 odd hrs on the Bus now and love the side stick , simply because i think it makes the cockpit more comfortable for long haul flights. I think while handling strong gusting crosswinds , i would have preferred the Control column, probably because i am new to the Bus .
But yes i think that is the way forward.