BlackandBrown....But here in lies the answer to what has been bashed out here for several pages now!
BA isn't for everyone, neither is easyJet, neither is Jet2 or any of the other airlines. It all comes down to personal preference and as they always say, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." Full Left Rudder started this thread in order to get a better idea of what life is like on the other side, not to sit here and squabble about who has the better life.
I believe Super Stall has filled in the other inaccuracies in your last post about still having 2 stripes... and you should perhaps ask him in 10 years whether he still likes it because I would place my bets on the fact that he will say "YES".