First Time Flying First Class - Taiwan Trip(Korean Airlines)

Hey guys, I'm at JFK airport on my way to Taiwan. Finally, my Mecca of food. Usually when I fly, I buy the cheapest ticket imaginable. Like, I'll do two layovers just to save 10 bucks. But I always wanted to see what it's like to fly first class at least once in my life. And after much self-convincing, I finally pulled the trigger. So on my trip to Taiwan, I'm actually flying first class with Korean Airlines. So far, the experience has been pretty nice. Didn't have to wait to check in at the counter. The counter person even offered to wrap my luggage in that saran wrap looking thing, which I don't really think it does much good. I mean, just some layers of thin plastic. What does that really do for you? So now, I'm on my way to the lounge to check that out. And of course, I didn't eat anything for a good portion of the day because I'm expecting good food in there. This looks just pretty normal. Just a regular lounge. Doesn't look that impressive. I'm still searching for my food. Ooh, this might be it. Cool coffee maker, although I don't drink coffee. Oh, look at this. Bunch of Shin noodle. Ah, sun chips. Ooh, Milano cookies. I love those. Some Oreos. Some Newtons. Oh, look at that. Little cold cut sandwiches. Those do not look that advertising. Fruit. Eh. Ah, some pastries. That looks good. And I guess this must be the good stuff. I don't know because I actually don't drink. Ooh, cheese is in the refrigerator. Let's see what kind of cheese. Ah. I'm not very knowledgeable about cheese either, but I'll take some of that. This looks stupid. I'm looking through a first class lounge's bathroom. Oh, cool. All right. You get a lot of space in case you need to do your business here. And there's some kind of spray for you in case you need it. You know what's kind of disappointing is that you figure the first class lounge, you're going to get some workspace or some more plugs. And where's the plugs? I mean, there's no outlets. I didn't see this before, but here's some beers. And check this out. This is really interesting. Huh. Water in a pudding cup. And some soda. Ooh. I like this. This is a good rice drink. My first quote-unquote first class meal. Some sun chips, a roast beef sandwiches, and two cup noodles. And an awesome Korean rice drink. You know what? I'm going to get some cheese. All right. For some reason, I was kind of expecting like steaks and lobster, but that wasn't the case. And I guess cup noodles will have to do. But I got two of them, so I'm starving. And my first class experience so far, I've got to say, The lounge is a typical lounge if you've ever been to an airport lounge. They don't really have any outlets. The table, check this out, is made out of glass. So I need to do some work, and my mouth is not going to work on this. The only workstation I see is here. That's like two kindergarten workstations, and they shame you by somehow putting these two things in the corner. It's kind of like getting a time out over here. But you can't really go wrong with Shin Ramen. I mean, this stuff is good. You know what this tastes like? This tastes like I spent a lot of money on airplane tickets, and all I got was a cup of ramen noodle. Time has come to try this pudding snack water. I mean, maybe this is really common, and I'm just stupid, but I actually never drank water out of this plastic pudding cup before. All right. This tastes like water. So I was really looking forward to having a good meal here. I didn't know what to expect, and so far, it's been ramen noodles and cold sandwiches. I'm hoping that on the flight, I can get some better food. All right. So now I'm going to go look for a workspace to do some work, and then I'll see you guys when I actually get on the plane. This is my little seat. TV. Ooh, all these windows to myself. And there is the chair. And there's a little closet here for my jacket and bag. They just brought over some goodies. These headsets. I'm kind of disappointed. I don't get to keep these. Removing these from the aircraft is strictly prohibited. Bose headsets. A little amenity kit. Ooh, this should be fun. And a little spray bottle for my face. This controls my seats, I guess. And let's see what this is. A little storage space. Looks like a little PSP-looking thing here. Oh, cool. All right. Yeah, I could definitely get used to this. I asked for my usual seltzer water, and they brought over this fancy can thing. Let's see what's in here. We got some hand and body cream. I mean, I'm not familiar with this kind of stuff, so I don't know if this is a good brand or not. It probably is. Davinappa. Sounds fancy. All right. We got some aftershave lotion. Oh, cool. Lip balm. I kind of need that because after Aspen, my lips are completely chapped. Cooling eye gel. I'm not sure what this is, and I'm not really sure how to use it. We get to have face cream. Huh, interesting. A little eye mask. I never use this because I don't like things on my face when I'm sleeping. All right, this is really cool. All right, it looks like a pretty nice toothbrush. And probably the cutest little tube of toothpaste you have ever seen. Oh, and a really small shoehorn. You know, this is really nice. This bag, I think I can use this just for future travels now. This bag is really nice. I mean, it has slots for everything. It's a nice-looking bag. They brought over pajamas. So, yeah. I'm going to change into these because, yeah, why not? All right, let's look inside this little booklet here. Oh, this is it. This is jackpot. This is a menu of the food items they have here, which I'm glad I did not eat that much in the lounge. So, supper here. Look at that. That's my supper menu. Tuna loin tartare with chive and seared scallops. I don't eat anything raw. Main course, Korean bibimbap. Roasted cod fillet with herb crumble syrup with dill cream sauce. Mashed sweet pumpkin and vegetables. Sounds okay. Shrimp dumpling noodle soup. Seasonal fresh fruit. Bread selection. All right. Omija punch. I don't know what that is. Refreshments. Ramen with side dishes. Fresh cookie. Breakfast. It's yogurt. Korean oxtail soup accompanied by side dishes. Can you guys see that? That's my breakfast items here. Scrambled eggs and potato. Okay, so it looks like for supper, I'm probably going to get the bibimbap, more roasted cod, more bulgogi. Again, I was hoping for like a steak or something, but this is pretty good. This is a lot of wine. And it's totally wasted on me because I don't drink. But if I did, I would abuse this. I just got to say the service here has been top notch. Okay, you guys didn't see a lot of this because I didn't want to film like the flight attendants and the other personnel. But as soon as I came in, they let me to my seats and they hung my coat up for me in that little closet you saw. Asked me if I want to drink anything. I got the seltzer. Brought me the pajamas. And just now, the captain personally came and greeted me. Also, they brought over a selection of today's newspaper in case I wanted to read the news. You know, one thing I've always been curious about was what does the first class bathroom look like? And here it is. Automated sink. Little flowers. This is really cool. You got mouthwash, razors, shaving cream, lotions. Toilet's bigger and you got like a little seat here in case you don't want to sit in your own seat. It's probably double the size of a regular airplane bathroom. This is really cool right here. Alright, you guys see that? You see how it's folded in like a little triangle? Now, the reason why this is cool is that every time I come in here, you know, people use this all the time. But every time I come in here, every time someone comes in here and uses the toilet paper, the flight attendants come and fold this into a little triangle. Because, you know, just having regular toilet paper shaped like that, that's just not civilized. You can't have that. This is the pajamas. They feel really good. They're very soft, very cottony. They're long sleeves. These remind me of like Japanese school uniforms where you can button the top. I don't know how this works, but I think that's a door. I think I can actually close that when I'm going to sleep. Check it out. Here's my appetizer. So, this is seaweed soup. It's nice and light. Deconstructed beef stew. Big chunks of beef. Carrots. Bibimbap. I mean, is it the best bibimbap I've ever had? No. It's not bad for a bibimbap served on a plane. I get a feeling this is going to be really tasty because this is very saucy and the sauce is very good here. Whoa, that was really good. Wow, I could eat like 20 pieces of that. This is really cool. They're making my thing into a bed. So, there it is. There's a blanket and a little mattress. All right, there goes my door. Door's closing. All right, this is my little room now. I'm going to get some sleep. And I'll see you guys in the morning. Good night. Hey guys, good morning. Just woke up. I think I slept about six, seven hours. And it's definitely the best sleep I ever got on an airplane. Usually, I won't be able to sleep, but I was super comfortable. The bed was super comfortable. It was just like being in a hotel or being at home. Got up, gave me a toothbrush and toothpaste, brushed my teeth, and then they just brought me warm cookies. Breakfast time. I have some cereal, some croissants, and banchan. I've never had banchan with cereal before, so that's interesting. Also, I ordered some oxtail soup. Never had that for breakfast either. Looks like a little hot sauce and onions. Put that in there. The oxtail soup don't have any salt in there. You gotta add your own salt to kind of flavor it the way you like it. It's pretty good. The spice is spicier than I thought it was going to be, which is awesome. It's like a nice kick in the morning. Seoul, South Korea. It's really cool. I wish I had time to go look around, but I only got a couple hours before my transfer. This airport is beautiful. It's so clean and nice. It's also like 5 o'clock in the morning here, so there's nobody here. I'm at the First Class Lounge in Seoul, South Korea. Let's check this place out. See if it's better than the one at JFK. I see plugs right away. That's a plus. Oh, check this out. Wow, this is nice. Haagen-Dazs ice cream. And check this. Did you guys know Haagen-Dazs make green tea ice cream? Massage facility shower room. You guys want to check it out? Yeah, let's take a look. They get you a set of towels. Look at that. Aftershave. Razors. Nice toilet. Wow, this is a really nice-looking shower. What? All right, I think I'm going to be spending some time here. I'm in the men's room, and I just discovered this. Check it out. That is by far the fanciest toilet I've ever seen in my life. What am I supposed to do here? What better way to spend a couple hours in a lounge than just like sit in a massage chair and then eat some Haagen-Dazs green tea ice cream? You know, I feel like these machines, they can easily kill you because they malfunction and just squeeze really tight, and you're kind of just dead. Oh, oh, I think the machine is trying to kill me. That's enough. This looks really good. This is a multi-level steamer, and it looks like it has kimchi mandou. Maybe that's kimchi buns. Seafood shumai and pork mandou. Also, we have some mushroom porridge here. I think I'm going to skip out on that one. I'm about to board my flight to Taiwan, so that wraps up my first class experience. And overall, it was really nice. Obviously, it's first class. Who doesn't like that? In terms of comfort, the bed was super comfortable. In terms of food, it was good. It wasn't like, you know, spectacular food. It wasn't like something that I'm going to be thinking about. I think what stands out is really the service. Like when I was on that flight, the flight attendant checked on me maybe every five minutes. She would walk by. I could see her kind of glance over, see if I need anything. It was almost too much for me because I'm still not used to that kind of stuff. I'm not used to people waiting on me and, you know, checking up on me. The lounge was nice, especially this one here in Seoul. I mean, the New York one, the JFK one, was just mediocre. But this one was really nice. It's got the massage machines. It's got the crazy toilet seat chairs. I'm not going to go into details about it, but it was a very comfortable experience. I always wanted to try what first class was like. Would I ever do it again? Probably not because just this one time, I had to use basically all my points. I had to pay extra money on top of that. So it's definitely for people who have a lot of money. And I'll tell you guys this. It's going to be really tough to fly economy again because after a 16-hour flight, I'm completely rested. I'm ready to go. So when I go to Taiwan, I might even just hit up a night market tonight and film a night market video tonight because I literally feel like I slept in my bed or I slept in a hotel room. I'm completely ready to go. And I felt even better after getting that massage in that massage chair up until that thing tried to kill me. So that was my first class experience with Korean Airlines. And hopefully, it was interesting and fun to watch for you guys. All right. I'll see you guys in Taipei. Later.