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Georgie

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
302 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

For entertainment, you'd have your pick.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

A swimming pool, Versailles-inspired lounge, gymnasium, posh cafes for a spot of tea by the ocean, and even full-on Turkish baths.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

In second class, you'd be very comfortable with polished cabins, a library, a barber ship.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

Is that just like a barber on the ship?

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

It surely should be a barber shop.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

The script says barbership and I'm glad that I am such a bad liar.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

I didn't even pretend that I just knew what that meant.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

I'm so glad because I'd be so embarrassed.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

A barbership.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

So yeah, you'd be fine in second class.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

The barriers between first class and second class were more social than literal.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

So if you fancied hobnobbing with royalty, all it'd really take...

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

is a bit of confidence.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

Down in third class, things, however, get a little bit more basic.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

Think cramped, dormitory-style cabins, shared bath facilities, and very, very simple food.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

If you're down here, you've most likely left a life of poverty, scraping together your life savings to chase a dream of a new life in America.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

And while steerage conditions on the Titanic were known to be far nicer than other ships of the time, you'd still be physically and socially shut off from the luxury above you.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

Wow.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

Yet.

RedHanded
ShortHand: Would You Survive The Titanic?

But down in the boiler rooms, in the bowels of the ship, icy ocean water was already pouring in at a faster rate than the desperate crew could pump out.