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LASTLY, This bullshit write up gets my goat about “conversation”. The taxi driver has very limited opportunities to earn a gratuity and conversation is one of them. Everyone knows that when you have someone to talk to and the conversation is interesting you have a much shorter trip and you have less opportunity for car sickness. Also people ENJOY talking when the taxi driver does not speak English AND this may be the ONLY opportunity to LEARN ENGLISH. And as for those idiots who complain that taxi drivers DON’T SPEAK ENGLISH, it’s not that they are going to give them a larger gratuity.
CONTRARY TO THIS WRITE UP, Not every taxi driver wants to rip you off, most are too busy to even think about that BS.
Just shut up and enjoy the ride.
You know what Montz, I was agreeing with this article until I read what you had to say.
It seems like everyone in town wants to put down the taxi driver and I have had some really nice ones over the years as compared to mean ones. The ones that have been rude we all want to remember but the nice ones we do not tip very well and we forget as soon as we step out of the car.
I want to apologize if I were rude because we too forget out rude and nasty customers can be and I really feel sorry for the NYC taxi drivers, they seem to get harassed from the police left and right and there’s nothing they can do about it.
I personally feel that they get harassed because a LARGE portion are Muslim and most of the people in this town are Jewish it seems.
I never put down taxi drivers, there are honest and dishonest ones all over the world. In some parts of the world more than others. But this is true of all people in all professions – there are honest and dishonest doctors, waiters, etc…
Again, your perceptions were based on NY cab drivers and this post covers general tips. Read #1 above – “Research the local customs.”
Besides, these tips are good to follow even with honest cab drivers, having the correct change, knowing the average fare, and knowing the local customs are all just good travel common sense.
Did you read the first line:
“Not all taxi drivers are going to cheat you but there are a few quiet ways to be your own travel insurance against it.”
I never said that most are going to scam you – although it varies depending where you travel in the world. You’re basing most of your assumptions on NYC, have you been to the parts of the world I have?
As a tourist you are a good target to many unethical people, not just some shady taxi drivers.
I agree too that you should have an idea where you’re going, but you try to navigate Istanbul or Hong Kong if you’re setting foot there for the first time.
You make a lot of assumptions here –
“Everyone knows that when you have someone to talk to and the conversation is interesting you have a much shorter trip and you have less opportunity for car sickness. Also people ENJOY talking when the taxi driver does not speak English AND this may be the ONLY opportunity to LEARN ENGLISH. And as for those idiots who complain that taxi drivers DON’T SPEAK ENGLISH, it’s not that they are going to give them a larger gratuity.”
That really just isn’t relevant here. It’s completely based on stereotypes of NY cab drivers. Besides, the customer is always right – if you don’t want to talk during your ride you don’t have to.