Hail A Taxi In Bangkok Can Be Annoying

[screamingeagle]

Taxis in Bangkok not up to standard eh! Well try living on Samui my friend

Absolutely. The taxis on Samui will not put their meters on and charge 500 Baht for a 10 minute ride from Chaweng to the airport.

Count yourself lucky in BKK.

[MrHammer]

Nice rant, I wonder what Khun Acharas username is on ThaiVisa?

[trogers]

I have no real complaints about taxi service in Bangkok. I've had a few annoying rides, but for the most part all was well.

What drives me nuts are the tuk tuk drivers. How stupid can they get? Two days ago I was down in Chinatown doing a photography walk and finally got tired and decided to take a taxi back to Hualamphong. I know I was walking with a camera...looked like a typical tourist...but I know better. What did the tuk tuk driver want for what should have been a 40 baht fair max? 150 baht! I'd rather walk till I dropped dead of exhaustion. I looked at him, pointed and said, "Bah!", and waved for him to move away. Why would they want no fare, rather than a fair fare?

And did you take his photo?

I would have and then bargain the price up. He said Bt150, I will say Bt550, and then jack it even higher...and take more photos. And then, bend a little and rub your tummy and say 'tummy no good' and walk into the nearest restaurant's loo....