Popular Post webfact Posted February 13, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2014 Honest cabbie impresses touristThe Nation BANGKOK: -- A taxi driver Thursday returned Japanese currency worth about Bt150,000 and documents to a Japanese passenger who accidentally left his bag in the cab on Wednesday night.Yasuyuki Tagashi, 49, was delighted and offered Bt18,000 as a reward to the driver, Thirapong Phuphan.Thirapong arranged the return of the cash and documents via the Traffic Radio Society.The Japanese tourist said he was on his first trip to Thailand and was very impressed."I will definitely encourage my friends to visit Thailand," Tagashi said.He added that he in fact did not even remember where he had left his bag.-- The Nation 2014-02-13 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post uty6543 Posted February 13, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2014 Another good story about taxi drivers and Thai people in general. And good for the Japanese guy for giving a generous reward. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costas2008 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) Is this a TAT promotion adverb? Well done taxi driver ( in case you start bashing me) Edited February 13, 2014 by Costas2008 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVGerry Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Not all taxi drivers here are bad. I've sat in a few where they're just rubbish but for the most part, they do their job well and get you from A to B with no problems whatsoever. It's not surprising you read a lot of stories about them returning left behind items and money to the owners. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hands22 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Japanese are just good tippers! And polite. No wonder they are so well liked here. Good to read this article among all the usual dreary Thai news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sms747 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 well done the driver, most foreigners would npt have tipped him 18k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Why ask Posted February 13, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2014 Should we be impressed that there are honest people in Thailand, or is this assumed to be remarkable? What a sorry state of judgment. FK ME.. There are honest people. It's about time people woke up and realised that most people in the world are honest, as are most Thais! -m. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Wow, such a long story put out by TAT The Nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ratcatcher Posted February 13, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2014 I left my bag in a taxi once. It took the driver until next morning to bring her home. Good on the cabbie and thumbs up to the Japanese for recognizing the cabbie's honesty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NomadJoe Posted February 13, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2014 We tend to set the bar very low with these taxi drivers don't we. I think it's really insulting to Thai people to post these kind of stories news. To me it's not just a sad commentary on the integrity of Thai taxi drivers, but on society in general, that we make a news story out of something which we all should do intrinsically. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negreanu Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 They publish one of these stories every 6 months. What they don't mention is the 5000 cases in between these "Honest Driver" stories that did not return the 100k THB left in the back of cabs. Thainess...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drand11 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I find 90% are very good and honest. Its that small group just waiting to take advantage of the tourist that can cause the problem w the unknowing tourist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drand11 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Honestly, i think the taxi rates are too liw, should pay more when sitting in traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 i once left my mobile in a Taxi from BKK to Pattaya, when i realized i had left the phone in the Taxi 30 mins later, i called and the driver answered, turned around and dropped it back off ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalangBaa Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) 150,000 baht... That's 4,286 short-trip taxi fares at the minimum of 35 baht per fare, or one fare every single day for 11 years and 9 months. (Puts away calculator.) He's going to have to pick up a lot of extra fares to make up for the loss of this potential "windfall", but perhaps the good karma gained will make it all worthwhile! By the way, does anyone know if they are EVER going to increase the minimum fare from 35 baht? That is ridiculously cheap considering it sometimes seems you can travel about 1 mile before it goes up to 37 baht! I think 50 baht would be very reasonable and would give taxi drivers a better income. Edited February 13, 2014 by FalangBaa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmirage2013 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 This is rare, if true. I have never ever had a taxi driver return anything I lost. In fact, 99% of the taxi cab drivers would keep the money and throw away the wallet. it is foolish to even think that honesty and returning lost goods is the norm here in Thailand. If people think they can get away with it, or if they feel they are not being watched, they will do dishonest things! Hell, look at the damn government for Christ's sake!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonarax Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 well done the driver, most foreigners would npt have tipped him 18k How do you know what most people would do? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TVGerry Posted February 13, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2014 This is rare, if true. I have never ever had a taxi driver return anything I lost. In fact, 99% of the taxi cab drivers would keep the money and throw away the wallet. it is foolish to even think that honesty and returning lost goods is the norm here in Thailand. If people think they can get away with it, or if they feel they are not being watched, they will do dishonest things! Hell, look at the dam_n government for Christ's sake!!!!! Oh really? Stupidly dropped many wallets in a taxi have you? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaullyW Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 So easy to make up these stories. We shall never know if it really happened. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaullyW Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I find 90% are very good and honest. Its that small group just waiting to take advantage of the tourist that can cause the problem w the unknowing tourist. I estimate it to be exactly the opposite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMarlow Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Should we be impressed that there are honest people in Thailand, or is this assumed to be remarkable? What a sorry state of judgment. FK ME.. There are honest people. It's about time people woke up and realised that most people in the world are honest, as are most Thais! -m. . No-one is asking you to be impressed by anything. The report is simply about an incident that some people are happy to read about, if it isn't to your liking, hard cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMarlow Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 150,000 baht... That's 4,286 short-trip taxi fares at the minimum of 35 baht per fare, or one fare every single day for 11 years and 9 months. (Puts away calculator.) He's going to have to pick up a lot of extra fares to make up for the loss of this potential "windfall", but perhaps the good karma gained will make it all worthwhile! By the way, does anyone know if they are EVER going to increase the minimum fare from 35 baht? That is ridiculously cheap considering it sometimes seems you can travel about 1 mile before it goes up to 37 baht! I think 50 baht would be very reasonable and would give taxi drivers a better income. There was no loss, he made 18,000 baht from that trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Why ask Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Should we be impressed that there are honest people in Thailand, or is this assumed to be remarkable? What a sorry state of judgment. FK ME.. There are honest people. It's about time people woke up and realised that most people in the world are honest, as are most Thais! -m. . No-one is asking you to be impressed by anything. The report is simply about an incident that some people are happy to read about, if it isn't to your liking, hard cheese. An incident you are happy to read about, which should normally be a daily occurence not needing to be reported as major news. You must live in an untrusted world of self-opinion, and If this report is to your liking then it is your cheese that is hard, and not mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnThailandJohn Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I find 90% are very good and honest. Its that small group just waiting to take advantage of the tourist that can cause the problem w the unknowing tourist. I estimate it to be exactly the opposite. Psychology 101 says the way we look at ourselves plays an important role in how we see the others. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnThailandJohn Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 They publish one of these stories every 6 months. What they don't mention is the 5000 cases in between these "Honest Driver" stories that did not return the 100k THB left in the back of cabs. Thainess...... Yes, because 10,000 people a year leave approx. $5,000 in Taxis around Thailand, let alone the entire world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrilled Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 People are people.There are honest people everywhere.I'm A believer that if you,lose something and an honest person finds it and gets it back to you.Then you should reward the person at least 10% of whatever the contents are worth?Your rewarding the person.At the same time your punishing yourself,remembering you'll be more careful in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaullyW Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 We hear one of these stories every year. It's propaganda. Why don't we here about the negative stories, the complaints??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prbkk Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 It's not always propaganda: I lost my passport somewhere in Sukhumvit. The person who found it took it to the police who returned it to me. They went to quite some trouble. Of course I gave them a small gift in thanks. Unfortunately the person who returned it didn't give a name...just a good person like you find every day of your life ( the bad ones get the publicity) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx22cb Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I find it quaint that, in Thailand, the taxi drivers prefer to hand in the items to "the Traffic Radio Society" (radio stations?) rather than to a local police station - just shows who the drivers trust more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espinoza Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 well done the driver, most foreigners would npt have tipped him 18k I would!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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