Taxi Issue

[DragonQuest]

#1 Taxi's have been taking advantage of me lately.

#2 I go somewhere thats usually 100baht and its close to 200 baht...

#3 He takes a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong Detour route and loses me.

#4 he says "Lo Tit" which means traffic jam.

#5 Is it me or am I having the bad apples all the time......

#6 some taxis are nice but sometimes I wonder.......

Trolls and comments welcome.

[King Dong]

greet them in thai, tell them where your going in thai & they wont take the piss

[Head Snake]

taxis and bargirls. Same deal.

Take me the long route.

[The Skipper]

May depend on where you are going and what side of the street you hail the taxi.

For example. Hail a Taxi at Suk Nana4 and ask to go to Suk Nana3.

With all the one way roads, it takes a long time to get there.

Sometimes there is a traffic jam and sometimes they jerk you around for the fun of it.

Who knows?

[rtaxron]

May depend on where you are going and what side of the street you hail the taxi.

For example. Hail a Taxi at Suk Nana4 and ask to go to Suk Nana3.

With all the one way roads, it takes a long time to get there.

Sometimes there is a traffic jam and sometimes they jerk you around for the fun of it.

Who knows.

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It happens all around the World to tourist, LOS is no different.

Whether you live there or not, to them you are a Farang/Tourist, and have lots and lots of money

[DragonQuest]

thx for the reply guys hahahahaha

[the swagman]

its high season. dont think the taxi drivers dont know that. Savvy bunch. Total <deleted> most of them but the odd gem.

[Mighty Mouse]

Make sure that you have a double serving of baked beans for breakfast before hailing a taxi.

Allow your wind to escape in his taxi and it will be in his best interests to get you to your destination via the shortest possible route.

[soi lurker]

Theres Method in your Madness Mighty Mouse.

[pumpuiman]

May depend on where you are going and what side of the street you hail the taxi.

For example. Hail a Taxi at Suk Nana4 and ask to go to Suk Nana3.

With all the one way roads, it takes a long time to get there.

Sometimes there is a traffic jam and sometimes they jerk you around for the fun of it.

Who knows?

What side of the street your on can make a huge difference. Even worth it to walk a block or two sometimes to get to a better starting point.

Speak Thai...or try anyway...goes a long way.