#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.

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

taxis and bargirls. Same deal.

Take me the long route.

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?

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

thx for the reply guys hahahahaha

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

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.

Theres Method in your Madness Mighty Mouse.

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.