Bad Driver
I was looking for a taxi outside my apartment at about 7pm last night. There was one with its light on, but no driver. I waited around for a few minutes, and the driver eventually came out. I approached him.
Driver: 去哪？ Where to?
Me: 建国路。JianGuo road.
D: 建国路什么路？JianGuo road and what road?
Me: 岳阳路。YueYang rd.
D: (Thinks for a split second) 70块。70RMB.
I burst out laughing. I laughed loudly and rudely, pointed at him, and invited passers-by to ridicule him in a similar fashion. For the record, the fare is about 15, less than a quarter of what he said.
After humiliating him as much as I could, I whipped out my camera and took a photo. I couldn't get a shot of both the number plate and the driver at the same time, and I made the split second decision to take a photo of him.
Apart from hoping to publicly defame someone who did his utmost to rip me off, I hope that this can serve as a warning: never accept a ride in a taxi that doesn't go on a meter, and never believe anything the individual in this photo says.
May 23rd, 2008 - 11:35
harsh but seriously – did he think you were a tourist or what? maybe he miscalculated…probably not. kind of reminds me of my substitute teaching days – those kids will hang you if you give them enough rope. in this cause, I wonder what were the chances that a potential customer would actually pay that amount!
May 23rd, 2008 - 11:42
I think he must have thought I was a tourist. I was with dad, who looks really tourist-y.
May 27th, 2008 - 14:26
My response would have been “ok, so how much would it be to visit yo mama!”.
June 10th, 2008 - 23:49
Haha, so funny.
D: (Thinks for a split second) 70块。70RMB.
What’s in his head? Why 70 kuai? lmao
June 11th, 2008 - 08:33
Haha i don’t know!