The difference between a foreign & local pax
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Did not see anyone start this thread.
I would say certain foreign paxes ( tourist or expats) are so much more courteous than well the locals. Its not that we expect the pax to be nice to us but some really make our day and make us a happier bunch on the road.
Have u heard an ang moh calling us sir? i heard that many times and i felt a bit embarassed as it should be the other way round. And i have seldom come across an ang moh who has not said thank u in return , in fact some go on to greet us to drive safe and have a good evening.
The next group are the filipinos , well what can i say?? they have to be the nicest people around la. Never picked a nasty filipino so far.
Next comes the japanese , usually very quiet paxes , never wanna kick up a fuss type and always says thank u in return
And last but not least the Locals!! With the exception of a few , most are stone cold and if we greet em sir or maam , they feel like we are gonna cheat em by taking long routes haha. Say thank u to them , they just take the change & stomp off the cab.
It seems that thank u or please never existed in some Local's vocabulary & of coz majority of em are TD haters.
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Just last week , I took a call from battery road . This ang moh pax of mine came on board and told me ,
hey there how are u today?
errr fine sir going to?
To killiney road please. I waited for close to 45 mins for a cab , cant get through the lines but hey im still happy , happy coz you came for me.
Local never kan you , thank your lucky stars my TD bros.
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And to the likes of the bear , parn & multipleviews , it is so obvious that you belong to the TD hater group. I am happy for u but im sad to say taxis will still be the way of life in singapore.
And i really pity you guys coz day in & day out you have to put up with scums like us , so much so that you guys cant let go and choose to intrude into a forum basically for TDs.
You have plenty options to avoid us and seriously the best would be to pay $75,000 for a Kia Forte or if u can afford it $98,000 for a toyota altis, then maybe u have lesser things to say about us but oh no! when you get your ride , you still gotta put up with our antics on the roads! damn!
i feel sad for u fellas.
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Expats ???
Emphasis , those at Little India ?????
Working in a Multi National Bank , as Software engineers ?
I count this category out of good paxes .
This is the sort of people u get complaint for nothing .
This is the sort of people who will shoot you down in tmr's ST forum .
Maybe majority of ang mor from that classified location are good .
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was anyone of that kind mentioned in my post? u need glasses
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Just now at our classfied location , took one ang mor to Marine Vista .
Was like what u encounter : " How are you boss ?"
" Sir , dun call me boss , i'm just a driver ."
"How's your day my friend ."
" Very quiet sir , maybe people are inside MBS Casino still , hahahaha ."
" Oh well , it's good for Singapore's economy "
Bla bla we talked all the way until Neptune Court .
Know what ? After that , i wish him " Merry X'mas ."
He laughed ....
Said : " I dun celebrate X'mas , i'm a Muslim ."
"Huh ? U ang mor Muslim ?
" Yeah yeah right , i am born and breed Muslim , from New Zealand ."
Here you go , not all ang mor from our classified location are Christians , hahahahah
He added : " Inside there , if we add up those Muslims into one table , that has to be the biggest table there ."
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Originally posted by Tio Call Liao:
was anyone of that kind mentioned in my post? u need glasses
I would say foreig paxes ( tourist , expats) are so much more courteous than well the locals. Its not that we expect the pax to be nice to us but some really make our day and make us a happier bunch on the road.
* pls add "certain" foreign paxes
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The japanese if they can converse well in English are quite a nice bunch too.
I picked up a lady from classified hotel to suntec and she asked me loads of questions about prius taxis , so i answered that there were only like 20? and asked her why she wanna know?
She told me in japan , she has got a prius and a bentley continental GT! wah real cheongster haha but too bad it was a short trip if not i will ask her more abt the bentley.
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Originally posted by Poolman:
I would say foreig paxes ( tourist , expats) are so much more courteous than well the locals. Its not that we expect the pax to be nice to us but some really make our day and make us a happier bunch on the road.
* pls add "certain" foreign paxes
ok edit liao haha
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Philipino , mai kung liao ....... especially that type .......
Note : Komade need not reply to this post
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To be fair leh ....
On Call local paxes , those regulars , mine encounter all 100% good ones . Are 300% better than local street paxes .
The worst paxes is those street paxes , no taxis then ON CALL , siao liao if u take their calls .
Agree ?
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English is the best .
Or rather includes Irish , Scottish , Welsh all damn solid one .
Follow by Kiwis .
Spanish .
French , Swedish , Swiss , Norwegians all okay .
Americans ? Well , so many of them now in Sgp , i don't hate them , neither i like them .
Along with Aussies , too aggressive for me . Especially after they drink , this 2 nationals tends to be more aggressive than other nationals .
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Originally posted by Poolman:
To be fair leh ....
On Call local paxes , those regulars , mine encounter all 100% good ones . Are 300% better than local street paxes .
The worst paxes is those street paxes , no taxis then ON CALL , siao liao if u take their calls .
Agree ?
Fully agree .
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100% agreed! that is the reason why i will not greet or say hello to local pax...7/10 times no respond from them if u do, i learnt this from the very first day of my driving...sing love song to a cow
but then again we can't compare local pax to ang mor or what so ever,our bringing up & culture is a vast difference. So we can't really blame anyone for that,just drive & keep quiet is the best with locals
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Originally posted by Teolk:
100% agreed! that is the reason why i will not greet or say hello to local pax...7/10 times no respond from them if u do, i learnt this from the very first day of my driving...sing love song to a cow
but then again we can't compare local pax to ang mor or what so ever,our bringing up & culture is a vast difference. So we can't really blame anyone for that,just drive & keep quiet is the best with locals
gd morning ken bro haha. ready to cheong liao
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Gd morning Thomas...time to sleep for u lol
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yea logging off now. have a safe and good run bro
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well, in america, we would greet the driver when we get up the bus or trolley. when we alight, we normally thank them and wish them a good day. i guess its the culture.
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To be fair some local pax r nice, yes usually the regulars that take taxi. Just wanna add blangadashi workers r nice passengers too, in fact they rank higher to me then the cheapos yet arrogant type, the I compliant then u know types.
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Yap, i also think blangadashi is one of the best, very merry in car one:)
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Blangala and Indians , i cannot tahan their smells .
Cos of their work at sites .
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Originally posted by Poolman:
Philipino , mai kung liao ....... especially that type .......
Note : Komade need not reply to this post
knn y i cannot reply?? :p yah filipino r a gd bunch esp those pick frm classified location rite poolie??? ;) another bunch i like to pick is thai n blanga super gd no complaints juz get them to destination can liao
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If you go wrong way Ang Mo Pax : Thank you for bringing me sight seeing End of trip, give me S$2.00 tip Local Pax : Did you do this on purpose ? Face black black all the way ... (Real life enounter) hahaha
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Hello all TDs
oi, i'm singaporean do i need TDs to give me a sightseeing trip?
yes, locals the worst lot, ain't u locals yourself.
Why angmo so generous? u stupid yellow skin monkeys.
those working in sg making how much loh.
everytime u guys pick them u, surely overheard their conversation if not can jolly well
ask them.
10k a fucking mth or wat.
locals earn peanuts cos we monkeys.
sightseeing $3, tips $2 u think big deal for them?
but for local? that is a packet of chicken rice n 2 kopiO.
or even 5 kosong roti prata eat till u choke.
will u give tips generous if u travel in UK,europe?
or will u more likely to give tips in thai,malaysia,viet etc?
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Ya I go Vietnam taxi damn cheap no need tip. Just pay USD1 dollar for a 10min trip from hotel the Reunification Palace they treat me like king!!! Cos that is almost 2 times the fare.....LOL
Then I go BKK took a cab from Secom Square to King Power peak hour traffic jam whole journey like 1 hour plus I doze off in the comfort of the Toyota Altis end of journey only 80+baht I just give him a 120baht keep the change. And he very happy still pray to me and say to me "kup kun kap"
So same lah. Ang Mo come to our country is like we go Viet or Thai money is small for them. Heard from an Aussie their taxi meter jump very fast like jackpot machine...LOL dunno true or not....