“Sorry, sir. No tip because you kept getting lost.”
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duffman@lemmy.world 1 week ago
A few times as a kid I had to take a taxi alone. I knew the way home, but the driver decided to make a lot of unnecessary turns and go this round about way to run up the fair. I was probably in 3rd grade and knew what he was doing but didn’t have the guts to call him out.
AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 1 week ago
kilgore_trout@feddit.it 1 week ago
Why would you pay a tip to the taxi driver? They are usually self-employed.
AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Because the last time I took a taxi was when I was 10 and that’s how I was raised.
Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Wait what?
Your culture doesn’t tip taxi drivers?
I constantly felt like if I didn’t tip the taxi driver, he’d drive in reverse and tell me to fuck off. Because yes they were that kind of asshole.
tmyakal@lemm.ee 1 week ago
They are usually self-employed
That varies wildly depending on city, county, state, and (I’m guessing) country requirements. I drove for a few years in a small-ish city, and neither me nor anyone I ran into at the usual spots were self-employed. We all worked for one of two cab companies, making hourly wages plus tip.
Valmond@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Ha ha this happened when I took a taxi to the railway station, leaving Paris after 10 years. It was quite nice to get the “tourist” route early in the morning so I rolled with it :-)
deathbird@mander.xyz 1 week ago
Everyone has stories like this.
PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Is that why you turned to drinking, Mr. Duffman?
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Would be epic for a third-grader to loudly firmly vociferate a taxi driver back into shape
feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 week ago
You kiss your mother with that mouth?
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 week ago
My mom’s dead but if she was alive I’m sure she’d be proud of my vocabulary. Anywat my parents & I have never been on kissing terms so no.