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• kilgore_trout@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Why would you pay a tip to the taxi driver? They are usually self-employed.

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  • 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.

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  • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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.

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  • tmyakal@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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.

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