tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23859102.post1246688438765274572..comments2023-04-21T11:14:12.892-07:00Comments on Rosie in BJ: Ode to a Chinese Taxi Driverrosieinbjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12981791686276501248noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23859102.post-66857112841811670842015-09-11T00:06:15.541-07:002015-09-11T00:06:15.541-07:00@Betty, I think those driver behaviors would be co...@Betty, I think those driver behaviors would be considered quite normal in mainland China!rosieinbjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12981791686276501248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23859102.post-59197963775129480302015-09-10T02:43:41.632-07:002015-09-10T02:43:41.632-07:00I usually use public transports here in Vienna as ...I usually use public transports here in Vienna as taxis are quite expensive. Sometimes I use one when I stay out late with friends, at it is impossible for me to get home fast in the middle of the night.<br /><br />In Hong Kong I love that taxis are so cheap. We often take one home in the evening when I am tired after a long day. Sometimes it costs as much as public transport fee for us too, so of course we'll take a taxi.<br />Sometimes the drivers are quite strange, one once cleaned his teeth with a tooth pic the whole drive... One once fell asleep when we stopped at red traffic lights for a moment.. I wasn't too happy about this driver though. D:Betty has a Pandahttp://www.bettyhasapanda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23859102.post-17272976529935065312015-09-08T08:24:30.672-07:002015-09-08T08:24:30.672-07:00Haha, smartphones have quite a lot of useful appli...Haha, smartphones have quite a lot of useful applications! But I agree, I waste a lot of time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23859102.post-435984146624023632015-09-07T03:26:45.367-07:002015-09-07T03:26:45.367-07:00Hi Marta, I do use wechat on my ipad. I top up my ...Hi Marta, I do use wechat on my ipad. I top up my phone at a kiosk near my flat and use taobao on my computer and that's the only time I use alipay--I didn't even know you could scan and pay with it. I haven't seen that done here (we are behind the times here in Hebei). Taxis don't seem to use dididache in Chengde. I don't really mind the inconvenience as I like that my phone is never a distraction. When I return to the US, I'll probably get a smartphone though.rosieinbjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12981791686276501248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23859102.post-37334071242221410502015-09-07T02:48:42.950-07:002015-09-07T02:48:42.950-07:00You don't have a smartphone? I partly envy you...You don't have a smartphone? I partly envy you, but on the other hand... no wechat? no top up phone credit with one tap? no dididache? no scanning a code and paying directly with alipay?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23859102.post-34021730886128676652015-09-06T14:04:33.732-07:002015-09-06T14:04:33.732-07:00@Marta, I think it's interesting that there is...@Marta, I think it's interesting that there is a very different "cab culture" from city to city in China. I don't use a smart phone (I know, I know) so it is near impossible for me to get a taxi in Beijing. Last time I had to receive help from the hotel worker where my friends were staying.<br /><br />@Anonymous, Chinese cab drivers are also guilty of such violations, but that's pretty much every driver in the country. I'm definitely not comfortable driving here because of it!<br /><br />@Autumn, and perhaps in a variety of languages as well. rosieinbjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12981791686276501248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23859102.post-58365372034758671712015-09-06T09:15:49.223-07:002015-09-06T09:15:49.223-07:00Pretty funny. Cab drivers in LA are very quiet. Ve...Pretty funny. Cab drivers in LA are very quiet. Very disappointing. Think of all the curse words I could have learned.Autumnhttp://westdateseast.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23859102.post-15900869671022058582015-09-06T07:35:36.036-07:002015-09-06T07:35:36.036-07:00I take the subway, bus and drive in NYC. Rarely ta...I take the subway, bus and drive in NYC. Rarely take a taxi. Manhattan taxi drivers have a bad rep (accidents, lane violations, not signaling when turning, etc). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23859102.post-62676287860071694272015-09-05T21:30:33.079-07:002015-09-05T21:30:33.079-07:00Beijing cabbies are indeed very chatty! The ones i...Beijing cabbies are indeed very chatty! The ones in Suzhou and Shanghai hardly talk to me... Anyway, I don't take cabs so much now as in Shanghai the subway is very convenient and in Suzhou my bf has a car.<br /><br />Last time I went to Beijing I noticed it was very hard to take a cab, the drivers were parked with their feet on the wheel and wouldn't even move for less than 100 RMB!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com