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Thanks to the bros who answered my Q. Guess I will never know the reason.
The reason is simple... U r cheated.
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Originally Posted by gertt234
6. I don't think my girl needs to scam me as she knows I will give her what she ask for that is within my means. (And yes, I can change my nick to CarrotHead or Robert Zai".
Errrr she knew u will pay for it for sure. It is indeed not a scam... Where has all the common sense goes to??? Will u pay 100SGD from Woodlands to Jurong?
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Originally Posted by gertt234
And when we arrive in Sukhumvit, she ask me for 2K to pay the driver. Since my girl is local, I didn't want to argue. And I don't think she is in cahoots with the driver as she can just ask from me the money directly and I will give it to her without hesitation or question.
I guess u need to read more on Private Dancer and convince yourself that u were not cheated.
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Sorry if the Q is in the wrong place. But I don't want to start a new thread.
I just came back from BKK and my Q is I took a taxi from Central Plaza (near Seacon Square) to Sukhumvit and my girl ask me to pay the driver 2K baht instead of the metered 200+ baht. Any reasons? So far my girl has always asked me to pay the actual amount + some tips except for this particular trip.
And to bro's going to BKK to change baht. When I was there, the xchange rate that I saw (mostly banks and the big xchange shops) is about 1SGD to 22.60BHT.
Many thanks if anyone can shed some light on my question.
Dude, you really got slaughtered there. Like a little brussel sprout. In thailand metered taxi only pay the meter charge. Thailand not like Malaysia or cambodia. Don't spoil the market for other people la. Hai mr robert brussel sprout.
No, I didn't hear wrongly. Coz the girl will always ask me for the money to pay the taxi driver and she will only pay the actual amount + a bit of tips ALL the time. It was only this particular trip.
And when we arrive in Sukhumvit, she ask me for 2K to pay the driver. Since my girl is local, I didn't want to argue. And I don't think she is in cahoots with the driver as she can just ask from me the money directly and I will give it to her without hesitation or question.
I am learning Thai.
hai because of so many singaporean roberts, other singaporeans go thailand, they think we also must chop vegetable head. Xian
Thanks to the bros who answered my Q. Guess I will never know the reason.
I agree that it's a lesson learnt. I am trying to understand more about the workings in BKK.
To answer the Q's posted by bro's.
1. This is my second trip to visit my girl.
2. The cab driver was extremely talkative throughout the journey.
3. Cab driver even ask when I was leaving BKK.
4. The cab was the first in the queue when we were leaving after finishing our shopping.
5. When I questioned my girl (her english not good and I don't speak thai), she said the driver very talkative, she don't like.
6. I don't think my girl needs to scam me as she knows I will give her what she ask for that is within my means. (And yes, I can change my nick to CarrotHead or Robert Zai".
Aiya Bro.....wats done is done...
Just does not make sense...especially since she said she DOES NOT LIKE the taxi driver....then still give him such a BIG TIP?? Dun u even find tat strange at that time and question?
Well......we all learn....just remember this lesson next time....
Hmmmmm sound very strange....well if you enjoy the trip as a whole don't let this incident bothers you that it as a lesson....and move on....bro!
\\\yeah man ... move on ... but "for information: Bkk taxi is voted the best in the world and KL taxi voted as the worse" ... so far , the taxi driver i met here are all sabai-sabai. I can say most foreigners get chop carrothead in one way or another in bkk, but seriously to pay 2k for taxi from srinakarin- sukhumvit so far is a "record-breaking"... i believe, u r much a stronger person now ... 2k is a very small price to pay for lesson to discover many more gems hidden in bkk. sood yord....
And when we arrive in Sukhumvit, she ask me for 2K to pay the driver. Since my girl is local, I didn't want to argue. And I don't think she is in cahoots with the driver as she can just ask from me the money directly and I will give it to her without hesitation or question.
honestly i think this is complete crap, what's there to argue? is it so difficult to clarify why the need to pay such a huge difference from the amount shown on the meter? you happy can leow.
1. This is my second trip to visit my girl.
2. The cab driver was extremely talkative throughout the journey.
3. Cab driver even ask when I was leaving BKK.
4. The cab was the first in the queue when we were leaving after finishing our shopping.
5. When I questioned my girl (her english not good and I don't speak thai), she said the driver very talkative, she don't like.
6. I don't think my girl needs to scam me as she knows I will give her what she ask for that is within my means. (And yes, I can change my nick to CarrotHead or Robert Zai".
You must have tried to take a cab during peak hrs? during these periods i know the cabs will act as touts due to the massive jam and large number of crowds after shopping n after office hr crowds..blah blah
a good thai girl will ask you to flag those moving taxis and not go for the stationary taxis, they will try to nego with the taxis for meter and walk away with you from those taxis if the price they quoted are too expensive and bring you to take BTS instead...next time do this way
always nego price before ANY action, dun take for granted cus sometimes they also will take for granted tat all Sillyporean are carrotheads
28-10-2008, 03:04 AM
Where has all the common sense goes to??? Will u pay 100SGD from Woodlands to Jurong? 
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