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hapkido1996
Joined: 05 Jul 2011
Location: Anyang, Gyeong-gi
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| A taxi driver is not likely to try to rip off someone who speaks Korean. It's that simple. |
I dont think he tried to rip me off because I couldnt speak Korean. I think he tried because he thought I was drunk. |
Or maybe a combination of the two? I won't claim to know. I would have to be privvy to his thoughts to know that.
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| Learn the language" is legitimate advice |
For sure, and I do learn the language. I am just realistic about the amount of effort I put in vs the pay off in the short amount of time I plan on being here. I can get by in 95% of interactions just fine with the Korean I have learned and continue to learn casually. I still would rather spend my study time learning Spanish or Japanese because they are more important to me in the long run. To each his own. |
Yep. To each his own. I really wasn't trying to dis you personally; just the wider concept of choosing to live in a country and yet refusing to learn the language. I misunderstood you, I think. I had the impression that you didn't bother to learn Korean at all. My bad.
My attitude is one of disrespect for those who do come here with the attitude that Koreans and their culture are insignificant and inferior to the West. I have the same attitude towards Koreans who are arrogant and condescending to foreigners, incidentally.  That does put me in danger of feeling arrogant towards those people, though. The mind is a terrible thing...  My head hurts... |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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Not really related to being ripped-off, but just a tip to all you taxi patrons.
I once had a pleasant conversation with a taxi driver a few years ago. He mentioned that if a taxi had to deliver a customer outside of the taxi's jurisdiction, then the government subsidies the driver by covering close to the metered fare to get back to the taxi's registered jurisdiction (or maybe it's based on mileage like 1000won/km...not too sure).
Pretty often, usually after midnight, at major stations you'll hear drivers yelling out town names. Listen carefully, and if you hear your town, let the negotiations begin. You probably can easily get half of the metered rate.
Every taxi will have the name of the town they are registered in on the back of their trunk. This doesn't apply for travelling from one end of Seoul to the other BTW (must be a different city/county). |
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