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[R-Seoul]

Answer me this one question; Why should I tip in situations where most Thai's don't tip?

I usually always give the exact change for a taxi ride, I've never had a taxi driver complain or even seem surprised. Anybody who gives a bt 20 tip for a taxi ride is a mug.

[Tobias]

Tip a reasonable amount. Don't be a tightwad bastard like Mr. Pink, fellas. My 30-baht tip out in the sticks of Thailand will buy the guy at least one meal. If I have to pinch my pennies, won, or baht so hard a dollar tip is something I have to worry about, it'd mean I myself am at fault. Should have tried planning. Should have stayed away from the 100-dollar-a-night pubs.

Some will pay 5 bucks for a beer, yet get all pissy over a dollar tip to a taxi driver. And those same fuckers will blow thousands at pubs over the course of a year, yet get bent out of shape over being 'cheated' out of 50 bucks by their bosses.

[hogwonguy1979]

on the way into town, go outside to the public taxi line, you tell the person at the desk where, they write a ticket, you hand it to the driver, off you go with the meter on + 50 baht, to get to ksr via the tollway its 65 baht.

on the way back, if you have a cell phone or a phone in your hotel room dial 1681, tell them your phone # the time you want a taxi and where, they will call you back with a taxi # and wait outside for him to show up. to the airport at 8am this past mon it cost 325 baht with tolls and a 20 baht phone fee from bangmanpu. our hotel wanted 800 baht for the same trip.

tuk-tuk drivers in ksr should be shot for what they want to charge you. when they quote a fare come back with 1/4th the amount, they'll come down. best bet for getting around bangkok is flagging down a cab on the street, they are more likely to use the meter

DONT TIP!!!!!!! it only makes them more likely to overcharge farangs

[R-Seoul]

Pro-tip 1: Never take a taxi that is waiting for custom, always flag one down. This is especially true of KSR.

Pro-tip 2: Never take a tuk-tuk in BKK, they are hot, dirty, unsafe and no quicker than a taxi. You will also end up paying 2-3 times over what a metered taxi will cost.

Pro-tip 3: Always have small notes and enough small change, pay the exact fare on the meter.

[Capo]

[losing_touch]

Living in Bangkok, I see Thais tip every single day. As Spliff says, it isn't much. Thais will round the taxi fare up to the nearest 10 baht or so. My wife, Thai, tips a small amount at restaurants as well. It is common to simply leave the coins that come back and pocket the cash.