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Where do you sit when you ride alone in a taxi?

In the front55%55% - 5
In the back (sidewalk side)44%44% - 4
In the back (middle, wth)0%0% - 0
In the back (drivers side wtf)0%0% - 0
Total: 9
2010-08-09 05:53:47
DonFck
Hibernator
+3,227|6932|Finland

Lads,

Here's a thing I thought I'd want to know.

https://i36.tinypic.com/rtp5bp.jpg

There are vast cultural differences in taxi seating. In some places the front seat is out of the question, in other you are considered a stuck up snob if you ride in the back when there's no-one else on the ride (unless you're a woman, in which case the back is always fine).

So what is the culture in your country and how does this affect your seat of choice?

I ride in the front and talk about idiot drivers and bicyclists who don't know how to yield etc. sports, weather, whatever. If the convo's good, I tip the driver 5-10 %.

BONUS QUESTION!
Is it customary to tip in your country? If not, do you do it anyway and why?

I need around tree fiddy.
2010-08-09 05:56:33
Varegg
Support fanatic :-)
+2,206|7111|Nårvei

In the back, sidewalk side.

BONUS ANSWER: Yeah, I tip ... usually rounds up the price to fit whatever bill I have in my pocket ...
Wait behind the line ..............................................................
2010-08-09 05:56:51
SamTheMan
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+341|5442|Stoke, England
front if im on my own, back if with mates

and no i dont tip, i hate tipping anyone

Last edited by SamTheMan (2010-08-09 06:03:45)

2010-08-09 05:58:54
JakAttaK
csanva<3
+492|6627|England
Always in the back, unless my mates make me go in the front, I never tip cause unless im really drunk or in a really good mood, or both.
http://soundcloud.com/csanva
2010-08-09 05:59:13
DonFck
Hibernator
+3,227|6932|Finland

Varegg wrote:

In the back, sidewalk side.

BONUS ANSWER: Yeah, I tip ... usually rounds up the price to fit whatever bill I have in my pocket ...
True, I'm happy if the price is E.g. 17 €, so I can give the driver a 20 € note and say that it's even. If it's 19.50, I'm fucked. I go debit card many a time in that case and write the extra down to match the percentage, but it's a hassle, and I'm usually too drunk to do maths when I find myself in a cab.

What's the "standard" seating policy in your respective countries?
I need around tree fiddy.
2010-08-09 06:44:38
DrunkFace
Germans did 911
+427|6982|Disaster Free Zone
Front.
I don't know anyone who doesn't ride in the front.
(unless you're a woman, in which case the back is always fine).
Doesn't apply here...

It's not customary to tip and there's no way in hell I'm going to with the extortionist prices they charge to start with.

Also...
http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=134962

Last edited by DrunkFace (2010-08-09 06:47:05)

2010-08-09 06:46:24
jord
Member
+2,382|6979|The North, beyond the wall.
Generally the back so I can get my fix of bf2s on my phone before I get to my destination.

I don't tip no, in general really. I formed this opinion before watching reservoir dogs too before that comes up...
2010-08-09 06:49:38
TheEternalPessimist
Wibble
+412|6921|Mhz

Ride up front and always tip but, that's because I know the taxi driver I always call.
2010-08-09 06:51:35
DonFck
Hibernator
+3,227|6932|Finland

DrunkFace wrote:

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=134962
Well whaddaya know. I can go ahead and close this one if you want to. Then again, I'm trying to get some additional info also.

jord wrote:

I formed this opinion before watching reservoir dogs too before that comes up...
Let's throw that in there too then, shall we?

I need around tree fiddy.
2010-08-09 06:51:59
ig
This topic seems to have no actual posts
+1,199|6823
ive ridden in a cab like twice ever. never by myself
2010-08-09 07:10:43
Engineer_Fox
Has a horse outside
+48|5484|Hague City Firm - Holland
Front, back, side to side. Doesn't where ya at in this boyz ride.

Oh and nooooo.
2010-08-09 07:37:30
Winston_Churchill
Bazinga!
+521|7040|Toronto | Canada

Back, sidewalk side.

And tipping is 15% as a minimum for pretty much anything, anywhere here.
2010-08-09 07:43:00
SamTheMan
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+341|5442|Stoke, England
this bartender in ayia napa made me quite a few cocktails and out of the goodness of my heart i was thinking about maybe giving him a tip when i ordered my last drink (not that he deserves it, hes doing his job like everyone else, he gets a wage, why do bars deserve tips?) before we left that bar.  as i was paying for my next to last drink and he was returning my change to me he said "i think i deserve this no?" and began to place it in his tip box! wtf! CUNT. you dont ask for tips you stupid blonde prick, i let him have it anyway seen as i was in a good mood, hes very lucky, any other day and theres a chance he could of got knocked the fuck out. prick
2010-08-09 07:46:53
eleven bravo
Member
+1,399|5560|foggy bottom
cab drivers in LA are fucking rip offs I hope they all die
Tu Stultus Es
2010-08-09 07:48:25
eleven bravo
Member
+1,399|5560|foggy bottom

DonFck wrote:

DrunkFace wrote:

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=134962
Well whaddaya know. I can go ahead and close this one if you want to. Then again, I'm trying to get some additional info also.

jord wrote:

I formed this opinion before watching reservoir dogs too before that comes up...
Let's throw that in there too then, shall we?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-qV9wVGb38
heres one about tips

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=111551
Tu Stultus Es
2010-08-09 08:21:44
DonFck
Hibernator
+3,227|6932|Finland

eleven bravo wrote:

DonFck wrote:

DrunkFace wrote:

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=134962
Well whaddaya know. I can go ahead and close this one if you want to. Then again, I'm trying to get some additional info also.

jord wrote:

I formed this opinion before watching reservoir dogs too before that comes up...
Let's throw that in there too then, shall we?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-qV9wVGb38
heres one about tips

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=111551
Didn't look that far back, but sure, I'll give this the ol' close before people start revolting. (especially as there's also a previous thread about where you ride in a taxi a la DrunkFace) My OP was pretty good though, even if I say it myself.
I need around tree fiddy.

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