Originally Posted by
jiejie
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..I figure he's assuming by my luggage that he's about to get a fat fare to the airport. Not wanting to mislead him, I told him I was only going to Dongzhimen. He grinned and popped the trunk for the luggage and said yes, he'd take me. I didn't dare look at Chinese women #1 and #2. I wouldn't blame them for fuming, but I'm not about to turn down a lucky break!...
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Originally Posted by
anacapamalibu
Taxi TIP@:-)
During rush hour carry a couple empty suitcases.
Foreigner+suitcases= airport run. No waiting.^
Per my original post, had an interesting experience in reverse yesterday. At 16:45 pm at the back of The Place (usually impossible for empty taxis at this hour), lucked out with an empty so I hopped in and told him my destination. He looked at me, looked out the window ahead of him, then shook his head and refused to take me to my destination (which wasn't that far away, maybe 2 km). So I got out, only to have him lunge the taxi ahead about 20 m ahead to a Chinese woman with....a suitcase!
