Originally Posted by
dsquared37
Taxi drivers are rarely from Bangkok and might not know the hotels, they will typically know the streets.
Said as if taxi drivers are hired on per diem contracts? Wouldn't most reach a point in time (anywhere, not just Bangkok) where they eventually learned many of the shortcuts/main streets? Though, being stuck in traffic on between Asok and Ploenchit or by the Silom MRT on a daily basis would reduce one's ability to effectively learn the ins and outs of the city...