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Old Nov 9, 2019 | 8:58 pm
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estnet
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Arriving after midnight - go to departures level - get outside. New tourist dodge besides flat fare "you pay service charge 50 baht" (no if I wanted to pay sc I'd go downstairs where you'd have had to wait in a long que I think to myself) - won't budge.
Next cab - "no meter 500 baht"
Finally - honest guy - meter, no nonsense about service fee and no argument about not taking toll way.
All in fare Bkk to near Iconsiam 291 baht - gave him 300 and he started to make change - but I was in the process of giving him another 40! Honesty pays and I like to reward it.
Oh - and his seat belt worked

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