Originally Posted by
tnmlyger
You have got to be joking. Having lived in Thailand for seven years, I've found the exact opposite to be true.
Oh, there are Thais who certainly try to extract tips, but I tell them plainly, "No tipping in Thailand. You don't get tips from Thais," and most sheepishly end the grift. We must fight to the last warrior against the tipping demon!
As to other posts, yes, I should have noted that, in Thailand, you generally have to insist that the driver use the taxi meter. However, I have, thus far, knock wood, gaze upon a star, never had a taxi from the BKK dispatch line that did not automatically use the meter. I think FlyerTalk God Sam Drucker is correct that the complaints form keeps them honest.
In the middle of the night, the taxi desk near the food court is sometimes the only one in operation. So I suggested that newbies go to that one, since it appears to always be open.
No tipping!