Tweet of the Day: Carpooling Apps Bad News for Korean Taxi Drivers
For every asshole taxi driver that refused a ride, refused to stop, drove away as I was opening a door, tried to cheat me, or even stopped to argue with a bus driver while the fare was running–Karma's a bitch, huh? https://t.co/1hbt3sWiL7
— KingSejong (@KingSejong) February 22, 2018
I am getting the distinct vibe that the dude who calls himself KingSejong on Twitter really just isn’t happy in South Korea. He writes as though he and he alone should be an object of veneration by all who have chosen to drive a taxi.
He mocks their distress. I just smiled and took one of the black taxis. No chanxe of being insulted, cheated, or otherwise abused. And unless you’re going from Osan to Paju (i.e., should be on a bus anyway), the price is still more reasonable than Midtown to SoHo.
I would have expected less juvenile prose; but this year the gloves are off most lefties.
How are the fares these days? When I left, I think a regular taxi was still under 3000 won for standard short fare.
Try getting that rate in the US.
Honestly, I took way too many taxis because it was so cheap. It added up. By the end of my tour, I started walking a lot more.
Seoul taxis have gotten a little more expensive and a lot better. There’s more mechanisms to report them for being jerkoffs than in the past.
Taxi drivers are people too, some are bad, some are good, and they need to make money in a very difficult environment to support their family.
This asshole who lumps all taxi drivers together as bad is no better.
The only place I had any problems with taxis is up in the 2ID area. Everywhere else I never had a problem getting a taxi and being unfairly charged. I have heard of people getting screwed over by taxis at the airport, but I have never used a taxi at Incheon when the Limousine Bus and the train are much cheaper alternatives.
I just wish the taxi drivers would learn the gas pedal isn’t an all or nothing option….