tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033848414085389565.post2700884035254793475..comments2023-09-29T13:58:50.697+03:00Comments on Surviving Athens: Taxi driver apprehended, thousands still freeVassili - Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224696466430325560noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033848414085389565.post-79678958964025286282007-09-07T00:54:00.000+03:002007-09-07T00:54:00.000+03:00I went to a job interview, and because I'm not ver...I went to a job interview, and because I'm not very good with streets (how can I imagine that Vouliagmenis restarts numbers three times?) I wen't to the meeting point by taxi.<BR/><BR/>I was with a greek friend, so we had no problem, and as she was a girl, the taxi driver did the typical chitchat.<BR/><BR/>When I arrived to the place and I told the interviewer I had to take a taxi because the avenue was long. He asked me: <B>only 5 euros? thats ok, they usually trick foreigners.</B><BR/><BR/>BTW: "You don't have to stand like a hooker on a corner soliciting taxis for an hour or a minute." <-- really?? I guess I've been more than one hour.<BR/><BR/>And its more, the taxis were out of order but they were asking where were we going, just in case they can get some more black money.<BR/><BR/>Who controls this?graffichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15004299784115762473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033848414085389565.post-2408907713161111352007-08-30T10:54:00.000+03:002007-08-30T10:54:00.000+03:00I have a friend who is taxi driver in athens and b...I have a friend who is taxi driver in athens and believe me he is a very correct person.dorinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635144835943415910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033848414085389565.post-85453656270737043082007-06-09T21:05:00.000+03:002007-06-09T21:05:00.000+03:00Turkish taxi drivers are my friends.Maybe ribbed o...Turkish taxi drivers are my friends.<BR/>Maybe ribbed off twice in 5 years.<BR/>Compare that with Amsterdam or Athens..wow...<BR/>Last time I took a cab in Saloniki the cab driver stopped because he had to go to the church...nice...<BR/>In Istanbul they put the meter off, if they by accident took the wrong way, and they bring your luggage in!!! a tip of 1 euro, taxi's are comfortable these days, a/c and non smoking!<BR/>Put you on my blog roll..))Internation Musinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693858277179002967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033848414085389565.post-84435146340025230162007-06-09T17:30:00.000+03:002007-06-09T17:30:00.000+03:00nice start of a blog..)))nice start of a blog..)))Internation Musinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693858277179002967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033848414085389565.post-87616505552702231532007-06-07T10:57:00.000+03:002007-06-07T10:57:00.000+03:00I'm with you m8!!!! By the way you forgot to menti...I'm with you m8!!!! By the way you forgot to mention how clean greek taxis are ;-)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544359584744093482noreply@blogger.com