We believe that you are not a passenger like everyone else listed below. And when you leave the salon, the taxi driver smiles thoughtfully and warmly for a few more kilometers. But there are others. And our familiar taxi drivers (there are a lot of people, by the way) are eager to talk about them. But let's not forget that every medal has its own side - in exactly a week we will tell some knights of private cab service what passengers think of them. So don't be shy - comments to yours
Distinctive features: it doesn't get any nicer in the passenger seat than it does online. Because no one (do you hear, creatures? NO ONE!!!) has the right to make comments, much less put forward demands related to her child. But how can we avoid comments if, for example, she easily unfastens the fastenings in a child seat - the baby is pressed/sad/wants to go to his mother? Or if the baby happily throws food, wants to touch the driver’s uncle and walk around the cabin? But a child can do anything, even a polite remark (let’s be fair, this doesn’t always happen, taxi drivers are nervous people) is a threat to his happiness. He reacts in the same way as on social networks, except that he doesn’t yell with capslock, or even uses his nails/handbag/legs (very rarely, but it happens). There are cases when he demands a ride for free - “you have to, I saw it on TV.” And don’t forget - the one who speaks is always right. With no exceptions.
Why they hate you: for aggression and general inadequacy. Because the whole world should revolve around her baby, and you are a motorist, you are not spinning fast enough. For the impossibility of constructive dialogue as such. Because when you drop her off, you don’t understand: what’s more ruined—the interior or the mood? Finally, for the fact that after such a passenger you flinch every time the dispatcher says: “passengers require a child seat.”
“I hate those mothers who do not respond to comments and unbuckle their child in the middle of the journey and allow him to do whatever he wants. I wanted to get up - please. He climbs between the seats and interferes with driving the car - no big deal, he’s a child. But if something happens and who will be to blame? I slam on the brakes, and a child hits the windshield? Or the traffic police will stop me, and I’ll have to pay a fine for the child not in a seat,” taxi driver Mikhail is in despair.
"Svintus"
Distinctive features: after it, the salon can be worse than after the mother, but unlike the first, the piggy can cope quite well on his own, without the help of a child. He is always drinking or eating something (taxi drivers insist on this very verb, they say “eats” won’t do - you should look at him). And, getting into a taxi, of course, he doesn’t take the food anywhere, but destroys it along the way. Without a twinge of conscience, he throws crumbs and pieces onto the floor of the cabin or leaves them on the seat. May stuff candy wrappers or used wet wipes into the car door.
Why they hate it: for the dirt in the cabin, but not only. Such a passenger insults the driver, demonstrating complete disregard for other people's property. Smartly, even before opening a bottle of water, you should ask the driver for permission. If, of course, you have at least the rudiments of education. But in the case of our hero it’s funny to talk about this. And the driver, having dropped him off, will, shuddering with disgust, clean the interior. And if he doesn’t make it in time, he will hear a lot of pleasant things from the next passenger.
“When I see that a passenger has left some kind of garbage in my car, I want to go back to the address where I left it, find it and make him completely wash my car so that next time I think about what he’s doing. At the moment when you want to cheat in a taxi driver’s car, please remember how you curse the housing and communal services or ambulance workers who walk around your house with shoes on. Does this bother you? It’s the same here!” taxi driver Vladimir shakes with hatred.
Quotes on the topic "Taxi"
- I was watching one program here... and in general, they say that now we do not live in the century in which we think. - Yes. “It was like there was a war, everyone was covered with nuclear ash, and then a new civilization was born. Which is already ours. - Yeah. - And we believe that there were all sorts of Mongols there, from the Middle Ages. But there was nothing. They were excavating Pskov, where radioactive materials were found in the ancient city. There was an atomic strike. - Hm. - That’s what I think. Oh, I missed a turn, we started talking.
- Brother, show me the way, huh? - Listen, you have a navigator. — I forgot to pay for the Internet. - I don’t remember exactly. In general, I would get lost in three pines. - Oh Allah. You'll have to feel your way.
— Putin takes all our money to Lukashenko. - Like this? — Well, pay attention to how they show the motorcade in Minsk. Putin is driving, and there are ten cars there. Why so much? In five, it’s clear, there’s security, but in the rest? - Really? - Yes. The rest is money.
(the conversation, by the way, is in correct Russian, almost without an accent) - Where are you from, brother? — From Moscow, I was born here. And you? — I'm from Tajikistan. - How is it there now? - OK, bro. They made such squares and avenues. - Why did you come to us then, if it’s so good there? - Eh! Well, it's good, but not very good.
- Why do you use this Uber? - Cheap. - It’s good for you, but we get pennies. We need taxis to triple in price, then everyone will be better off right away. Quality drivers, beautiful cars. “Then they’ll stop traveling.” - Exactly. There you go. Well, there's an ambush everywhere.
“I personally know how to make a dollar for twenty rubles.” Ban him. Everyone will get scared, run to give it up, and he will immediately fall terribly. What do you think about it? — What is your education? - Average. — But you have a really awesome understanding of economics. Have you tried writing to the Ministry of Economic Development? - Eh, yes, I wrote to the newspapers. But they only print their own.
— I have my own business, and it’s quite profitable. And this car is like that, I drive a Lexus for myself. - Why then do you work in a taxi? — (with a mysterious look) Not everything can be told openly.
— It’s good in Moscow. Only there is no normal lamb. - You do not say. - No, you need to know the places. Let’s say there is Mehmed at the “Gardener” market, and you need to go up to him and say that it’s from Mahmud. Just so that others don't hear. And then he will sell. - Otherwise it won’t sell? - Will sell. But it won't be the same at all.
- Life in general has gone - well. - Exactly. - And before? Yes? - Yes. - That's what I'm saying. - Certainly. - It’s not even worth talking about it. Not worth it at all. - Agree. - Thank you, you are an interesting conversationalist.
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"Master"
Distinctive features: he understands the statement “the customer is always right” in a very unique way. He doesn’t want to make any allowances for circumstances. If, for example, access to the fifth entrance is difficult and the driver says that he is waiting near the fourth, the master will create a huge scandal and demand that the operator immediately fire the driver, the dispatcher and the operator himself. “I pay money and demand that they pick me up where I indicated.” There are times when gentlemen become hysterical about the fact that their luggage is not included in the trunk, although in the application they checked the corresponding “luggage” box, but did not indicate what exactly they would be carrying. And he also considers it his right to put a large dog in a leather interior. On the way, he will talk to the driver in the sweet manner of Pushkin’s landowner Troekurov.
Why they hate him: because he believes that with his 150 rubles he bought a serf cab and behaves accordingly. But mainly because, under the mask of a thoroughbred client, there is a vulgar and arrogant boor.
“There was a case when passengers demanded that a refrigerator be stuffed into the trunk of a Lada Granta. It’s clear that he won’t fit into such a car. But when I picked up an order with the “Baggage” checkbox, I called the passenger to find out what he was carrying, but he didn’t pick up the phone. I arrived, and there was such a surprise. People refused to understand that it was unsafe to drive with an open trunk and a refrigerator inside. And if you go, it will be for extra money. Compensation for risks. And if the refrigerator falls out and damages other cars, it will be my fault that I am transporting large cargo contrary to all traffic rules and logic,” motorist Kirill is indignant.
"Stingy"
Distinctive features: I’m ready to rip out a taxi driver’s throat for not giving change for one ruble or demanding additional money for waiting/luggage. The latter happens rarely, but it does happen. Sometimes, for example, passengers ask motorists to help put their luggage in the car and then lift it to such and such a floor. And if the latter asks for money, then the “stingy guy” has two proven tactical moves:
- “What, will you fall apart if you help a person?”
- “You already have to” (try to prove him otherwise)
And okay, if we are talking about a bag of groceries, but when furniture is transported in a taxi, this is a completely different question.
Why they hate it: for their obsessive desire to save money. For constant complaints that taxis are expensive these days. For the frequent lack of the required amount to pay for travel and the requirement of change of one ruble from a large bill (if it is a long trip). For unwillingness to understand that prices are set not by the taxi driver, but by the company for which he works. And this cost is calculated not only from the distance, but also from the cost of fuel.
“Petty people are always annoying. They believe that if they pay 100 rubles for travel, then we have to drive them from entrance to entrance. Well, I agree with this, I also sometimes take a taxi as a passenger, but situations are different and this cannot be ignored! Sometimes it is simply impossible to drive up to the entrance due to the narrow yard and the large number of cars in it. Or because of a blocked road. And okay, if the passenger is disabled or with large bags, you will still somehow manage and help him get as close to home as possible, but if he is just a person ready to strangle him because for 100 rubles you carried him a meter less than I had to, I want to throw him out of the car right there,” taxi driver Evgeniy openly despises stingy people.
"Killjoy"
Distinctive features: he is dissatisfied with you from the moment he saw in the application which car would come for him. It’s not a royal thing to drive some kind of Lada Granta or ZAZ. Clings to everything: from the chosen route to the nodding dog on the panel. Naturally, the “grump” knows how to do it and teaches the driver throughout the entire trip in an arrogant, commanding and irritated tone. He mumbles that “we went the wrong way, we’ll get stuck in a traffic jam,” that “your phone is beeping disgustingly,” or “you have to drive according to traffic rules.” And it will be so infuriating that the driver can actually violate any of these same traffic rules. Sometimes he may not touch the driver, but scold the authorities/opposition/new generation/oligarchs (the list is endless) all the way.
Why they hate you: for nagging and ruining your mood. For distracting from driving and creating a risk of an accident. For the loss of faith in humanity, finally (if there was anything left of her after the trip with her mother).
“The other day I had a case: a young girl gets into the car. It's hot outside, she's in a light dress without pockets or a bag, and only has a phone in her hands. I think to myself, where does she have the money? How will the payment be made? But he took her anyway. The cost of the trip is more than 200 rubles. And the girl sits all on edge, dissatisfied with everything. It’s obvious that he wants to make a scandal and then run away without paying for the trip. In general, in the end she didn’t have any money, she offered to pay in kind, and when I refused, she started screaming that I was pestering her. The DVR that was working in the salon saved me. He recorded our entire conversation,” taxi driver Kirill told a very disgusting story.
Taxi driver
Harry, pick up the phone. So why are you drawn to a taxi, Bickle? I can't sleep at night. - Go to porn movies. - I tried it. Useless. And how do you while away your nights? I'm driving around the city. By metro, by bus. So I decided that it was better to get paid for it. Can you work in the South Bronx, Harlem? Anywhere, anytime. What about Jewish holidays? I don't care. Show me your driver's license. What about violations? Absolutely clean. Clear as my conscience. Are you kidding me? I'm tired of lousy smart guys like you. If you decide to mock, it’s better to get out immediately. Sorry sir, I was joking. - Health? - Fine. - Age? — 26. Education? Studied. A little bit of everything. Did you serve in the army? Demobilized. In May 1973. - In which troops? - Marines. I'm also a Marine. So what's up? Do you want to earn extra money? Lose money? I just want to work nights. What does it mean to “knock down”? So... ...fill out the form and come back tomorrow. Oh Brian, get busy. Turn onto 58th Street. Because there is a traffic jam on the 57th. May 10. Thank God, it started to rain, which washed away... ...the trash and dirt from the sidewalks. Now I work at night. From six in the evening to six in the morning, sometimes even until eight. Six days a week, sometimes seven. It's exhausting, but it sucks without work. Sometimes I make $300-350 a week. Sometimes it happens even more if you carry without a meter. At night all kinds of scum crawl out. Whores, pimps, thieves, tramps, drug addicts. Sick and vicious. The day will come when the rain will wash away all this carrion from the streets. I travel everywhere. I take people to the Bronx, Brooklyn, Harlem. I do not care. I don't care where to go. But others don't. Many don't even jail blacks. I don't care. Corner of 48th and 6th Avenue. You're a gorgeous girl. Simply beautiful. We can't be stopped. We don't need this. If everything goes well, you will receive a tip. You're lovely. You're lovely. Well, now it’s a completely different matter! Step on the gas, buddy! Every night when I drive the car, I wash the cum off the back seat. Sometimes I wash away the blood. I WILL SHOW AND TELL LIVE SCREENING MOVIES FOR ADULTS What do you want? What is your name? I'm Travis. Very nice. How can I help? I wanted to know what your name is. Get off it. Tell me what your name is. There is nothing wrong. — Should I call the manager? - No need to call... Troy! Alright enough. Fine. Can I have some lollipops? Are there no others? They take longer to melt in your mouth. That's all there is. I will take it. And Coca-Cola. There is no Coca-Cola. Only Arci Cola. Dollar eighty-five. I worked 12 hours, but I can’t sleep. Crap. The days drag on and on. Without end. All my life I dreamed of having somewhere to go. If you delve into yourself, you will rot alive. You have to become like other people. The first time I saw her was at the election campaign headquarters.
