08.21.08
Funny taxi drivers
I jumped off Clifford bus and hailed the first taxi as efficiently as usual today. I settled in and before I said anything, the driver:”I remember you!”
“you do? wow.”
City is so big and spread out, what are the odds of running into the same taxi driver, let alone have him remember you.
Driver:”you can run.”
Me:”I have people behind me who want taxi too…”
Me:”Please take me to..”
Driver:”I remember where you wanna go.”
“Huangpu Dadao(west) yes….ur good!”
As he drove on:”I remember the other day u were wearing pants.”
Me:”really…”
After 2 seconds, driver:”very short pants.”
Me:”Is that why you remember me???”
“NO…I remember other things too.”
The he re-described the whole conversation in the taxi the other day..about what he asked and what I said…
And when he pulled off:”Last time you said you didn’t have change so I charged you 1 yuan less here. ”
Me:”ok, I’ll try to pay you back next time. bye.”
You probably wouldn’t even look at whoever is driving you, but it’s their job, and they remember you.
I had another occasion when the driver discreetly asked me all sorts of personal questions and finally hinted that his brother and I would make a good pair. That was a funny story.
And another occasion when the driver was really pissed with me because when I jumped in and said:”I want to go to….”
Driver:”shit…not again!I just came from there, it’s a disaster! and I am off duty soon.”
Me:”you drive or I’ll call.”
Driver:”I hate gals like you. There were a line of people ahead of you and I intentionally stopped by you.”(and look where it gets me…)
Me:”well maybe that’s fate. your destiny. You’ll have to help me because I need to get home.”
So he drove on and we fight all the way about who should understand whose situation until the end.
But, but in the end, he said, good night.
Some of the taxi drivers are just funny.