Tuk tuk racism

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Re: Tuk tuk racism

Post by Jerry Atrick » Fri Jan 11, 2019 2:50 pm

I've been frustrated by the bajaj tuks doing that shit.
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Re: Tuk tuk racism

Post by StroppyChops » Fri Jan 11, 2019 5:19 pm

fax wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 11, 2019 2:34 pm
 ... we have multiple Chinese drivers in my area.
That'll end well.
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Re: Tuk tuk racism

Post by JUDGEDREDD » Fri Jan 11, 2019 5:39 pm

PSD-Kiwi wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 11, 2019 2:49 pm
StroppyChops wrote: ↑
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PSD-Kiwi wrote: ↑
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Cam Nivag wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 11, 2019 12:57 pm
 Has anyone encountered any non-Cambodian tuk tuk drivers here?
There was an old white dude, who wore a wife beater and a had a long white beard, used to be parked up on the corner of MTT & 63, yelling out to passers-by offering tuk-tuk services, haven't seen him for a while though.
Who isn't me, before anyone asks. We don't (and have never) offer public rides, and our tour days are long behind us.
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Re: Tuk tuk racism

Post by cambo swa » Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:16 pm

I think in addition to their lack of driving skills/manners and their I don't give a sh*t about anyone else attitudes, I think the visibility from inside those things is far worse than the old standard tuk tuks. Constantly looking at their phone does not help either.
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Re: Tuk tuk racism

Post by Brody » Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:25 pm

cambo swa wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:16 pm
 I think the visibility from inside those things is far worse than the old standard tuk tuks. Constantly looking at their phone does not help either.
True, and they crumple like a tissue box....Srey Thy from Cambodian Space Project was killed in one.
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Re: Tuk tuk racism

Post by timmydownawell » Fri Jan 11, 2019 7:06 pm

cambo swa wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:16 pm
 I think the visibility from inside those things is far worse than the old standard tuk tuks. Constantly looking at their phone does not help either.
Worse still is the hybrids: Bajaj on the bottom with a Remorque top bolted on. As a passenger you can't see shit, which doesn't help if you're trying to direct the driver.
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Re: Tuk tuk racism

Post by John Bingham » Fri Jan 11, 2019 7:11 pm

Interesting that there are nearly 35,000 of them here already, but not all that surprising as they have become one of the most commonly seen vehicles in a very short time.
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