Yawn . . . Clueless Tuktuk/taxi drivers
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Re: Yawn . . . Clueless Tuktuk/taxi drivers
To be fair the OP sounds a bit clueless. Obviously speaking Khmer helps a lot. Locals tend to use pagodas, markets and other landmarks for navigation, street numbers not so much and they are highly unlikely to know many western bars/ restaurants. The Mobitel HQ isn't a big tower either, it's about 4 stories high.
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Re: Yawn . . . Clueless Tuktuk/taxi drivers
I thought the story of the taxi driver with a GPS app would at least know how to use it. To say nothing of the hotel tuktuk who doesn't know Sihanouk. I'm used to guiding taxis around Cambodia and Vietnam by all the methods you list. But these drivers went beyond. But really, if you provide public transport, you might learn a thing or two about the city you work in, local or foreigner haunts. It seems they don't and most of the posters in this thread have been similarly underwhelmed.John Bingham wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2017 2:52 pm To be fair the OP sounds a bit clueless. Obviously speaking Khmer helps a lot. Locals tend to use pagodas, markets and other landmarks for navigation, street numbers not so much and they are highly unlikely to know many western bars/ restaurants. The Mobitel HQ isn't a big tower either, it's about 4 stories high.
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Yeah, fair enough, most are pretty clueless.
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Re: Yawn . . . Clueless Tuktuk/taxi drivers
Never actualy had a problem.On the rare occasion I have used their services I find three short phrases suffice, turn right, turn left and straight on.TBH you dont really need to know that in Khmer, one can just gesture by hand
Re: Yawn . . . Clueless Tuktuk/taxi drivers
My usual destinations, ordered by likelihood of ending up in the right spot: closest wat > closest market > geographic feature (river etc) > sangkat > street
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Yes, all that stuff about country tuk tuks doesn't explain why a proper taxi hasn't got a clue.ExPenhMan wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2017 4:22 pmI thought the story of the taxi driver with a GPS app would at least know how to use it. To say nothing of the hotel tuktuk who doesn't know Sihanouk. I'm used to guiding taxis around Cambodia and Vietnam by all the methods you list. But these drivers went beyond. But really, if you provide public transport, you might learn a thing or two about the city you work in, local or foreigner haunts. It seems they don't and most of the posters in this thread have been similarly underwhelmed.John Bingham wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2017 2:52 pm To be fair the OP sounds a bit clueless. Obviously speaking Khmer helps a lot. Locals tend to use pagodas, markets and other landmarks for navigation, street numbers not so much and they are highly unlikely to know many western bars/ restaurants. The Mobitel HQ isn't a big tower either, it's about 4 stories high.
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Re: Yawn . . . Clueless Tuktuk/taxi drivers
no matter how much you negotiate, a 6 KM tuk tuk ride in PP won't be under 5 dollars.
while in Bangkok I just paid 77baht (less than 3USD) for more than a 7KM ride, in a taxi.
while in Bangkok I just paid 77baht (less than 3USD) for more than a 7KM ride, in a taxi.
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YOU might not be able to negotiate that, but Mrs Stroppy regularly does with drivers that she knows and doesn't know for under $4.
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Re: Yawn . . . Clueless Tuktuk/taxi drivers
Mobitel building a tower? Speaking enough Khmer to direct a tuk tuk is not that difficult. We are supposed to be the clever ones, aren't we? Phrase books are quite handy in Bangkok and Phnom Penh.
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Re: Yawn . . . Clueless Tuktuk/taxi drivers
yup...willyhilly wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2017 3:20 pm Mobitel building a tower? Speaking enough Khmer to direct a tuk tuk is not that difficult. We are supposed to be the clever ones, aren't we? Phrase books are quite handy in Bangkok and Phnom Penh.
Bot Chhweng = Turn Left
Bot Sdam = Turn Right
Trong = Straight
Chhop = Stop
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