I've great time for ye.

Un Croissant

Just witnessed a guy skip the first taxi in the line *gasp* and hop in to the next available car. The first taxi driver got out and claimed he was passed over because he was a black man. The customer whipped around and said 'now, I've great time for ye' presumably followed up by 'sure aren't the Irish the **** of Europe'.

Everyone else collectively cringed at your man but it got me thinking about which 'you people' do you have great time for? The Chinese?

Maybe he didn't like the car

Awkward Badger

People people.

Philo Beddoe

Un Croissant wrote: »

Everyone else collectively cringed at your man but it got me thinking about which 'you people' do you have great time for?

Irish taxi drivers.

Larianne

Maybe the taxi driver was a smoker?!
He has great time for smokers but not in the close surroundings of a car!

Barely There

The Gays.

They're funny and have great fashion sense.

catallus

Is it actually a rule that you have to use the top taxi?

BeerWolf

Well, the Irish WERE the Cheap labour from Europe back in the day in the US.

This was rather common:

LINK

endacl

catallus wrote: »

Is it actually a rule that you have to use the top taxi?

No.

Edit: or that you have to pay the fare on the meter. That's just the maximum the driver can legally charge. Before commencing the journey you can negotiate any fare below that amount. Handy to know on a Saturday when every taxi in the Western Hemisphere is clogging up Wexford street...

Maximus Alexander

No

Day Lewin

Who knows? They might have had a row previously...or every interaction that Client had ever had with Drivers from faraway places had ended in tears...or maybe he's just a stupid racist, it does happen.

i've actually done that myself - I mean, not taken the very first one in the line - when the second was a driver that I knew and recognised!

P_1

Nah he's a racist Ted, unless the first driver was driving a battered old piece of junk

oldyouth

I usually like to use the same firm. If I see one of their cars in the middle of a line, I'm having that

endacl

P_1 wrote: »

Nah he's a racist Ted, unless the first driver was driving a battered old piece of junk

I must admit to doing that. If I've the choice, for the same price I'm being driven home in a C Class rather than a battered aul' corolla. Don't care who's driving it. Kinda petty, but when I audition cars I can't help but remember all those nights in the 90s, walking home from town because not one taxi would stop for a punter who's journey was so short he could walk it. Often got as far as terenure from the city centre before getting a car.

Feck 'em. Buyers market, and I'm lovin' it!

the culture of deference

I pick by car. I have seen some heaps waiting at the rank on Aston quay, shiitty toyota's, opels etc, and then an S class. S class please.

Only once a driver said I cannot take you because it annoys the other taxi's.

WilyCoyote

Un Croissant wrote: »

Just witnessed a guy skip the first taxi in the line *gasp* and hop in to the next available car. The first taxi driver got out and claimed he was passed over because he was a black man. The customer whipped around and said 'now, I've great time for ye' presumably followed up by 'sure aren't the Irish the **** of Europe'.

Everyone else collectively cringed at your man but it got me thinking about which 'you people' do you have great time for? The Chinese?

Not too keen on buttered toast but, Un Croissant, I ate three of your siblings for petit-dejeuner just now. With a little bit of Maple Syrup. Nom Nom Nom.

Un Croissant

WilyCoyote wrote: »

Not too keen on buttered toast but, Un Croissant, I ate three of your siblings for petit-dejeuner just now. With a little bit of Maple Syrup. Nom Nom Nom.

You disgust me

Larianne

I really want a croissant now. :mad:
THere is no shop near.

Funkfield

I have a lot of time for dogs, blacks and Irish.

P_1

endacl wrote: »

I must admit to doing that. If I've the choice, for the same price I'm being driven home in a C Class rather than a battered aul' corolla. Don't care who's driving it. Kinda petty, but when I audition cars I can't help but remember all those nights in the 90s, walking home from town because not one taxi would stop for a punter who's journey was so short he could walk it. Often got as far as terenure from the city centre before getting a car.

Feck 'em. Buyers market, and I'm lovin' it!

Ah yeah I'd be the same, if it's a choice between quality and a jalopey I'll always go with the quality.

Un Croissant

Larianne wrote: »

I really want a croissant now. :mad:
THere is no shop near.

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