Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Amman Taxicab Confessions - Episode 2

Here's a couple of short stories/observations:
  • Yesterday, on the way to class, the cabbie dropped in to the service station for a fill-up.  This would NEVER fly in NYC.  
  • My host mom, roommate and I paid a visit to the duty-free shop yesterday afternoon.  On the way there, the cabbie pulled up on the side of the road and an agitated woman and her daughter jumped into the cab, only to bail out about five blocks later in the middle of the road after flipping the cabbie a 1/4 dinar piece. That ruined the cabbie's mojo, as he then got confused as to how to get to the Sheraton.
  • Cabbies in Amman HATE to break bills and give out change.  Chris tried to pay a two dinar fare with a five dinar bill, and the cabbie refused to take it.  When our host mom paid the cabbie who took us to the duty-free shop with a 10-spot, the cabbie exhaled in disgust.

3 comments:

  1. haha, omg, gotta love foreign cabbies! oh, we'll eat some nathan's hot dogs for you this weekend. hope you're tracking the festivities.

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  2. we miss you CR! This is your fav weekend in the states!

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