Anime and manga are big in Thailand. Anime is regularly screened on TV and it's common to see office workers on the bus flipping through manga comic books. Many Bangkok cabbies are also fans. Just take a look inside many taxis here and you'll find a host of manga and anime characters on the dashboard or in the back window. For many, it's a way to temporarily avoid deliberating on the realities of the daily grind. Some would rather be one of these characters, such as Doraemon, the blue robotic cat from the future who comes back to help others while teaching a lesson or two.
- 35 baht for the first 12 km, 4.5 baht per km from 12 - 20 km, and 5 baht per km over 20 km
- Average fare in city - 75 baht
- Surcharge for taxi from Suvarnabhumi Airport - 50 baht
- Average fare to central Bangkok from Suvarnabhumi Airport - 150 to 220 baht (including surcharge)
- All expressway charges and tolls paid by the passenger
- Estimated number of car taxis in Bkk - 100,000
- Estimated number of taxi drivers in Bkk from NE Thailand (Isaan) - 70%
- Percent of female taxi drivers in Bkk - .3%
-Religion of majority of taxi drivers in Bkk - Theravada Buddhism
-Religion of minority of taxi drivers in Bkk - Islam
- Other religious practices - worship of Hindu Gods, Taoism, Spiritual Animism, Christianity
-Make of most taxis in Bkk - Toyota Corolla Altis
-Taxi colors - orange, bright pink, purple, red, yellow, bright green, blue, white, red and blue, purple and yellow, pink and green, yellow and green, red and white
- Yellow with green taxis are often individually owned, while every other color taxis are owned by taxi companies
- Bkk Taxis have yellow and black licence plates
- Dial 1677 in Bangkok for lost items in taxis
- Dial 1584 for the Bangkok Taxi Passenger Protection Center
Anime and manga are big in Thailand. Anime is regularly screened on TV and it's common to see office workers on the bus flipping through manga comic books. Many Bangkok cabbies are also fans. Just take a look inside many taxis here and you'll find a host of manga and anime characters on the dashboard or in the back window. For many, it's a way to temporarily avoid deliberating on the realities of the daily grind. Some would rather be one of these characters, such as Doraemon, the blue robotic cat from the future who comes back to help others while teaching a lesson or two.
