Thursday, August 6, 2015

Smart Driver

I hear a lot of folks in Bangkok, both Thais and foreigners, grumbling about the taxi drivers in this city, but rarely do you hear people raving about the ones who are friendly, polite, honest, trustworthy, or smart. While it's true that some Bangkok taxi drivers can be gruff and unhelpful, my experience is that the vast majority of cabbies in our City of Angels are good-natured fellas who are just trying to make an honest living. On the way home today, my conscientious driver took a short-cut to save me a few baht and some time, adjusted my seat and the air temperature for comfort, and was apologetic for his lack of good English skills, which, contrary to his belief, were excellent.