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The 12 most annoying things people say to taxi drivers
1. “Hey Mr. Taxi Driver”
This is the default greeting for every merry customer who hops into a cab.
It works best if it’s roared at regular intervals throughout the journey.
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2. How do you pronounce that?
This is usually reserved for drivers who are immigrants to our fair shores and often follows a squinty look at the name tag on the dashboard.
It is typically bookended with a “do you like it here” and “where are you from?”
Despite having just learned their host’s name, many will then revert to the default “MR TAXI DRIVER”.
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3. “Busy this evening?
This can be alternated with:
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4. “Can we just stop here for 5 minutes?”
No problem, as long as you realise I’m going to keep the meter running.
5. “We’re just going to swing by here and pick someone up”
Cue 3 extra people trying to squeeze into a full capacity taxi, after a 17 minute wait of course.
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6. “I LOVE THIS SONG, TURN IT UP”
7. “I’m not going to get sick, I swear”
This is a red herring. They’re definitely going to get sick.
8. “I’m not eating anything, I swear”
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9. “Will you change that shite?”
How dare they not appreciate your Dire Straits ‘Brothers in Arms’ cassette/Bill Cullen ‘Penny Apples’ audiobook/Adrian Kennedy Phone Show.
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10. “Have you change of a fifty?”
No. And I’m not trying to swizz you. I genuinely don’t have change.
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11. “Can we stop at an ATM”
After stopping at the ATM they will definitely produce a fifty.
12. “Zzzzzzzz”
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