One of my most memorable taxicab experiences occurred when one smiling fellow somehow got on the subject of his sex life with his wife. Seems she was unhappy with his performance and he was unable to determine what the problem was. In fact, she was so unhappy, he told me, that after having sex with him, she would slap him across the head.
“She’s always angry with me. I don’t know why. I think its fine but every time, she hits me. Then she doesn’t want to do it again for weeks.
When I asked what the problem was, it all boiled down to time–she didn’t get enough of him as he only last a few seconds.
“Well,” I said. How long do you nominally last?”
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Thailand’s taxi drivers slide on and off my shit list as often an ass visits a toilet seat. There are days when I despise cab drivers and there are days when a driver has me howling with laughter.
A couple of weeks ago, I met James Grey at Suvarnabhumi airport. The PAD demonstrations were over and he arrived the day the airport re-opened. It wasn’t absolutely necessary for me to pick him up, but it’s nice having someone waiting for you at the airport, especially in light of the political situation. I took a cab to the airport, went inside to the prearranged meeting place, drank a M-150, and waited.
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A few days ago, I had a business appointment at the JW Marriott on Sukhumvit Soi 2. As is my norm, I walked out to the main street, Ladprao Road, stuck my thumb out, and hailed a cab. It was 6:00 in the evening and the sun was setting. The air was cool and free of humidity and I was feeling good.
A taxi pulled up, I opened the front door of the cab, and then asked the driver if he would take me to Sukhumvit Road. “Too much traffic,” he quickly responded. Despite Bangkok’s taxi drivers constant complaining about their poor wages, they consistently turn customers away.
Traffic was indeed heavy–but in Bangkok, the traffic is always miserable! TOT–this is Thailand–you would think as cab drivers they would be used to it, but this is one of their common reasons for denying fares.
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