Not really. I had a very unpleasant time with a New Yorker
teaching at the SAS. Told me and insulted me indirectly by saying
New York cabbies know all their routes. Somemore New York much
bigger than Singapore. She says our roads very simple one, why got
so much difficulty using the shortest route every time.
So I told her maybe she should start driving taxis part time and
see how difficult it can be initially.
I already told her from the start of the trip. I not sure of
shortest route. I suspect she takes taxi regularly and already know
the exact route, but she pretend pretend say dont know. So
as I proceeded but kept asking for directions and we got
there based on her instructions. But hor, I had to endure
the ridicule from the chao angmo lady all the way.
I also suan her, say I dont know the best route because I will
never come to her tai-ko address to pick passengers.
If she is my pax she will be dumb stuck with my answer. She
thinks New York cabby knows all the road becos they mostly drive in
their own vicinity. Manhattan is very easy one...all squares and
parallel avenues. Everywhere is very easy as compared to SG.
New York suburb is very simple.
Most cabbies in Manhattan there are immigrants, and Foreigner.
All kinds of attitude. Ask her to tell the cabbies there best
route, shortest routes, cheapest routes.
If She thinks she knows her best routes - then i will only
purely follow instruction to drive her way point by point.
Yankees!!!