after some driving, i find theres 2 kind of customers to watch
out for. to me the ability to better distinguish these 2 will come
with experience over time..
the first type is those 'Poor' passengers pretending to be
'Rich'..they usually cannot afford or feel the pinch taking cabs,
but they do so from time to time because they late in a rush, or
they dont know how to go to that place, or they find it more
economical to share cab.
the second type is those 'Rich' passengers who are actually
'poor'..these pple might seem to take cabs casually but they are in
reality penny pinchers who mind about every little turn and every
little thing on a trip, long or short. like why stop so many
traffic lights?? why air con not big?? why you never say before you
take that turn (even if its a shortcut or the other road jam)??
they show colors like make noise talk big along the way, act like
big shots, bang doors, throw sarcastic remarks all without hearing
reason. worst, when they alight, they insist on a bargain, a
discount on their terms..these 'Rich' passengers act like common
market aunties, uncles when inside a cab.
the significant difference between the 'Poor' group and the
'Rich' group is, the 'Poor' group will at least still make a point
to direct the driver EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, because they are
worried about the final fare when reaching. The pretend
'Rich' group will only act up speak up (their attitude), but still
keep aloft, and hands off like they might pretend not to know the
way (even if they do), that way they think they will keep their
hands clean, mouth clean without doing any dirty low down job..but
after that they will press their thumb down doubly hard when
reaching, suddenly they like know everything
both these types passengers, try to make it hard to earn their
money, because they like to 'ssttrreettcchh' their dollar...
In contrast, the truly Poor pple will almost never take cab
because they rely so very heavily on bus and mrt. The truly Rich
pple will also seldom take cab because they either have their own
private car(s) or they take the very occasional public transport
along their way.
