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Takushi - 06-17-2010, 02:07 PM

Is it correct the Taxi drivers do not like to pick up a GAJIN?

If this is true-- do you know why?






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Is it correct the Taxi drivers do not like to pick up a GAJIN?

If this is true-- do you know why?






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I have ridden dozens of taxis in Japan, and never have I been denied a ride.

No, it is not correct.
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I don't blame them, I hate artists too.


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I don't blame them, I hate artists too.
lol It took me a while to get it!!! I love your sense of humor.
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lol It took me a while to get it!!! I love your sense of humor.
Haha! There's alot of similarities between the English and the Japanese, sense of humour is certainly one thing we share!


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06-17-2010, 02:34 PM

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Is it correct the Taxi drivers do not like to pick up a GAJIN?

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If they all had the same thought processes then yeah maybe, but no, they don't.

I've been in about 20 taxis, most of them in either Hiroshima or Fukuoka, and ALL drivers thus far have been nothing but extremely friendly and helpful. Even telling jokes in their broken English.


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06-17-2010, 04:47 PM

thanks then maybe when I come to japan I'll get a taxi alright. WHEW thank goodness for that.

I do wonder how correct some things written in books about japanese people are actually true. I'd love to hear from Japanese themselves.


Is the traffic terribly bad in tokyo and other Cities?

I mean numerically of course.
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thanks then maybe when I come to japan I'll get a taxi alright. WHEW thank goodness for that.

I do wonder how correct some things written in books about japanese people are actually true. I'd love to hear from Japanese themselves.


Is the traffic terribly bad in tokyo and other Cities?

I mean numerically of course.
Sashimaster is a native Japanese living in Tokyo.

Why are you concerned about traffic? Are you planning on doing a lot of driving?
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06-17-2010, 09:22 PM

No I don't intend to be driving but from what I have read it can be hair raising. As I have not been there yet I can only judge but by what I have read by others.

Our traffic can be pretty bad at times too here. depending whether in towns or cities or countryside or popular areas.

Here pensioners get a free bus pass-- is there such a thing in Japan or does it depend on different prefectures etc.
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No I don't intend to be driving but from what I have read it can be hair raising. As I have not been there yet I can only judge but by what I have read by others.

Our traffic can be pretty bad at times too here. depending whether in towns or cities or countryside or popular areas.

Here pensioners get a free bus pass-- is there such a thing in Japan or does it depend on different prefectures etc.
One nice thing about traveling in Japan is the public transportation...buses, trains... especially in the metro areas, so one really never has to worry about driving.

I am not sure if it is hair raising, but the road is sometimes shared by cars, bicycles, motor cycles, scooters and pedestrians. People seem to be more comfortable with what I consider very narrow misses.

The top speed limits seem to be slower than they are where I live in the US.

It seems like an interesting question, as traffic is one the things I don't have to worry about when in Japan.
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