Posted on 02 Mar, 2008 12:47
Our cabbies are not First World or Third World, says Wolverine, who is a seasoned traveller.First World cabbies, like those in the US, are service oriented (except for those who are new migrants from Somalia or Iraq). They would help you carry your bags to the boot and are professional in their driving skills and would not take you on the "scenic" route to make sure you pay more.Third World cabbies, like those in India, are also service oriented, even to the point of subservience.But Singapore cabbies, some of them anyway, says Wolverine, have "no world" and "no class". Like this cabbie who picked up a woman passenger struggling with baby, pram and her groceries at the Paragon taxi stand last week."That guy just sat on his butt in the car while the woman struggled to carry her baby while opening the boot and putting the pram and groceries in it. Those in queue behind her did nothing but watch," he said.
Wolverine says he was stuck behind the queue and couldn't go up to assist her.What was real galling was that the cabbie finally came out of his car, only after the woman was inside his cab.
Why? He wanted to check that his boot was closed properly.Singaporeans still have a long, long, long way to go in terms of social graces, comments Wolverine.
Comments:
shalalala said on 02 Mar, 2008
it takes just 1 black sheep for Wolverine to label the taxi drivers as no class. tsk tsk. Wolverine, next time u see a taxi driver helping out will u post here? i doubt so.
ahmad0410 said on 02 Mar, 2008
leetokkong, he said he was stuck in the line, didn't you read? And the taxi driver is obviously in the wrong. If you got nothing to say, DONT say.
leetokkong said on 02 Mar, 2008
hello Wolverine, u are to better than the cabby. u aslo got no class. u only know how to snap photo and did nothing to help and u dare to complain abt other in the queue not helping.
seebaeypai said on 02 Mar, 2008
wah lau! Want to kill all birds with one stone. If you think so low of fellow Singapoeans, Wolverine, why don't you migrate and become a third class citizen in a first world country.
KingPriest said on 02 Mar, 2008
Wolverine, you are right. Although taking a cab in the US or Australia is expensive, their drivers are service-oriented. Here in Singapore, they increase cab fares but service quality remains sub-standard.
Mailailah said on 02 Mar, 2008
Who say, their are still the world record holder for sounding car horn at 0.18 sec after the lights change, can you beat that?
nanikeys said on 02 Mar, 2008
maybe Wolverine.. including you !
shalalala said on 02 Mar, 2008
oh yea. have u ever sit in a cab, driving around for 14-16hours a day, taking in various kinds of passengers. sweaty, smelly, complain kings/queens, who talked alot blabla. U DONT, so dont come here and COMPLAIN about sg taxi drivers.
bloombloom said on 02 Mar, 2008
Nobody says service is free. ==UprightCitizen said on 02 Mar, 2008 the cab drivers in the US are service-oriented?? you gotta be kidding me. if you do not pay them at least a certain percentage of tips, you see whether they are service-oriented or not. you will be abused with a wide range of names that would even shame a sailor. ==
supersun said on 02 Mar, 2008
Not happy don't take taxi lor. Not happy here don't stay here lor!
joediver said on 03 Mar, 2008
eh idiot.the cabbies are not allowed to handle ur personal property,thats why they always stay in the vehicle.unless of cos u'r on a wheel chair.get ur facts straight b4 u point fingers at them the cab drivers in the US are service-oriented?? you gotta be kidding me. if you do not pay them at least a certain percentage of tips, you see whether they are service-oriented or not. you will be abused with a wide range of names that would even shame a sailor.
pedrabranca said on 02 Mar, 2008
I agree that we should not always compare apples to oranges (if we want to, why don't compare the wages US cabbies earn with those our cabbies earn) But honestly our cabbies still have long way to go to improve on service quality. Nothing is perfect, continuous improvement is necessary.
common_pool said on 02 Mar, 2008
dats y, tips r not agreed! dun ned 2 say . . . we all noe!
leetokkong said on 03 Mar, 2008
ahmad0410 said on 02 Mar, 2008 leetokkong, he said he was stuck in the line, didn't you read? And the taxi driver is obviously in the wrong. If you got nothing to say, DONT say. stuck in the line? haha if he/she really wanted to help, he/she can just step out of the line and help. maybe he/she dont want to lose the queue and go back to queue at the back hahaha. ahmad0410 i think u r mad or u are this stomper Wolverine haha ahmad0410=Wolverine wanted to defend himself/herself.haha u r no better than this cabby i would said u r 4th class.
senior_member said on 03 Mar, 2008
u pay peanuts....u get wat?
CrazyPig83 said on 02 Mar, 2008
now then u know ???? Welcome to Singapore
bloombloom said on 02 Mar, 2008
Most of the cabby have no service. Some are so lazy to even downshift to the right gear that you get a unwanted 'massage'. They locked their vehicle and kept the aircon running. I bet this is a short term stop gap job until they find a better way to earn their living. And yes, I am ashamed of most of them. Just a couple of hours ago, I saw this chap struggling to load 3 big luggages into the taxi boot. Their mentality is to get you from pt A to B and that does not included using the right gear some of the time. Yucks.
bloombloom said on 02 Mar, 2008
Why bother to reply if you have no constructive contribution to this debate. ==supersun said on 02 Mar, 2008 Not happy don't take taxi lor. Not happy here don't stay here lor! ==
Grafield said on 03 Mar, 2008
Frankly, before increasing fare and comparing what those oversea cab are getting, the taxi company should make sure the service standard improve. It's not fair to keep saying the fare for taxi here is low and yet there is no comparison of service standard.
hereinSG said on 03 Mar, 2008
the taxi driver here only care about higher pay, who care about what service, the pay always go higher but the service always go down
deritz said on 03 Mar, 2008
C'mon be honest. Won't you be like them if you are a taxi driver too?
UprightCitizen said on 03 Mar, 2008
bloombloom said on 02 Mar, 2008 Nobody says service is free. Right. Service is NOT free. So why expect it? or demand for it? Geez. Giving yourself a controversial statement.
StomperSG said on 03 Mar, 2008
u not ang moh. if ang moh, the cabby will help her. no bluff!
kisskisshughug said on 03 Mar, 2008
Taxi company should learn from Japan Taxi Driver in order to be world class!
donblockmyway said on 03 Mar, 2008
Wao at last some people here noticed. The type of class of singapore taxi drivers. But I've seen some minorities are good. Drivers please be careful when you are taxis are around you, esp. in front of you.
bloombloom said on 03 Mar, 2008
Nothing controversial. Service is not free. I tipped cabbies when they helped me with luggages to and from airports. They were proactive and offered their help. UprightCitizen said on 03 Mar, 2008 Right. Service is NOT free. So why expect it? or demand for it? Geez. Giving yourself a controversial statement.
Hardtoswallow said on 03 Mar, 2008
I think there is no right or wrong to this situation, Taxi drivers are not required to carry the luggage or prams for passengers. It is up to the driver to provide this service. It is good if they help. If the women can carry a baby and pram to go shopping that means she is a very capable women, because I cannot do it, so she don't need any help. And we cannot compare Singapore taxi service to US or other places because they expect to be tipped for their service while Singapore don't. Also a 30 mins ride in Singapore to airport is abt S$20, in Europe it is S$100. How to compare??? I am not a Taxi Driver.
Mr_Comment said on 03 Mar, 2008
Overseas 1 trip last at least half an hour. In Spore, 1 trip at the most 10 min average. Starting fare at $2.80/-, one of the cheapest job in the world. Will you do it?
joediver said on 03 Mar, 2008
eh idiot.the cabbies are not allowed to handle ur personal property,thats why they always stay in the vehicle.unless of cos u'r on a wheel chair.get ur facts straight b4 u point fingers at them
SgCitizen35 said on 03 Mar, 2008
If the Government can solve the problem of "Gracefulness"...just like most Japanese culture, Singapore's level of services (i.e. taxi, shopping centers, hawker centers, etc.) will see a lift to first world standard. But then looking at the huge influx of immigrants ( FTs, students, workers ), I don't there won't be any improvements.
Maverick66 said on 03 Mar, 2008
When cabbies service passengers with 'world class' standard, please, don't forget to tip them 'world class' standard as well (around USD5), hor! :)
Devil.King said on 03 Mar, 2008
Who say SIN cab driver have no class? All of them have class 3 driver licence, some even have class 2, 4,5. hahaha Joke aside, I do agree that SIN service industry really need to buck up!
carlypok said on 03 Mar, 2008
The 'seasoned traveller' Wolverine should know that we don't pay 'world-class' cab fares unlike in US, don't expect the cabbies to do every damn thing! If the lady needs help, ask lah, cabby sure help one. And if they don't, ah... then you have an excuse to complain, my dear. Wolverine, if you had really meant to help, I can't imagine how you cannot excuse yourself to get out of the queue to help. I would imagine the lady must have taken quite awhile to load her stuff? Next time, try a better excuse than being 'stuck behind the queue'.
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