Taxi Fares in Nagoya, Batam

[phenom]

Originally Posted by sassina2

The choice is yours. My pal & I do visit Batam about once every two weeks and so far, nobody has ever threatened nor tried to beat us up for barganing on taxi.

If you have jumped in , got to the place and then start bargaining, then, its too late, you are wrong - just pay up.

Before you agree on the ride, you are perfectly right and inoffensive to bargain till agreed - you do not have to riducule or curse them - do it nicely and nobody will beat you up.

However if you are really kiasi and kiasu, my advice is to stay at home!

Well said!
The big bad outside world is definately no place for the meeky double K froggies who will sadly be better off in the safe comfort of their own familiar little well.

[Batam Man]

Originally Posted by diesel

I have travelled to Batam for business. Better 'kwai-kwai' and pay. They want money, just give to them.

You don't know what these taxi drivers are up to. They might gang up to rob you or beat you up if you do not comply with them.

Worst still, yo may be "Ke Si Yi Xiang"!

So if Taxi driver say S$20, you also must kwai kwai pay, otherwise will kena beat up, robbed and even rape...

[phenom]

Originally Posted by Batam Man

So if Taxi driver say S$20, you also must kwai kwai pay, otherwise will kena beat up, robbed and even rape...

Aiyoh, an old eagle like you shouldn't be taunting an obviously "still-wet-behind-the-ears" traveller wannabe.

[DNAT]

Originally Posted by Batam Man

So if Taxi driver say S$20, you also must kwai kwai pay, otherwise will kena beat up, robbed and even rape...

the teksi driver there likes to rape cheongster/male-passenger 1 har?

[DNAT]

Originally Posted by diesel

Worst still, yo may be "Ke Si Yi Xiang"!

you might as well say "Si Wu Zhang Shen Zi Di"
(loosely translated as die w/o graveyard)