Comments on: A Beijing Cab Driver in 1973 http://cupofcha.com/2008/01/13/a-beijing-cab-driver-in-1973.html This is China Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:37:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Zhongguoist http://cupofcha.com/2008/01/13/a-beijing-cab-driver-in-1973.html#comment-387 Zhongguoist Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:43:17 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/01/13/a-beijing-cab-driver-in-1973.html#comment-387 Wow he's been a cab driver for so long and must know the roads amazingly. I remember last year being in Shanghai and seeing a taxi guy's number being really low like 6,000 and pointing to it and telling him that it was really good then he smiled and pointed behind it and there was his real card which is like 65,000.....I had no idea till then that people faked that card thing, maybe just so people have more trust in him. Wow he’s been a cab driver for so long and must know the roads amazingly.

I remember last year being in Shanghai and seeing a taxi guy’s number being really low like 6,000 and pointing to it and telling him that it was really good then he smiled and pointed behind it and there was his real card which is like 65,000…..I had no idea till then that people faked that card thing, maybe just so people have more trust in him.

]]> By: eric http://cupofcha.com/2008/01/13/a-beijing-cab-driver-in-1973.html#comment-367 eric Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:58:04 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/01/13/a-beijing-cab-driver-in-1973.html#comment-367 probably the type of taxi you book in advance. or maybe part of hotel services? probably the type of taxi you book in advance.
or maybe part of hotel services?

]]> By: Josh http://cupofcha.com/2008/01/13/a-beijing-cab-driver-in-1973.html#comment-365 Josh Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:43:56 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/01/13/a-beijing-cab-driver-in-1973.html#comment-365 The age isn't that surprising, but a friend and I were thinking about it, and it seems a little odd that he was driving a cab at that time. We assume there were no normal taxi driving around on the street then, but perhaps it was high end car service for government officials. He specifically said he was driving a taxi, and while I did repeat it to double check, I didn't ask what 'taxi' meant 35 years ago. Anyone with insight I'd be very interested. The age isn’t that surprising, but a friend and I were thinking about it, and it seems a little odd that he was driving a cab at that time. We assume there were no normal taxi driving around on the street then, but perhaps it was high end car service for government officials. He specifically said he was driving a taxi, and while I did repeat it to double check, I didn’t ask what ‘taxi’ meant 35 years ago.

Anyone with insight I’d be very interested.

]]> By: zach kang http://cupofcha.com/2008/01/13/a-beijing-cab-driver-in-1973.html#comment-358 zach kang Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:28:05 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/01/13/a-beijing-cab-driver-in-1973.html#comment-358 A cab driver in 1973? wow he must be 55 plus years old.. A cab driver in 1973? wow he must be 55 plus years old..

]]> By: Jeremiah http://cupofcha.com/2008/01/13/a-beijing-cab-driver-in-1973.html#comment-353 Jeremiah Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:03:37 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/01/13/a-beijing-cab-driver-in-1973.html#comment-353 Another nice post. The experienced cabbies from the city of Beijing are a real treasure. Not only are they great to talk to, but they actually know their way around the city. The new guys from Huairou and Miyun, not so much. Another nice post.

The experienced cabbies from the city of Beijing are a real treasure. Not only are they great to talk to, but they actually know their way around the city. The new guys from Huairou and Miyun, not so much.

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