Unscrupulous Taxi Drivers...
[QUOTE=AndyBKK]
I am trying to feel this out because I hate the fu$king Taxis in Thailand and think they are are Issan swines, who are out to rob and cheat you, so I figured with a car and driver, a newbie in Thailand can be shown the sites (p4p) which are higher end without the potential for rip offs and commission scams by the fu$cking pigs of thai Taxi drivers.
I befriended a few Taxi drivers. During the course of hanging out with these guys I realized that they think all foreigners are marks.
Another time they talked about how some white businessmen were either too business or lazy to go to the go-go and call him to ask for him help in finding some late night entrainment. They told me how they went out to petchburi and pick up some Thai street walker for 1500B and told the farang 6000B. Oh, the farang wanted a threesome, so it was 6000x2. Smiling and laughing at how they pocketed the difference of 4500 from each girl.QUOTE]
This behavior is standard operating procedure around the globe. Here in Las Vegas the drivers get paid up to $100 per passenger to drop them off at a "Preferred" strip club or massage parlor. That's a lot of cash...up to $500 for dropping 5 drunk buddies off at a rip off joint.
Might I respectfully suggest that if you're looking to meet new friends in far away places you can probably do better than the local taxi drivers.