Despite my love of Uber, I still take a fair number of taxis. Uber isn't widely available in many markets, and for that matter, there are some circumstances where taxis are just more practical. While I've had some good experiences in taxis over the years, a vast majority of my experiences seem to be negative,…
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HAHAHA! Opera singing. at least you didn't get one who curse, swear and drive like a dragon dancing
LMAO. In the fourteen years that I've lived in Hong Kong (and the earth) this happened once.
Well, it was an amusing drive, which also makes up for a lot! I love it when someone is passionate about his/her job and shows it. No matter what it is, joy is one of the most important things that get you up in the morning.
But was she really beautiful? And if so: feel free to send me her details! 😉
He is singing traditional opera song. It is already a dying form of entertainment in China/HK. So consider yourself lucky to be able to experience it. His singing is actually decent.
I had a Taxi driver in Naples who had two passions: Racing and Beethoven.
So he took us to my destination in half the usual time while doing some really scary crazy driving (overtaking where not allowed, taking turns very fast, up to three times the speed limit etc.) and using his car stereo to play something from Beethoven with volume to the max.
Some of my friends where scared as hell for the whole journey while I had LOT's of fun on this trip! In the end he ignored the meter and demanded only half price because he had also a lot of fun :). Needless to say he got a HUGE tip from us.
Traditional Cantonese opera is a bit of a dying art at the moment. He was pretty good too. My mother in law sings like this whenever she gets a spare moment, I've grown to be quite fond of it to be honest.