Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I used to just point and show them the way, with my fingers. It's like NY ............... or was .............. with a Puerto Rican driver, who, from the park, didn't know how to reach 5th and whatever ................ even in Spanish (not Puertoricue?o). B. On 1-mei-2006, at 18:15, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Except that you need to know Chinese to use taxis - I have yet to > meet a taxi driver who can speak or understand English - they all > tend to be from the mainland. I always have the hotel name and > address written in Chinese on my person whenever I am in Hong Kong > in case I have to use a taxi. > Cheers > Jayanand > > Joseph Yao wrote: > >> Bruce, >> >> Taxi is very affordable here: under US$2 for the first km and US >> $0.18 for >> every 0.2 km thereafter. If I had to take taxi on a regular >> basis, my taxi >> bill would only come to no more than US$1,300 a month, peanuts >> compared to >> maintaining my cars. >> >> But, and a big but, we only have econo-tinbox Toyota Crown LPG as >> taxis >> here, no Porsche, BMW or Ferrari. And I enjoy driving too much to >> be a taxi >> passenger. >> >> Yes, HK is small, but it is still 1,000km sq. and my daily commute >> to work >> is 50km round trip and there are times I make the same trip twice >> a day. >> >> Mercedes still enjoy good business here, with a market share of >> close to >> 10%. BMW have overtaken them lately with their hugely successful >> Bangle-designed new models. I should know, I have three Bangle- >> mobiles in >> my garage. :-) >> >> Joseph >> >> >> On 29/4/06 4:30 am, "bruce" <bruce@ralgo.nl> wrote: >> >> >>> Joseph, and what would it cost you to use taxis >>> only ...................... in comparison? Hong Kong city is so >>> small ............. and even to the other side of the island, it's >>> not so far. >>> >>> Mercedes did/does wonderful business in H.K. The parking >>> establishments too ......... >>> >>> B. >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information