truthseeker
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Ive taken 4 different taxis in the past few days.
2 of them were ordered from the local company, 2 picked up on the street.
Of the 4 of them, 3 were Irish, the last one today, I flagged down on the street, was non Irish. His car was absolutely spotlessly clean, he himself was dressed well, he was very polite, chatty without being pushy, a good driver and a smooth journey.
All 3 of the other taxis were old, worn, filthy dirty, smelly, the drivers were all shabbily dressed and their personal presentation was not good.
The car this morning was particularly bad, it was absolutely reeking of cigarette smoke, the interior was filthy - not just the kind of dirt that a hoover or quick clean up can sort out, but old yellow ingrained dirt in the walls and ceiling.
The drivers themselves were reasonably nice people, and one of the cars was more old and worn than dirty, but the car is the tool of the trade, I cannot understand how or why the Irish guys have such down at heel vehicles and they themselves are not well presented and yet non Irish are able to show up in a beautifully clean car dressed well?
Obviously this is a generalisation, and I have had the occasional clean taxi with an Irish driver, and the occasional dirty one with a non Irish driver, but it seems to me that the majority of Irish taxi drivers just dont make any effort at all.
Rant over.
2 of them were ordered from the local company, 2 picked up on the street.
Of the 4 of them, 3 were Irish, the last one today, I flagged down on the street, was non Irish. His car was absolutely spotlessly clean, he himself was dressed well, he was very polite, chatty without being pushy, a good driver and a smooth journey.
All 3 of the other taxis were old, worn, filthy dirty, smelly, the drivers were all shabbily dressed and their personal presentation was not good.
The car this morning was particularly bad, it was absolutely reeking of cigarette smoke, the interior was filthy - not just the kind of dirt that a hoover or quick clean up can sort out, but old yellow ingrained dirt in the walls and ceiling.
The drivers themselves were reasonably nice people, and one of the cars was more old and worn than dirty, but the car is the tool of the trade, I cannot understand how or why the Irish guys have such down at heel vehicles and they themselves are not well presented and yet non Irish are able to show up in a beautifully clean car dressed well?
Obviously this is a generalisation, and I have had the occasional clean taxi with an Irish driver, and the occasional dirty one with a non Irish driver, but it seems to me that the majority of Irish taxi drivers just dont make any effort at all.
Rant over.
