I am a Taxi driver , Indian too..& a International student too ! But i know where Stoke house is , & inow how to wish & greet my passengers , And i know my way around without a Gps ! On top of that ..when i run out of gas, i apologize to my passengers while pulling up on a servo,and i let them knw that Meter is paused ! Why do you guys just keep on cursing cabbies ? Every industry has bad eggs man ! And even being a nice cabbie i get dickhead passengers too ,,so its just both way ! Regards !
@sarpanchz You are deadset right and well done on being so knowledgeable in your profession. Please know that i never referred to a nationality of a taxi driver in this and can't even remember now-gosh-it's 3 years ago!!! Have a happy week xxx
All u said is truth Jewel..I'm an Indian n I never say it is racism..All I agree is that driver should use street directory or GPS or should keep on exploring these things..Everyone learns with time..Anyways, taxi drivers r hard working n we can't say they don't learn..But it takes time to get to enough about a big city like Melbourne..u r right n taxi deivers will surely implement it..Thanx dear...
hahahaha this is hilarious! your so right though, this was a completely un-racist approach to the way taxi drivers are. i hate it when people jump to conclusions, so much to the point where i will have a disliking to that person as soon as they do because i really dislike that negativity around me. THERE IS NO POINT PEOPLE!
@gollstar The first one was younger...have no idea if he was a student...the second one was an older man-I think he was an Aussie...can't remember-it was 2 years ago now!!! xxx
i think all taxi driver need a over hall get them all off the road because if this gose on is just bull shit this shold not go on in Australia i think it abot time the people shold stand up and do not tack any taxi untill thay fix it up i bet i can start up a better taxi severs were you can get nice people andknow were thay are going i would not put up with any of my drives shit i would give them the boot i think the taxi here are so shit that can't get there finger out of the ass
Everything is wrong with taxi drivers around the globe,did you know? Even cabbies need an eduction to be able to sit behind a wheel and drive. A GPS is useless if one does not have any education cuz you need to be able to read, speak, understand and use 'commom sense'. cont'd.....
They have gps but they still don't know how to use it due to the language barrier / spelling problems due to being student drivers. Whenever I catch a taxi I choose my driver . I will walk down the rank til I find one that I like.
@mooneepondskid As for GPS systems,many cabs now have them due to totally incompetent indians and
@INTHEMIX74 can i say people , u will have to get used to imports
the above comments are clearly racist and this is what i meant when i said about racism. these comments should not be added pardon me if i offended u im only trying to convey the truth
@y2jatinder Yes-I agree they are wrong-they should have said incompetent drivers. However-I also believe that a taxi driver should be able to speak english in order to communicate to the passenger.
do you realize that there r more than 500 major restaurants in melbourne CBD and also thousands more in the suburbs, so please try to realize what an impossible task it is for someone as poorly paid as a melb. taxi driver to know all the restaurants in a big city like melb. and this just the restaurants we r talking about not the million other POIs in this city.
i mean if someone,s brain is so sharp to remember all these places by heart they they might as well be a doctor or a scientist.
@y2jatinder fair point-but your other comments were not...go back and watch my video again and let me know WHERE I discuss what nationality the drivers were...I don't even remember myself...THAT WAS NOT THE ISSUE!!!!!!!!!! So don't start making racial comments to me because THAT is the furthest thing from MY MIND which you would know if you watched my other videos regularly. YES-i do block and delete rudeness and I make no apology for it-if you like that on your page-knock yourself out!!!!!
good to see positive woman like u jewel if u ever in melbourne would be cool to meet up . I go on youtube but i dont know how to do videos so i just watch clips.
As much as this is an issue about the taxi drivers and their lack of direction, unfortunately it will turn into an issue of racism. My experiences with traveling Australians have always been pleasant but recent cases of racism definitely leave a blight on Australia's international image. However, I agree with you a 100% though, one shouldn't drive a taxi if they don't know where they are going....kind of defeats the purpose of the profession which is to get you from point A to point B.
"Seriously-this is NOT a racial issue...it's an issue of who knows where to drive in Melbourne and who does not. Those that DON'T should NOT be taxi drivers-SIMPLE!!"...Sorry,but you are in denial. The reason they don't where they are going is because they are not from here...it's that simple. The key part of being a taxi driver is knowing the city you drive in,not simply being able to drive a car. I have had to give directions to foreign drivers on how to go to Collingwood from Fitzroy .
Many of the bad cabdrivers in Melbourne are recent migrants who don't care about service and don't care about ripping off the customers by taking the long way or not giving you the correct change. Our problem is that many cabs are now owned by people who don't even work in the industry but just sub lease them out. They still make a profit and couldn't give a damn about the ever increasing low level of service. As for GPS systems,many cabs now have them due to totally incompetent indians.
Seriously-this is NOT a racial issue...it's an issue of who knows where to drive in Melbourne and who does not. Those that DON'T should NOT be taxi drivers-SIMPLE!!! xxx
you wearing so many veriety of beats and thread necklaces so the taxi driver thought you are shurely not an australian may be he thought you are an african witch doctor so you know where you going even he takes you to other part of the world you must be knowing how to go back home .
you must drive a taxi one day then you will realise what the taxi job is like, keep patience next time dont take taxi just take a walk but after having a wine at winegar he he...
Hmmmmmmm-so you are saying-relax-don't worry that they didn't know their job...would you have the same attitude going to a doctor??? This is not an issue of race-in fact-that was not discussed-it is the fact that they didn't know where to go...and the other one stopped at a GAS STATION without asking AND left the meter running.
Forgive me Jewel, i know it can't be fun receiving comments like this, but 'African witch doctor' is a new one.
Reason i post is a real estate agent just came around (4 renting of my house when i move) and said that she had an instance in Melbourne where she tried to get a cab from Flinders St to MCG & the driver said 'WHY DON'T YOU GET THAT TRAM OVER THERE!'. So after i retorted with 'hey i drove a cab', i smiled and said i'll send her your video lol.
Hahaha-quite often I just delete them and block the writer, but this was just TOO silly to not let everyone read....I don't need to say anything-it speaks for itself!!! LOL xxx
LOL-yes somehow all our comments are now out of order, but I know how it came in!!! This is really my only "controversial" video...who KNEW it would go so crazy!!! The private jet one went crazy too...... xxx
can i say people , u will have to get used to imports.all us austrlian cabbies are getting out of industy we are barely making it with the money we receive 5-10 hour.. and the imports are happy to work for that...so if you get a aussie cabbie tip him, cause he will no where you are going also i should add here in queensland a new law has been bought in that imports have to be driving 12 month before they can become a cabbie..so that will make things better up here
Dear me-what an uneducated view of the world....just FYI my descendants were doctors on the ships...However-the people that were "convicts" were criminals for stealing such things as a loaf of bread when they were starving-Hardly "criminal" activity....Don't you think???
Lol is this what you call 'grumpy'? You're still so *happy* xD
And my 'descendants' were convicts... my great great (and I think there is another great in there) grandfather was shipped over cause he got told by his employer in England that he could have a sheep, and he took a lamb instead. Wowie he was naughty xD Guess I'm doomed huh, Analysis234
Yes-I know,i know...the thing is...In Australia we do get used to all the American terminology because of their TV/movies etc...they on the other hand do not always understand us-so when i make a video I try to keep it universal. xxx
I am from sydney......and I visited Melb for the fist time.last week.....I have travelled a lot around the world.....and I have to say melb taxi drivers are the worst I have seen......most of them are international students...some of them have just arived in aus monthsago and and start driving a cab!!! how the hell would they know all the roads???....who should not have a permit to drive a taxis!!
Thanks for the support-it's really terrible for travellers...at least I knew how to direct him. It's not about the nationality of the driver it is about their personal knowledge of their job!!! xxx
u kw why some taxi driver dont kw where r they going because ur stupid law allow them to became a taxi driver after one month of arrivel in this country .how could u kw such a bis town in one month? so ur stupid law and some people are eregent and stupid here after living whole yhet dont kw how 2 get home
Well there should be some sort of course for them to do-I have no problem with any NATIONALITY driving a cab-but they should speak english and they should know their way around. xxx
The next a cabbie from crown to lalor tried for $120 thinking i was pissed, too bad for him as i won $6000 playing poker & would have tipped him a $100 if had been HONEST!!!!!! Great show Jewel!
That's not good...I do think there are some good ones out there-and the first one i had was actually very nice-he just didn't know his way around!!! xxx
Thanx Megan! I just saw this video.. actually 3 times in a row and I had to laugh so much.. really funny...I can go to sleep now--P.S. You ARE a comidian - in your own way ;-)
you should be a taxi driver i think.......................and get the people at right destination .............come on!!!.teach the world how to be a great taxi driver
you should be a taxi driver i think.......................and get the people at right destination .............come on!!!.teach the world how to be a great taxi driver
you should be a taxi driver i think.......................and get the people at right destination .............come on!!!.teach the world how to be a great taxi driver
I can't honestly remember and nor do i care-the whole point was that they should know where they are going- you wouldn't go to a doctor who hadn't studied medicine...where is the pride in doing a good job???
I'm a Sydney taxi driver (been one for 10 years) and I never have any problems with my customers. Mainly because I can speak English and and I know where I'm going all the time. And being polite really helps but if you are a rude and arrogant taxi driver then you are just asking for trouble
Lol Lol ....Im a taxi Driver in Aberdeen Scotland and we would love for you to come to our city and see that ....lol ....lol ....things are the same here hahahahahahah.
In Australia there NO NEED for any taxi driver no matter their background to rip anyone off. No justication for it.
However tell you what, if anyone worked as a taxi driver for a couple weeks, they'd understand what a scum of the earth job it is. There's absolutely no justice in the world. People do runners without paying, abuse you, accuse you of all sort of things and if four drunks beat you unconscious, the cops believe the four drunks.
I almost committed suicide after a shift as a result.
When i went to Melbourne for a holiday ( i live in Sydney) some lame ass taxi driver took me round in circles and in the end charged me $20 and he had only taken us literally 1km from where we started! He knew i realised and apologised and said he has a family to feed etc Next time ill pretend im a local lol
lol educate me on the aussie slang.i love the lillting way u speak.its a new language :)
i read a book in high school that got me all interested in aus. A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute. Alice springs is the place i believe.lol and cricket and nicole and hugh jackman,kylie.sorry i'm so full of it.
aussie slang ,mmmm if that were me in that taxi i would have got him to pull up down the street and done the harry holt !!! you know the bolt !!!! in english "run away"hows that or should i say howzzzzat
Now i have to say that wasn't the nicest language you could use but i got the message! However-i have nothing against cabbies from any nationality...as long as they know where they are going and can speak english. I don't think that it is too much to ask as we are an english speaking country and not as bi-lingual as a lot of European nations.
Me and my family live in the Latrobe Valley where we have good taxi drivers. My Dad is one and he's one of the most honest / decent people in the world.
Just thought I should let you know it's not necessarily all of Australia's taxi drivers.
This is toooo funny! You're hilarious, and so adorable! I've had similar experiences...in New York (sometimes you just get the strange ones! lol) and yeah, I guess it's best to keep the blogging and videos, etc on the positive side- I've learned that lesson too.
When are you coming to California for the Dr. Phil show? We should meet up! ...maybe a drink or lunch. Will you be in LA?
We had an experience like yours in melbourne last month, we wanted to go a short distance and it only amounted to less than a $10 fare, and the driver complained, and my aunt said to him straight up it was money he wouldnt have had otherwise, so to appreciate it!
and there was like blood all over the seat and everything, so of course news people showed up and interviewed the victim, the taxi driver and the other guy was taken to hospital
oh and prague taxi drivers love to rip off tourists (-:P like bigtime. I have a taxi driver story. My brother's "friend" is a taxi driver in Prague and one day he stopped to pick someone up who told him where to drive to. While he was driving the man hit him on the head (WHILE HE WAS DRIVING) and tried to steal his documents. He punshed him and stopped the car.
georgian taxi drivers are cool (-:P but thats coz u can get around the capital for like 3euros and theyll take you everywhere...and if you're in a hurry the cars will grow wings (-: and youll fly over the other cars..and another cool thing about georgian taxis is that you can even take one outside from the capital to a village in the moutains where the roads are bad etc and they will drive u
its because all these taxi drivers r indians. well im indian too, but because of these dumb stupid lame ugly cabbies everyone thinks all indians r cabbies..
the reason why the r so dumb is because they come from the rural part of india, they all r uneducated and not aware of the technology used today for driving..
i cant tell u, iv been taken by long routes just so these assholes earn more money.. but who to blame!! ur goverment permits them to come here and settle down.. its scary
Nobody makes any money from driving a Melbourne taxi so you're better off rounding it up to the next 10 dollars to make them feel good.
I looked at the rank from room 1005 at the Hilton when I was in Melbourne recently great view of the MCG and made sure the driver hadn't been waiting long, I took the lift down to the ground floor and tell the driver I have to pick up my elderly mum's bag from Melbourne Private a return trip of 22. I rounded it up to 40 because he was almost out of change.
I've had bad experiences with taxi's too. I prefer chauffeurs because their job requires them to be so friendly! It's like the difference between Big W and Louis Vuitton, the extra money in the end is well worth it because you feel much more happy lol. Taxi drivers and Customs officers are not my favourite people :P (Sorry for generalizing, no offense to anyone who is not a stereotype lol.)
Yes-i hear you for sure, but just like a LV bag is hideously expensive-so is a chauffeur...so it is just not in everyone's reach.. but yes..of course it's the way to go...maybe a bottle of champagne too......
Everyone be aware! if u get on a cab and there is a surcharge for no reason, confront them before they push the button on the meter! or better still not get on a taxi unless you have to!
so da surcharge got on da meter. a less than $10 trip became more than $11. when i confronted him he just kept on saying "it is that much on da meter" in da end i just paid him $15. he gave me $4 and said "keep da change" what the fcuk! he fleeced me already & got da guts to be so rude. other taxi drivers have told me before to look out of this. it seems like a common practice with the indian drivers to fleece people at night.
tonight i got fleeced by one of those indian taxi drivers. i hailed the cab on the street after midnite in fitzroy to carlton and when i got on the cab i noted that he had a $1.4 surcharge on (for no reason, i was already paying tariff 2 for after midnite, and it was not a phone booking, and i got on the cab in inner city suburb at which outer suburb surcharge does not apply) but he was talking on da fone so i didn't ask him. when i arrived @ da destination he quickly press da botton on da meter
Think both sides.. ok tell me how would u guys feel bieng a TD urself??? 12 hrs a day on the road? lookin at dispacher, spedo meter, fare meter, calculating route, lookin at melway, road signs, cameras at a time and if the customer is angry hez shoutin at u... havin runners (fare evadors) would u like chasin them? or some 4 heavyweight guys sit in in ur cab takin u to a place and after that they just walk away infront of u. how would u feel if u cant do anything??? lol post ur coments plz..
You know-i would hate being a taxi driver, but some people LOVE to drive-they might hate being a jeweller!!! I think people shouuld choose careers they like xxxxxxxx
he mustve asked ur permission bfor puttin the gas but how will they know such things when they dont intrct at all wth ppl here or ppl here dont interact with them?
i do admit he shouldve taken u from collins to crown but for just 1 moment put ur feet in their shoes. u have to wait hrs to get a job in a rank and when u tell them for a fare which is abt $7 how would he feel? but still i admt hez wrng.
thnk both sides and teach them sth which is useful for the rest of the ppl. cheerz!
He absolutely did not ask-he drove in to the petrol station and then told me he was filling up and then growled at me for asking him to turn the meter off. xxxxx
well i am a taxi driver my self and i am pretty sure u guys have been through such situations. the prob is that a lot of them think they are totally different to ppl here. the reason behind this is, they never talk to the customers or customers never talk to them.....
my friend lives about 15 k out of where i live, on a larger property, and this taxi driver, had no idead how to get there, after i droped him off (he was in no state to talk to a taxi driver and demanded to go home) i asked the taxi driver to wait for a min or two, the meter was on 36.70 and i gave him a 50, he then left when i went to take my friend inside, leaving me outside my friends house awkward as for 2 hours untill i finaly got another taxi!
Hello! I have just subscribed to your YouTube channel and I love watching your vids! I'm from QLD and have just been in Melbourne over this past weekend especially to see WICKED!! (love) And while my bf and I were there we were abused by a taxi driver because we wanted to get to the casino from Collins St (being interstate visitors having NO idea about Melb geography) and he told us to get out and hail a cab (we got in his cab at a rank). I was so shocked! It was awful! We ended up walking..
This is so true. At syndey airport they look at people like they are from a differnt planet and they dont stop at the crossings to go into the T2 Terminal,, i go there evry2 months to fly to adelaide and i tell you, talk about plain rude! =] peace.
gps mmmmmm well when I went to a SA Police presentation, they mentioned them, and sad to say even though they are a fantastic invention for those who don't know where they are going, they are one of those driver aids that can distract the driver, not unlike a mobile phone needless to say I not got one but if I end up driving interstate I just might have to invest in one, esp if I gotta go to melbourne to watch wicked
there are some that talk, but some silly peoples punch info into them while they are driving a real DOH! moment on the whole here though the taxi drivers aren't too bad, although I got a doozey in Adelaide in July LOL
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MyWisdomTeethHurt 3 months ago
@MyWisdomTeethHurt YES!!! I am on her LIVE web cast today too!!! xxx
jewelchic 3 months ago
Taxi drivers are not allow to use GPS.
MrSmile1087 3 months ago
@MrSmile1087 This video was made 3 years ago and NOW they do use GPS xxx
jewelchic 3 months ago
I am a Taxi driver , Indian too..& a International student too ! But i know where Stoke house is , & inow how to wish & greet my passengers , And i know my way around without a Gps ! On top of that ..when i run out of gas, i apologize to my passengers while pulling up on a servo,and i let them knw that Meter is paused ! Why do you guys just keep on cursing cabbies ? Every industry has bad eggs man ! And even being a nice cabbie i get dickhead passengers too ,,so its just both way ! Regards !
sarpanchz 5 months ago
@sarpanchz You are deadset right and well done on being so knowledgeable in your profession. Please know that i never referred to a nationality of a taxi driver in this and can't even remember now-gosh-it's 3 years ago!!! Have a happy week xxx
jewelchic 3 months ago
All u said is truth Jewel..I'm an Indian n I never say it is racism..All I agree is that driver should use street directory or GPS or should keep on exploring these things..Everyone learns with time..Anyways, taxi drivers r hard working n we can't say they don't learn..But it takes time to get to enough about a big city like Melbourne..u r right n taxi deivers will surely implement it..Thanx dear...
sonysinghgill 6 months ago
@sonysinghgill Thanks- it's funny how this turned into a whole racial thing when I never referred to a race...I appreciate your comment xxx
jewelchic 3 months ago
hahahaha this is hilarious! your so right though, this was a completely un-racist approach to the way taxi drivers are. i hate it when people jump to conclusions, so much to the point where i will have a disliking to that person as soon as they do because i really dislike that negativity around me. THERE IS NO POINT PEOPLE!
jordanmynameisearl 7 months ago
@jordanmynameisearl LOL-I know-thanks for actually watching...i think half the people who comment have not!!! xxx
jewelchic 6 months ago
Was the taxi driver an Aussie or an international student ?
gollstar 1 year ago
@gollstar The first one was younger...have no idea if he was a student...the second one was an older man-I think he was an Aussie...can't remember-it was 2 years ago now!!! xxx
jewelchic 1 year ago
i think all taxi driver need a over hall get them all off the road because if this gose on is just bull shit this shold not go on in Australia i think it abot time the people shold stand up and do not tack any taxi untill thay fix it up i bet i can start up a better taxi severs were you can get nice people andknow were thay are going i would not put up with any of my drives shit i would give them the boot i think the taxi here are so shit that can't get there finger out of the ass
crush18au 1 year ago
Everything is wrong with taxi drivers around the globe,did you know? Even cabbies need an eduction to be able to sit behind a wheel and drive. A GPS is useless if one does not have any education cuz you need to be able to read, speak, understand and use 'commom sense'. cont'd.....
talltanned1 1 year ago
They have gps but they still don't know how to use it due to the language barrier / spelling problems due to being student drivers. Whenever I catch a taxi I choose my driver . I will walk down the rank til I find one that I like.
roadmonitoroz 1 year ago
@mooneepondskid As for GPS systems,many cabs now have them due to totally incompetent indians and
@INTHEMIX74 can i say people , u will have to get used to imports
the above comments are clearly racist and this is what i meant when i said about racism. these comments should not be added pardon me if i offended u im only trying to convey the truth
y2jatinder 1 year ago
@y2jatinder Yes-I agree they are wrong-they should have said incompetent drivers. However-I also believe that a taxi driver should be able to speak english in order to communicate to the passenger.
jewelchic 1 year ago
do you realize that there r more than 500 major restaurants in melbourne CBD and also thousands more in the suburbs, so please try to realize what an impossible task it is for someone as poorly paid as a melb. taxi driver to know all the restaurants in a big city like melb. and this just the restaurants we r talking about not the million other POIs in this city.
i mean if someone,s brain is so sharp to remember all these places by heart they they might as well be a doctor or a scientist.
y2jatinder 1 year ago
@y2jatinder fair point-but your other comments were not...go back and watch my video again and let me know WHERE I discuss what nationality the drivers were...I don't even remember myself...THAT WAS NOT THE ISSUE!!!!!!!!!! So don't start making racial comments to me because THAT is the furthest thing from MY MIND which you would know if you watched my other videos regularly. YES-i do block and delete rudeness and I make no apology for it-if you like that on your page-knock yourself out!!!!!
jewelchic 1 year ago
Keep up the good work jewel u say alot of things people want to say but dont have courage to .
JONBOYTENNIS 1 year ago
@JONBOYTENNIS Thanks xxx
jewelchic 1 year ago
good to see positive woman like u jewel if u ever in melbourne would be cool to meet up . I go on youtube but i dont know how to do videos so i just watch clips.
JONBOYTENNIS 1 year ago
jewel u r such a cute woman even when u r drunk u r so friendly wish more people was like u .
JONBOYTENNIS 1 year ago
@JONBOYTENNIS LOL-wasn't drunk-but thanks xxx
jewelchic 1 year ago
As much as this is an issue about the taxi drivers and their lack of direction, unfortunately it will turn into an issue of racism. My experiences with traveling Australians have always been pleasant but recent cases of racism definitely leave a blight on Australia's international image. However, I agree with you a 100% though, one shouldn't drive a taxi if they don't know where they are going....kind of defeats the purpose of the profession which is to get you from point A to point B.
thendino1 1 year ago
@thendino1 I love people of all nationalities and walks of life, but I also like someone who does their job well!!! Thanks xxxxx
jewelchic 1 year ago
true they should not charge u if they need petrol i aggree with u jewel.
JONBOYTENNIS 1 year ago
@JONBOYTENNIS exactly-thanks xxx
jewelchic 1 year ago
hun whats wrong with u as if u got the time to talk about taxi drivers talk
ongbak001 1 year ago
Maybe you don't have the same amount of time to watch the video either xxx
jewelchic 1 year ago
"Seriously-this is NOT a racial issue...it's an issue of who knows where to drive in Melbourne and who does not. Those that DON'T should NOT be taxi drivers-SIMPLE!!"...Sorry,but you are in denial. The reason they don't where they are going is because they are not from here...it's that simple. The key part of being a taxi driver is knowing the city you drive in,not simply being able to drive a car. I have had to give directions to foreign drivers on how to go to Collingwood from Fitzroy .
mooneepondskid 1 year ago
Yes yes-I get that...but if they knew WHERE they were going AND they were from India-that would be fine...
jewelchic 1 year ago
Many of the bad cabdrivers in Melbourne are recent migrants who don't care about service and don't care about ripping off the customers by taking the long way or not giving you the correct change. Our problem is that many cabs are now owned by people who don't even work in the industry but just sub lease them out. They still make a profit and couldn't give a damn about the ever increasing low level of service. As for GPS systems,many cabs now have them due to totally incompetent indians.
mooneepondskid 1 year ago
Seriously-this is NOT a racial issue...it's an issue of who knows where to drive in Melbourne and who does not. Those that DON'T should NOT be taxi drivers-SIMPLE!!! xxx
jewelchic 1 year ago
hahahaha...i love ur accent...! priceless!
josephinemasih 2 years ago
Will take that as a compliment!!! xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
you wearing so many veriety of beats and thread necklaces so the taxi driver thought you are shurely not an australian may be he thought you are an african witch doctor so you know where you going even he takes you to other part of the world you must be knowing how to go back home .
you must drive a taxi one day then you will realise what the taxi job is like, keep patience next time dont take taxi just take a walk but after having a wine at winegar he he...
Travellinghands 2 years ago
Hmmmmmmm-so you are saying-relax-don't worry that they didn't know their job...would you have the same attitude going to a doctor??? This is not an issue of race-in fact-that was not discussed-it is the fact that they didn't know where to go...and the other one stopped at a GAS STATION without asking AND left the meter running.
jewelchic 2 years ago
You know what else?
She'll read my flippant remark and it'll serve me right lol.
Truthseeker013 1 year ago
LOL!!!!! You should see some of the REALLY bizarre stuff I received from this video.........xxx
jewelchic 1 year ago
LOL @ Travellinghands!!
Forgive me Jewel, i know it can't be fun receiving comments like this, but 'African witch doctor' is a new one.
Reason i post is a real estate agent just came around (4 renting of my house when i move) and said that she had an instance in Melbourne where she tried to get a cab from Flinders St to MCG & the driver said 'WHY DON'T YOU GET THAT TRAM OVER THERE!'. So after i retorted with 'hey i drove a cab', i smiled and said i'll send her your video lol.
Truthseeker013 1 year ago
Hahaha-quite often I just delete them and block the writer, but this was just TOO silly to not let everyone read....I don't need to say anything-it speaks for itself!!! LOL xxx
jewelchic 1 year ago
ps. was re: my remark (i know you were referring to TravellingHands)
Truthseeker013 1 year ago
LOL-yes somehow all our comments are now out of order, but I know how it came in!!! This is really my only "controversial" video...who KNEW it would go so crazy!!! The private jet one went crazy too...... xxx
jewelchic 1 year ago
You better talk to Victorian Taxi Directorate ......call them and give your suggestions about how to run the taxi industry...........
sachinkhera1 2 years ago
Maybe THEY can watch my video!!! LOL!!! xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
can i say people , u will have to get used to imports.all us austrlian cabbies are getting out of industy we are barely making it with the money we receive 5-10 hour.. and the imports are happy to work for that...so if you get a aussie cabbie tip him, cause he will no where you are going also i should add here in queensland a new law has been bought in that imports have to be driving 12 month before they can become a cabbie..so that will make things better up here
INTHEMIX74 2 years ago
Well that's good news about the cab drivers needing some experience!!! xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
white australians have descended from convicts so you cant expect much rational thought from them...
proof:
Lookup Wikipedia 'Convicts in Australia'
analysis234 2 years ago
Dear me-what an uneducated view of the world....just FYI my descendants were doctors on the ships...However-the people that were "convicts" were criminals for stealing such things as a loaf of bread when they were starving-Hardly "criminal" activity....Don't you think???
jewelchic 2 years ago
Lol is this what you call 'grumpy'? You're still so *happy* xD
And my 'descendants' were convicts... my great great (and I think there is another great in there) grandfather was shipped over cause he got told by his employer in England that he could have a sheep, and he took a lamb instead. Wowie he was naughty xD Guess I'm doomed huh, Analysis234
Eccabay77 2 years ago
LOVE your comment...hope the person underneath sees it!!! LOL xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
LOL-thanks for the support!!! xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
for shure the intrnational students that drive taxis inMelb are the worst I have seen!!!! thank god you dont see that in sydney!!
Abhishakin 2 years ago
LOL xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
u r right sexy lady
dhesiankahna 2 years ago
Thanks xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
Ha - you can actually say 'gas station' and get away with it because the cabs are running on gas. Good by you :)
griff868686 2 years ago
Yes-I know,i know...the thing is...In Australia we do get used to all the American terminology because of their TV/movies etc...they on the other hand do not always understand us-so when i make a video I try to keep it universal. xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
I am from sydney......and I visited Melb for the fist time.last week.....I have travelled a lot around the world.....and I have to say melb taxi drivers are the worst I have seen......most of them are international students...some of them have just arived in aus monthsago and and start driving a cab!!! how the hell would they know all the roads???....who should not have a permit to drive a taxis!!
Abhishakin 2 years ago
Thanks for the support-it's really terrible for travellers...at least I knew how to direct him. It's not about the nationality of the driver it is about their personal knowledge of their job!!! xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
u kw why some taxi driver dont kw where r they going because ur stupid law allow them to became a taxi driver after one month of arrivel in this country .how could u kw such a bis town in one month? so ur stupid law and some people are eregent and stupid here after living whole yhet dont kw how 2 get home
sukhpalsinghpunjab 2 years ago
Well there should be some sort of course for them to do-I have no problem with any NATIONALITY driving a cab-but they should speak english and they should know their way around. xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
you know i like your accent, very rare over here in england... lol
khan64 2 years ago
LOL-thanks xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
i swear the more i watch this video the more cuter u look
khan64 2 years ago
Well that's nice...maybe you should watch some of the others xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
in 2 weeks - 1 cabbie tried to reap me $40
The next a cabbie from crown to lalor tried for $120 thinking i was pissed, too bad for him as i won $6000 playing poker & would have tipped him a $100 if had been HONEST!!!!!! Great show Jewel!
casmash79 2 years ago
That's not good...I do think there are some good ones out there-and the first one i had was actually very nice-he just didn't know his way around!!! xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
LOL-don't do it- talk about someone nice instead...it will make you feel better!!! xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
miss your very funny, not bad at all LOL :D
khan64 2 years ago
Thanks xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
Thanx Megan! I just saw this video.. actually 3 times in a row and I had to laugh so much.. really funny...I can go to sleep now--P.S. You ARE a comidian - in your own way ;-)
MsWissen 2 years ago
LOL!!! Did you REALLY watch it 3 times??? hahaha xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
oh well this argument is still going wow!
INTHEMIX74 2 years ago
LO-I KNOW!!! Someone put it up at their taxi work so i have a LOT of "charming" new ones...you know me though-I just get rid of them xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
you should be a taxi driver i think.......................and get the people at right destination .............come on!!!.teach the world how to be a great taxi driver
navkhaira 2 years ago
you should be a taxi driver i think.......................and get the people at right destination .............come on!!!.teach the world how to be a great taxi driver
navkhaira 2 years ago
Some taxi drivers are awful some are brilliant to be honest i havent been in a taxi in australia lol
but he sounds like the worst taxi driver ever but did he pick u up from your home ??
that miight be how he knew how to get there ...or is tht like totally obvious and saying tht has made me look stupid ?? lol
love the accent x
tamzin300 2 years ago
LOL-it was 2 different ones, but thanks for the support!!! xxxxxxxxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
you should be a taxi driver i think.......................and get the people at right destination .............come on!!!.teach the world how to be a great taxi driver
navkhaira 2 years ago
Ooooh-what a fabulous idea!!! xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
your right, u afraid of wasting 10 cents, by any chance was he Indian?
A300addict 2 years ago
I can't honestly remember and nor do i care-the whole point was that they should know where they are going- you wouldn't go to a doctor who hadn't studied medicine...where is the pride in doing a good job???
jewelchic 2 years ago
My parents used to own a rural taxi business, we did have a few dropkicks but most of them knew where they were going and were polite.
Its an easy job to get, which means a lot of scum get to be drivers.
Kuhne4 2 years ago
The first guy was actually very nice-just didn't know where to go....the second guy was PLAIN RUDE...Doesn't hurt to be nice-I was
jewelchic 2 years ago
Lol @ He knew how to get you home ... lol ..... Your house must be better known than the Stoke House lol lol lol.....What you been up to hee hee hee
rustylug 2 years ago
Maybe my directions were GREAT??? xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
I'm a Sydney taxi driver (been one for 10 years) and I never have any problems with my customers. Mainly because I can speak English and and I know where I'm going all the time. And being polite really helps but if you are a rude and arrogant taxi driver then you are just asking for trouble
leveni111 2 years ago
Yes-totally agree-i was actually very polite...xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
Lol I have added your video to the Aberdeen Taxi Drivers Forum here in Scotland hee hee hee
rustylug 2 years ago
Hmmmmmmm-thanks for that!!!
jewelchic 2 years ago
Lol Lol ....Im a taxi Driver in Aberdeen Scotland and we would love for you to come to our city and see that ....lol ....lol ....things are the same here hahahahahahah.
rustylug 2 years ago
LOL xxxxxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
Hee hee thanks for showing us that yes even the most postive person can have whinge once in a while.
Really dont know what some people made hoohaa abt it.
Can totally understand the intent this video was made with. Thanks for that :-)
You still Rock!!!
curioussuccess 2 years ago
Thanks!!!!!!! i had to delete a LOT of comments from people...LOL!!! xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
GPS is great. I got a navman. Couldn't live without it. I haven't taken a taxi in 4 years....
Cdogpyjamas 2 years ago
GPS would have been perfect xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
In Australia there NO NEED for any taxi driver no matter their background to rip anyone off. No justication for it.
However tell you what, if anyone worked as a taxi driver for a couple weeks, they'd understand what a scum of the earth job it is. There's absolutely no justice in the world. People do runners without paying, abuse you, accuse you of all sort of things and if four drunks beat you unconscious, the cops believe the four drunks.
I almost committed suicide after a shift as a result.
SundownAnotherTown 2 years ago 2
You back AGAIN??? Nice to hear from you xxxxxxxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
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shehryar083 2 years ago
@tyso69 hehehe ...or u could have gone "walk about"
:O Howzat is aussie?....wicked :P
what abt Yowza!! ;)
shehryar083 2 years ago
When are you gonna make another vid like this??
You need to maintain the rage!
I know, i got rid of my last tag and am doing anger mgt coz i chased thrill too much via anger, however i'm only week 5 into my therapy.
So please quickly make another high voltage vid before i become boring ;-) _Split
ChattyCathyonLSD 2 years ago
No more high voltage for you xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
Too late.
Last night i listened to TNT, Thunderstruck and Shook Me All Night Long.
But don't worry Pavarotti brought me down to earth. Literally ;-)
ChattyCathyonLSD 2 years ago
When i went to Melbourne for a holiday ( i live in Sydney) some lame ass taxi driver took me round in circles and in the end charged me $20 and he had only taken us literally 1km from where we started! He knew i realised and apologised and said he has a family to feed etc Next time ill pretend im a local lol
Vas1984 2 years ago
That doesn't seem right.........hmmmmmmmm xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
lol educate me on the aussie slang.i love the lillting way u speak.its a new language :)
i read a book in high school that got me all interested in aus. A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute. Alice springs is the place i believe.lol and cricket and nicole and hugh jackman,kylie.sorry i'm so full of it.
shehryar083 2 years ago
Thanks!!!!!!! xxxxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
aussie slang ,mmmm if that were me in that taxi i would have got him to pull up down the street and done the harry holt !!! you know the bolt !!!! in english "run away"hows that or should i say howzzzzat
tyso69us 2 years ago
LOL xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
:) your a bonza girl.lol
picked some aussie slang ma self
shehryar083 2 years ago
Thanks xxxxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
lol.. this is priceless!!! Love it!
delilahd86 2 years ago
LOL-thanks x
jewelchic 2 years ago
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nunkito 2 years ago
Now i have to say that wasn't the nicest language you could use but i got the message! However-i have nothing against cabbies from any nationality...as long as they know where they are going and can speak english. I don't think that it is too much to ask as we are an english speaking country and not as bi-lingual as a lot of European nations.
jewelchic 2 years ago
Crikey! lol U really went for the jugular that night.
D'ya realise whenever u make a video showing frustration, sarcasm and monkeys fitted with striped jackets it tends to be pretty popular?
Make some more ;-)
WanderingSplit 3 years ago
Very funny xxxxxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
Man, can't believe i used to be offended by this vid - it's a classic. And Homer1561 did it even more justice.
I was a bad yukky icky taxi driver, why didn't you attract me??
Eh, not all bad news though. U appear in my living room via my PC screen and it costs u nothing on the meter!
C told ya i was icky and yukky ;-)
WanderingSplit 2 years ago
Just reread our "first" conversation-i had forgotten that's how you found me...see-told you i wasn't normally grouchy!!! xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
Ur a champ. Blowing the seals is no crime and good on you for entertaining
:-0)
WanderingSplit 2 years ago
you 2 xxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
Hey there.
Me and my family live in the Latrobe Valley where we have good taxi drivers. My Dad is one and he's one of the most honest / decent people in the world.
Just thought I should let you know it's not necessarily all of Australia's taxi drivers.
XDrohanXD 3 years ago
I know-and i did make a follow-up video which i attached to this xxxxxxx
jewelchic 2 years ago
This is toooo funny! You're hilarious, and so adorable! I've had similar experiences...in New York (sometimes you just get the strange ones! lol) and yeah, I guess it's best to keep the blogging and videos, etc on the positive side- I've learned that lesson too.
When are you coming to California for the Dr. Phil show? We should meet up! ...maybe a drink or lunch. Will you be in LA?
brookeadams 3 years ago
That would have been fun-but probably not back for a year now...who knows??? Hurry up and get some videos happening!!!!!!!! xxxxxxx
jewelchic 3 years ago
We had an experience like yours in melbourne last month, we wanted to go a short distance and it only amounted to less than a $10 fare, and the driver complained, and my aunt said to him straight up it was money he wouldnt have had otherwise, so to appreciate it!
SamamasKellaholic 3 years ago
Good for her xxxxxxx
jewelchic 3 years ago
and there was like blood all over the seat and everything, so of course news people showed up and interviewed the victim, the taxi driver and the other guy was taken to hospital
Annaconda1984 3 years ago
OMG!!!!!!!
jewelchic 3 years ago
oh and prague taxi drivers love to rip off tourists (-:P like bigtime. I have a taxi driver story. My brother's "friend" is a taxi driver in Prague and one day he stopped to pick someone up who told him where to drive to. While he was driving the man hit him on the head (WHILE HE WAS DRIVING) and tried to steal his documents. He punshed him and stopped the car.
Annaconda1984 3 years ago
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jewelchic 3 years ago
georgian taxi drivers are cool (-:P but thats coz u can get around the capital for like 3euros and theyll take you everywhere...and if you're in a hurry the cars will grow wings (-: and youll fly over the other cars..and another cool thing about georgian taxis is that you can even take one outside from the capital to a village in the moutains where the roads are bad etc and they will drive u
Annaconda1984 3 years ago
Awesome! x
jewelchic 3 years ago
lmao I like it
radbrent 3 years ago
Thanks xxxxxx
jewelchic 3 years ago
its because all these taxi drivers r indians. well im indian too, but because of these dumb stupid lame ugly cabbies everyone thinks all indians r cabbies..
the reason why the r so dumb is because they come from the rural part of india, they all r uneducated and not aware of the technology used today for driving..
i cant tell u, iv been taken by long routes just so these assholes earn more money.. but who to blame!! ur goverment permits them to come here and settle down.. its scary
kickurass1585 3 years ago
All i would like is for them to speak English and know where they are going.........
jewelchic 3 years ago
fair enough... btw ur very beautiful.. xd
kickurass1585 3 years ago
Nobody makes any money from driving a Melbourne taxi so you're better off rounding it up to the next 10 dollars to make them feel good.
I looked at the rank from room 1005 at the Hilton when I was in Melbourne recently great view of the MCG and made sure the driver hadn't been waiting long, I took the lift down to the ground floor and tell the driver I have to pick up my elderly mum's bag from Melbourne Private a return trip of 22. I rounded it up to 40 because he was almost out of change.
cyclothymiadude 3 years ago
Yes-i always do that too and it is interesting to note that ALL my taxi journeys since this video have been very pleasant indeed!!!!! xxx
jewelchic 3 years ago
I've had bad experiences with taxi's too. I prefer chauffeurs because their job requires them to be so friendly! It's like the difference between Big W and Louis Vuitton, the extra money in the end is well worth it because you feel much more happy lol. Taxi drivers and Customs officers are not my favourite people :P (Sorry for generalizing, no offense to anyone who is not a stereotype lol.)
d3fyinggr4vity 3 years ago
Yes-i hear you for sure, but just like a LV bag is hideously expensive-so is a chauffeur...so it is just not in everyone's reach.. but yes..of course it's the way to go...maybe a bottle of champagne too......
jewelchic 3 years ago
Cranky...but still smiling...priceless :)
stiffilus 3 years ago
Always!!!!!! Np point staying angry!!! xxx
jewelchic 3 years ago
Everyone be aware! if u get on a cab and there is a surcharge for no reason, confront them before they push the button on the meter! or better still not get on a taxi unless you have to!
marzsc 3 years ago
That was bad luck xxxxxxxx
jewelchic 3 years ago
so da surcharge got on da meter. a less than $10 trip became more than $11. when i confronted him he just kept on saying "it is that much on da meter" in da end i just paid him $15. he gave me $4 and said "keep da change" what the fcuk! he fleeced me already & got da guts to be so rude. other taxi drivers have told me before to look out of this. it seems like a common practice with the indian drivers to fleece people at night.
marzsc 3 years ago
tonight i got fleeced by one of those indian taxi drivers. i hailed the cab on the street after midnite in fitzroy to carlton and when i got on the cab i noted that he had a $1.4 surcharge on (for no reason, i was already paying tariff 2 for after midnite, and it was not a phone booking, and i got on the cab in inner city suburb at which outer suburb surcharge does not apply) but he was talking on da fone so i didn't ask him. when i arrived @ da destination he quickly press da botton on da meter
marzsc 3 years ago
"one of those indian taxi drivers"....well that was rude.
rina9410 3 years ago
read my three comments bottom to top plz.....lol sorryy!
oxmerx 3 years ago
Done xxxxxxxxx
jewelchic 3 years ago
Think both sides.. ok tell me how would u guys feel bieng a TD urself??? 12 hrs a day on the road? lookin at dispacher, spedo meter, fare meter, calculating route, lookin at melway, road signs, cameras at a time and if the customer is angry hez shoutin at u... havin runners (fare evadors) would u like chasin them? or some 4 heavyweight guys sit in in ur cab takin u to a place and after that they just walk away infront of u. how would u feel if u cant do anything??? lol post ur coments plz..
oxmerx 3 years ago 2
You know-i would hate being a taxi driver, but some people LOVE to drive-they might hate being a jeweller!!! I think people shouuld choose careers they like xxxxxxxx
jewelchic 3 years ago
he mustve asked ur permission bfor puttin the gas but how will they know such things when they dont intrct at all wth ppl here or ppl here dont interact with them?
i do admit he shouldve taken u from collins to crown but for just 1 moment put ur feet in their shoes. u have to wait hrs to get a job in a rank and when u tell them for a fare which is abt $7 how would he feel? but still i admt hez wrng.
thnk both sides and teach them sth which is useful for the rest of the ppl. cheerz!
oxmerx 3 years ago
He absolutely did not ask-he drove in to the petrol station and then told me he was filling up and then growled at me for asking him to turn the meter off. xxxxx
jewelchic 3 years ago
well i am a taxi driver my self and i am pretty sure u guys have been through such situations. the prob is that a lot of them think they are totally different to ppl here. the reason behind this is, they never talk to the customers or customers never talk to them.....
oxmerx 3 years ago
I ALWAYS have a chat xxxxxx
jewelchic 3 years ago
ye you do!! alot!! and thanks for commenting on my videos so much... you're such a great person!!! lol xxx
xxElla410xx 3 years ago
Thanks Ella xx
jewelchic 3 years ago
my friend lives about 15 k out of where i live, on a larger property, and this taxi driver, had no idead how to get there, after i droped him off (he was in no state to talk to a taxi driver and demanded to go home) i asked the taxi driver to wait for a min or two, the meter was on 36.70 and i gave him a 50, he then left when i went to take my friend inside, leaving me outside my friends house awkward as for 2 hours untill i finaly got another taxi!
i dont trust taxi driver at all!
kinnepkinnep 3 years ago
That's no good-hope they are all good from now for you xxx
jewelchic 3 years ago
u look like charlotte dawson!! xx
xxElla410xx 3 years ago
Really??? xxx
jewelchic 3 years ago
Hello! I have just subscribed to your YouTube channel and I love watching your vids! I'm from QLD and have just been in Melbourne over this past weekend especially to see WICKED!! (love) And while my bf and I were there we were abused by a taxi driver because we wanted to get to the casino from Collins St (being interstate visitors having NO idea about Melb geography) and he told us to get out and hail a cab (we got in his cab at a rank). I was so shocked! It was awful! We ended up walking..
nikki2610 3 years ago
Yeah-that is a short distance and they do get a bit snippy about that!!!!!!! LOL!!! Glad you saw Wicked-it is so awesome. xxxxxx
jewelchic 3 years ago
* Sydney .
Lol spelling mistake
qantasgal 3 years ago
xxx
jewelchic 3 years ago
This is so true. At syndey airport they look at people like they are from a differnt planet and they dont stop at the crossings to go into the T2 Terminal,, i go there evry2 months to fly to adelaide and i tell you, talk about plain rude! =] peace.
qantasgal 3 years ago
Funny xxxxxxx
jewelchic 3 years ago
gps mmmmmm well when I went to a SA Police presentation, they mentioned them, and sad to say even though they are a fantastic invention for those who don't know where they are going, they are one of those driver aids that can distract the driver, not unlike a mobile phone needless to say I not got one but if I end up driving interstate I just might have to invest in one, esp if I gotta go to melbourne to watch wicked
mumandtwins 3 years ago
YES!!! Actually you can get ones that talk so you don't need to watch...i guess they will get them one day xxxxxx
jewelchic 3 years ago
there are some that talk, but some silly peoples punch info into them while they are driving a real DOH! moment on the whole here though the taxi drivers aren't too bad, although I got a doozey in Adelaide in July LOL
mumandtwins 3 years ago
I guess there is always good and not so good everywhere!!! xxxxxxxxxxx
jewelchic 3 years ago
they're rude because they have alot of stress putting up with customers, and coz its a shit job :(
daverrd 3 years ago
A lot of them quite enjoy it, but i get what you mean xxx
jewelchic 3 years ago
That was my favourite of your vids, How do you keep your teeth so shiny?
badluck1986 3 years ago
Hmmmmmmm-it's called BRUSHING!!! LOL!!! xxxxx
jewelchic 3 years ago