Wednesday 10 December 2008

Los Taxistas y las problemas con monedas

Mi experiencia con los taxis durante mis viajes es que ellos son muy caros. En Nueva Zelanda yo nunca uso taxis.
En Buenos Aires hay muchos taxis – la mayoría de ellos conducen como los maniaticos. Esta muy sorprendente que no haya mas accidentes….pero, bueno - me encanta los taxistas en Buenos Aires - la mayoria de ellos son muy amistoso y amable aunque algunos son gruñones. Hace un mes cuando fui al aeropuerto para buscar Adam, el taxista me canto un tango y tambien me ayudo con el idioma....fue muy bueno.

Even the smallest excursion to the kiosco requires careful planning of the finances almost down to the last cent. Por que? Porque, no hay bastantes monedas en Buenos Aires. Es un gran problema porque necesito monedas para el subte, el colectivo, para todo. Dos veces en la semana pasada fui en el subte gratis porque no habia monedas para cambiar.
Muchas personas apuntan sus dedos en direccion de las companias de colectivos quien ocultar algo – pero, no se. aLa unica buena cosa sobre este problema: los taxistas a menudo cobra $10 cuando vale $10.20.



My experience with taxis during my travels is that they are very expensive. In NZ I never use taxis. In Buenos Aires there are lots of taxis - most of them drive like maniacs. Its surprising that there are not more accidents. But, well, I love the taxi drivers in Buenos Aires - most of them are very friendly and kind but some are grumpy. Last month when I went to the airport to meet Adam the taxi driver sang me a tango song and also helped me with speaking....it was really good.

Even the smallest excursion to the kiosk requires planning down to the last cent. Why? Because there ae not enough coins in Buenos Aires. It is a big problem because you need coins for the subte, buses for everything. Twice last week I rode the subte free because they had no change to give.
Many people are pointing fingers at the bus companies who hold onto the coins - but I dont know. The only good thing is that taxi drivers often only charge 10 pesos if the ride was 10.20 because they have no change either.


2 comments:

Rick Kappra said...

Hola!
Thanks for posting on my blog. I just took some time and read through some of yours. Great stuff! I'm especially impressed that you are blogging in Spanish! Barbaro!!! I know how you feel about being discouraged sometimes with what seems like a lack of progress, but considering that you were placed in level 1 when you arrived, and can now blog in Spanish, I'd say you are making progress! Buena suerte y felices fiestas!
Rick

Anonymous said...

I agree - amazing progress and awesome reading through this whole journey from beginning to end