In Reply to: Bali Taxi Scams posted by Addy of Oz on Sunday, 9. January 2011 at 16:03 Bali Time:
Re the first part - if the minimum published fare that you mention is 15,000rp that is what you should pay. I would like to see you trying to not pay a taxi driver the minimum fare in Australia, USA or England.
Re the second point - you are talking about 1,000 rp ... get a grip. You obviously disgusted him enough culminating in him throwing the money back at you.
Sure, some of their English language ability is limited but isn't this what we face every time we travel overseas where English is not the native language?