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Re:Uber is charging passengers a $10 cancellation fee even w... by leephillips on Thursday March 23, 2017 @02:37PM (#13942729)
When I was young and still lived in my home town of NYC I got into a cab to go to Grand Central. The driver spoke no English and had no idea where that was. I used gestures to get us there. So I know. Can one expect Uber to be better?
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Re:Uber is charging passengers a $10 cancellation fee even w... by dreamcompiler on Thursday March 23, 2017 @04:40PM (#13944045)
Yes, Uber is much better. The drivers all have smartphones with GPS and they know where you're going before you get in the car. So even if their English is limited, it's much less of an issue.
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Re:Uber is charging passengers a $10 cancellation fee even w... by galdosdi on Thursday March 23, 2017 @03:55PM (#13943615)
That's egregious. How long ago was that? Was it a legitimate cab?

Until very recently, NYC's TLC required drivers to pass tests to prove geographical knowledge and basic English.

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Re:Uber is charging passengers a $10 cancellation fee even w... by leephillips on Thursday March 23, 2017 @10:50PM (#13946221)
It was in the 1970s. I know others with similar stories. Yup, a legitimate yellow cab. There may have been a legal testing requirement, but I assume you know how that goes in the big city.
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Re:Uber is charging passengers a $10 cancellation fee even w... by galdosdi on Friday March 24, 2017 @11:35AM (#13949585)
Yeah, wasn't shocked, just curious. I do think it's gotten better since then.
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