Waterford Taxi drivers experiencing racism

Benimar

Yahew wrote: »

I think we should American in everywhere, not just for black people. All Irish people to now be known as Irish-American, the Cornish are now Cornish-American, and all Africans who are black are, as before, African-American. White africans are just too confusing.

Shouldn't we be called German-Irish in light of recent economic events?

samsham

K-9 wrote: »

I know a girl who nearly got raped by a white, Irish taxi driver. She always looks for "foreign" drivers now.

Were all assuming this attempted rape ended up in the courts and the Driver Jailed. Was this in Waterford? Don't ever remember seeing the case on the papers.

Psychedelic

Just wondering how much would people expect to pay for a taxi from Revolution to the Forum?

abouttobebanned

Bout a fiver

Crazy Horse 6

samsham

Psychedelic wrote: »

Just wondering how much would people expect to pay for a taxi from Revolution to the Forum?

From the fare card on the commission website 5 euro for one person and 8 euro for 4 people also they can charge a 2 euro call out charge which would make it 10. Waterford dont charge that. I think

Nypd

Crazy Horse 6 wrote: »

This made me giggle 😂😂😂😂

Psychedelic

samsham wrote: »

From the fare card on the commission website 5 euro for one person and 8 euro for 4 people also they can charge a 2 euro call out charge which would make it 10. Waterford dont charge that. I think

3 of us got in a taxi on the rank by Revolution, 3 minute drive to the Forum, when we got there the meter said about €4.65 so I game him a tenner. He handed me back €3, I looked at him and then he gave me another 15 cent.

Why is there a rule about charging extra if there's more people? I thought that would only apply when there's a few drop-off points on the way.

dayshah

Psychedelic wrote: »

Why is there a rule about charging extra if there's more people? I thought that would only apply when there's a few drop-off points on the way.

Its a bit weird alright, but in fairness more people means more petrol burned carrying them.

billythepig

I use at least 4 taxis a week and the black men are the best by a long shot,
always very polite and always call me sir, unlike those ignorent shower of white git so called locals.

up the black men.

billythepig

billythepig wrote: »

I use at least 4 taxis a week and the black men are the best by a long shot,
always very polite and always call me sir, unlike those ignorent shower of white git so called locals.

up the black men.

BTW im a white man

longshanks

billythepig wrote: »

BTW im a white man

Congratulations

MitchKoobski

billythepig wrote: »

BTW im a white man

I'm gonna need some sort of certification for that.

letsbet

MitchKoobski wrote: »

I'm gonna need some sort of certification for that.

Get him to say the word "ask" and see does he say ask or axe. That's the best way to know when you can't see someone .

billythepig

letsbet wrote: »

Get him to say the word "ask" and see does he say ask or axe. That's the best way to know when you can't see someone .

axk

Chiparus

billythepig wrote: »

I use at least 4 taxis a week and the black men are the best by a long shot,
always very polite and always call me sir, unlike those ignorent shower of white git so called locals.

up the black men.

I find the same with nigerian taxi drivers and considering the amount of abuse they receive, remarkably restrained.
Most Waterford native taxi drivers are reasonably polite, although not always.
You often hear racist diatribes by white taxi drivers that is really off putting.

I generally try to get an African driver if I can.

billythepig

letsbet wrote: »

Get him to say the word "ask" and see does he say ask or axe. That's the best way to know when you can't see someone .

i is a white man,
i is what i is

BIG-SLICK-POKER

Have to say i experienced it the other night and it was uncomfortable to say the least . I was outside the istanbul and two guys walked past the first 3 taxis which were been drivin by black taxi drivers one guys shoutd down to his mate get the fourth one its a white fella . Is that racism or supporting irish workers i thought after ? I felt it was wrong anyhow dunno what ye might think ?

seanybiker

So how many of us are after getting pissed and ended up in a black fellas taxi and ya start banging on about how you're a lovely Irish fella and not racist at all. Welcoming them to the country and wishing them the best in the future?





Slowly raises hand.:s

billythepig

seanybiker wrote: »

So how many of us are after getting pissed and ended up in a black fellas taxi and ya start banging on about how you're a lovely Irish fella and not racist at all. Welcoming them to the country and wishing them the best in the future?





Slowly raises hand.:s

i always use the black men, best in the world

longshanks

seanybiker wrote: »

So how many of us are after getting pissed and ended up in a black fellas taxi and ya start banging on about how you're a lovely Irish fella and not racist at all. Welcoming them to the country and wishing them the best in the future?





Slowly raises hand.:s

Olympic level drunken shite talker here

billythepig

BIG-SLICK-POKER wrote: »

Have to say i experienced it the other night and it was uncomfortable to say the least . I was outside the istanbul and two guys walked past the first 3 taxis which were been drivin by black taxi drivers one guys shoutd down to his mate get the fourth one its a white fella . Is that racism or supporting irish workers i thought after ? I felt it was wrong anyhow dunno what ye might think ?

the 4th driver should have told them to fcuk right off,
pair of ignorent racist gits.

seanybiker

longshanks wrote: »

Olympic level drunken shite talker here

Hahaha I'm brutal bud.
I even mention to the Irish taxi fellas that they must be annoyed by pissed people asking "so ya busy tonight bud" . Then that's it. Conversation finished so to break the silence, so eh where ya busy then or what?.

longshanks

Some weather, isn't it?

Are there many around town tonight?

billythepig

seanybiker wrote: »

Hahaha I'm brutal bud.
I even mention to the Irish taxi fellas that they must be annoyed by pissed people asking "so ya busy tonight bud" . Then that's it. Conversation finished so to break the silence, so eh where ya busy then or what?.

to right, the conversation do be brilliant,
well boy' are you busy tonight' what time are you on til' did ya ever get your hole for payment

batm!ke

billythepig wrote: »

BIG-SLICK-POKER wrote: »

Have to say i experienced it the other night and it was uncomfortable to say the least . I was outside the istanbul and two guys walked past the first 3 taxis which were been drivin by black taxi drivers one guys shoutd down to his mate get the fourth one its a white fella . Is that racism or supporting irish workers i thought after ? I felt it was wrong anyhow dunno what ye might think ?

the 4th driver should have told them to fcuk right off,
pair of ignorent racist gits.

That was never gonna happen. My father in law is a taxi driver in town and he has told me that almost every white driver in town hates almost every black driver in town. There is awful abuse slung back and forth between the two 'groups'. A lot of the black drivers try and overcharge where possible (I'm sure white drivers do this too) and one of the main issues is etiquette on the ranks... as in the black drivers dont have any.

They swap out cars to each other, let other family members and people of the same nationality use their cars to make more money and on the rank it's a queue system yet a black driver will regularly let another black driver cut in front of him to the detriment of whoever is behind them. He told me the way they look at it is, if someone doesn't want a black driver they are more than happy to take the fare because it's the customers right to choose which taxi to get into.

Just to be clear, I personally take whatever car is first in the queue, doesnt matter if they're black or white. Don't find the African lads too bad, I either talk soccer to them or not at all. And the soundest driver I got in a while was a Hungarian lad (I think! There may have been drink taken!), had a right chat with him!

giles lynchwood

The Irish drivers hate the black drivers,the Irish drivers that paid 70K plus for the license hate the Irish drivers that got the new cheap license,the black drivers hate the Irish drivers and the public hates them all.Let´s face it we love to hate.

seanybiker

giles lynchwood wrote: »

The Irish drivers hate the black drivers,the Irish drivers that paid 70K plus for the license hate the Irish drivers that got the new cheap license,the black drivers hate the Irish drivers and the public hates them all.Let´s face it we love to hate.

it's not the blaxis fault that the waxis had to pay a shed load for the taxis before they arrived.


Can't be called racist for saying blaxis since I called our lot waxis
But yeah were Irish, we hate everyone including ourselves

Kotek Besar

BIG-SLICK-POKER wrote: »

Have to say i experienced it the other night and it was uncomfortable to say the least . I was outside the istanbul and two guys walked past the first 3 taxis which were been drivin by black taxi drivers one guys shoutd down to his mate get the fourth one its a white fella . Is that racism or supporting irish workers i thought after ? I felt it was wrong anyhow dunno what ye might think ?

It's racism, it's not "supporting Irish workers". The black driver could have been Irish. The white driver could have been Polish.

uppishhauk

I'm shocked at the amount of racists on boards

If you refuse a taxi because the person is of the same ethnicity as the driver with whom you had a bad experience in the past (even if multiple times) then you're a racist, there is no buts about that

You're also a disgrace to Waterford, Ireland and humanity