Current Events > My Uber Experience

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So in the last week I took uber twice for various reasons, didn't mind the service but notice something quite odd. Both times the driver were Hispanic which I have no issue with since I'm one as well. The moment I enter the car they spoke to me in Spanish since my name is as Spanish as it can be. I reply to them in English which they seem perturb. Then they made another statement in Spanish which I clearly understood and once again responded in English. For the remainder of the ride they seem annoyed but I didn't much care.

Any other fellow Hispanic on this forum ever had another Hispanic get mad at you for speaking in English?
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In China they use DiDi which is basically basically the same thing. Even though I'm clearly a white guy the driver will try to talk to me in Chinese. I'll tell them I don't speak English but they'll keep trying to talk.

Luckily it's super cheap so I'll keep using it. When I was at the airport a regular taxi tried to charge me about $45 for a 15 minute drive, I got a DiDi instead and it was $7.

Taxis are definitely pricing themselves out all over the world to Grab, Uber and DiDi which makes me happy to see. When I'm in Thailand I use Grab, in Canada I'll use Uber every single time because fuck those overpriced taxis.
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