Do you still sit up front in an Australian taxi?

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â˜…â˜†Wabbyâœ¿â€

I never sit in the front seat. I don't trust them, Taxi Drivers can be perverted.

Z E

It depends...I sit up the front however if im with a bunch of peoples i sit at the back...there are alot of asian drivers but they are really nice...tho i would not really recommend any girl to sit alone and try and chat to a driver regardless of their race as sometimes they can be creepy...kno from experience

LadyRebecca

If I am travelling alone, I always sit at the front of the cab...I like a good yak to the cabbie...

Ingrid!

No, you do not HAVE to sit in the front anymore when you hire a cab/taxi, even though it is still polite to do so.

Personally, when Im in a good mood - Ill sit up the front.

When Im in a bad mood and couldnt give the slightest ****, Ill sit in the back.

aims48

Depends, I'm usually happy to sit in the front unless Im in a bad or un-talkative mood, then I'll sit in the back.
Also, If its late at night and Im by myself I'll usually sit in the back, just in case. The race of the driver makes no difference to my decision. Creeps come in all shapes and sizes.

hushpuppy

it is still up to you. if you would like to chat with the driver, sitting in the front may be more convenient, i found personally.

i am an asian living in australia... everytime i take a cab, im always in the front. i dont know what aussies generally think about this but asian mindset has that if you are sitting at the back - you are making it clear that the driver is your servant.
when i am back in my country though, i sit at the back. no particular reason, its just natural response.

tentofield

I always sit in the front if I'm on my own and so does everyone I know.

mrs.Potter

well some people still do and some dont it doesn't really matter any more.

Zucchinisinratatouille

It's a great old egalitarian tradition, but as a female I always prefer to sit in the back, although the drivers pressure me to sit in the front. There are just too many drivers who ask intrusive questions of females and/or proposition them (even at my age!) The egalitarian thing is cancelled out by the gender difference, unfortunately.

However I have a lot of sympathy for cabbies as my ex-husband [technically we're only separated] used to be a cabby, and it's a very hard way to make a living.

miname

I always sit in the front, and chat with the taxi driver unless i'm hungover or not in the mood to chat.
Thats the best part of catching a taxi, you can have a chinwag with someone whos often quite mad but usually hilarious.

thing55000

If I am the only passenger, I often do sit in the front seat, unless the driver has one of those horrible little 'security capsules', because they make the space too small.

If I am with other people I don't usually sit in the front.

In rural Australia it's just the same, I think.

I'm not sure if the habit is dying ~ some drivers don't like people sitting up front because of security issues, perhaps that has led to changes.

A friend from Germany was amazed with this 'habit' many years ago, and I was amazed to hear that in Germany it's not common to sit in front with the driver.

Yet, when I travelled last year from the airport in Berlin to my friend's house, the taxi that stopped at the airport was driven by an Australian! And yes, I sat right up front and had a good old chinwag :-)

Cheers :-)

Lance hook

waltzsingmatilda

Beats sitting in the Boot.

daskaz

No I don't most taxi drivers can hardly say a word of english and just want to rip you off themselves.

Emma B

I'm not in Australia but I never sit up front when it's an Asian driver, they all seem to be miserable buggers.
I threw the fare at one on Friday.

Warrick Hunt

you will be uable to get a taxi at the airport due to all the Oz Rugby fans returning home early

ctsrules921

idk ill ask a kangaroo next time i see one

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