Quote: (02-04-2011 08:35 PM)oldnemesis Wrote:
Agree. Being overcharged for a cab ride is not something I'd even bother to remember next day, this happens everywhere.
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The tone of your initial post made it seem like you were about to get kidnapped, but in all likelihood they pegged you as a gringo and wanted to give you the long ride to pad the fare. Happened to me all the time.
Showing the phone with spanish wasn't a good idea because it was safe for him to conclude that you were a newb.
I concur, it sounds like he just wanted to take you on the "scenic route" to pad the meter. It happens in NY all the time. If two big Hombres would have gotten in the back of the cab with you then that's a different story.