Re: [TANGO-L] tipping customs

[Jay Rabe <jayrabe @HOTMAIL.COM>]

Regarding taxis in BsAs:

I've made three trips there, and have almost never called for a cab, except
when going to the airport with luggage. I've heard that sometimes
unscurpulous drivers will intercept the radio call for a taxi and get to me
first and scam or con or rob. But I never had much of a problem hailing a
cab on main streets, even at 1 or 2am after a milonga. The only problems
I've had were when I didn't have small bills and the drivers sometimes said
they didn't have change. On my last trip I got stuck with about 80 pesos of
counterfit bills. Not sure where I got them, but best guess was at a gas
station where the taxi had stopped to make change for me because I didn't
have small bills. I discovered the counterfits in another cab, as the driver
looked carefully at the bills when I paid him. Not sure if he did a switch
on me. Janis Kenyan insists I've just been lucky and should always call for
a cab, but I'm unconvinced. It seems to brand you immediately as a tourist
and maybe an easy mark.

    J in Portland
    www.TangoMoments.com