When visiting a new city,
there are a couple of different aspects
that may affect whether you take a bus, a subway or even a cab.
For instance, if you want to travel somewhere across the city,
keep in mind that while taking a bus or a subway
is inexpensive and sometimes convenient,
the line that you're taking may not run right through
where you're trying to go.
But maybe in the vicinity,
or it may not be in the area of where you're trying to go at all.
In situations like this, you may want to take a taxi
or some other kind of ride sharing service.
Now, there are a couple of ways to get, hail or take a cab.
One of them is to be in a densely populated tourist area,
often times there are a lot of taxis there.
Another way is,
if you see one travelling down the road,
and the light on top of the cab is on,
just wave your hand and they'll see you
and they'll pull over and you can get in.
Keep in mind that there are some cities
where you may not have cabs as an option.
Like, for instance, in New York or London,
there are a lot of taxis.
But in a place like Dallas, Texas,
there are few, if any.
So, do your research when visiting a new place
to see if taxi cabs will even be a transportation option for you.
Now, in order to go over more of the specific dialogue options
you'll have once you get into a taxi,
I'm going to try and flag one down right now,
and we'll get in and we'll go over a few more specifics.
Let me call one right now.
Now, let's go through the steps of taking a cab.
The first thing is, you want to greet the driver when they arrive.
It's very simple.
Hello, sir! How are you doing? Hi, good! How are you?
Hi! I'm doing pretty good!
The next step is directions,
you want to be able to tell the driver where it is that you want to go.
Sir, could you take us to Miracle Mile?
Sure! Fantastic!
Another thing that you can do, is give them more specific directions.
Do you know of a better way to get to Miracle Mile?
Are you using a highway or an expressway?
I would probably take the 1-70,
take that to the 101, drop down of off Highland? Ok!
If you think that's faster, I think that sounds great!
The next thing that you want to do, is when you arrive at the place you're going,
you'll want to inform the driver on where it is you'd like to get out of the car.
You can tell them where to park.
So, anywhere you could park alongside here
to drop us off, that would be great!
The next thing that you'll need to know is how to pay!
How much do I owe you?
It's going to be about US$4.25.
US$4.25, sounds about right to me!
Your service was excellent and feel free to keep the change!
Thanks! Thank you!
Most taxi cabs will have card readers,
so you can pay with a credit card or with cash,
but also keep in mind, when travelling in America,
you'll need to tip.
This will be 10%, 15% or 20%
on top of your original bill, depending on the quality of the service.
This is very important to keep in mind!
And then the sixth step is to simply say goodbye!
Sir, thank you again! I appreciated!
I hope you have a good day! Thank you, you too!