It looks like a pic from NYC, not from Taipei! well, maybe except for a different fonts;) honestly, there are thousands of them. Waiting time is around 30 seconds. And even though they do not speak English, it is possible to get to terms with them:)
And the traffic is not that bad either. It is something Polish can dream about:) 3 lines everywhere, not to many traffic jams, great signs... It seems impossible to get lost around here!
But let's get bask to economic point of taxis:) We use them usually to get to parties, which are mostly held in one district. And that is the center of the city. And the coolest thing - it never cost more than 200NT$ for the whole travel! If 4 people are going, it is 5 PLN per person. and in fact it is a couple of kilometres! Not to add that taking the MRT (metro) would cost around 25NT$. So lets say that the cost is doubled, but you get door to door transfer... That's so convenient;)
And you can have so much fun in the taxi... coming back from Jonas's b-day party, we got a taxi-minivan. Although at the beginning we thought that he was arguing with us, he simply had this way of talking;) and when he caught that we are coming back from b-day, he turned into greatest taxi driver ever! He turned up the music, playing some hiphopish tunes, started dancing and laughing with us, opened the roof window so that Jonas could play with his baloon and stand up and shout "I'm the king of the world!" :D Finally he did a little tokio drift coming into final corners. Best car ride in Taipei so far!
I should not mention that we took his business card and wil call him before next party, should I?:)
And Taipei at night is breathtaking...
