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Originally Posted by miumiu6464
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We Chinese have a saying.. 开开心心出门，平平安安回家 (go out happily, come home safely). I think this should be in our mind when we make any recommendations..
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Originally Posted by miumiu6464
just to pay what we think is adequate, is more likely to get that newbie into trouble.
Just imagine, what happens if the driver starts to protest about the amount given, and the newbie is not able to respond due to not knowing the language spoken (bahasa Indonesia, in this case).
And, what's wrong with asking the newbie to counter offer with the price he has in mind when approached by taxi drivers? It remove any possible conflict later on, and both parties are happy with the deal strucked.
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There was an
ancient Chinese saying :
先小人，后君子 which means we have to be defensive for ourselves first before we compromise or be friendly.
In another words, certain things have to be made clear to the other party first to avoid disagreement later.
Quote an example one of my friend pick up a freelancer in geylang. After doing the deeds, the FL was given 50 bucks for short time. She was displeasure with the tips that was given to her as she expected 80 bucks.
My friend told her that according to market rate 50 bucks is more than enough. But to the FL, her definition of market rate is different.
As a result both of them quarrelled aggressively until my friend end up give in to her request.
This unpleasant incident could have been avoided if they both have agreed upon the prices before the action begins.
Therefore although being direct in making clear first may seems abit unfriendly but however it could avoid misunderstanding or dispute later.
This is just my point of view for sharing.
