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Originally Posted by S.B.Y.1
Generalise view of taxi supirs (drivers) in Batam are that when first few times when engaging their servis they will so called "stand up'' for their tamus (customers)
Looking out for your interest as if to safe guard your $$$ by bargaining for you here and there to garner your trust
But at the meantime profiling your expenditure & spending power ( $ spend on your cewe , type of joints you go , eatery places , hotels you book and etc)
Being Sinagporeans unlike the Malaysians who can speak and understand Bahasa Indonesia, the SIngaporean customer tends to feel a sense of security from the supir
Somehow like "hmmm I'm in a foreign land with minimal understanding of the language and here is a Good Samaritan aka taxi supirs " looking out for my interest"
Once your trust is locked then you''ll face the consequences of being betrayed
Batam taxi supirs are the worst in Indonesia saying out from experinces in moving around various parts in Indonesia
The are VULTURES awating to pounce on your $$$ at the slightest chance they get
Bonding will taxi supirs is A BIG NO NO
Don't say Pak didn't warn you 
ps When taxi supirs tells you that they never take komission from joints and that they don't want ubat in Discotheques is just utter Big Time BuLLsHit
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Understand what ur saying pak. That would be the general modus operandi for most supirs.. But I feel a tiny bit more assured perhaps due to the fact that my friend has been using this same supir for a few years.. I did ask him if any incidents so far and non so far.. What's more my frien used to hardcore chiong like once a month or once every 2 months.. I've asked this old man about the commission he earns and he's never denied it. But of course out of respect I don't probe further e.g how much he's receiving out of respect. Maybe he Lao Liao that's why relax a bit.
On the notion of a clueless foreigner in ID, I speak fluent Malay and my bahasa is pretty okay.. Im normally the translator for my companions.. Though I could travel without a supir, guess I just like to be greeted by a familiar face and move around hassle free..