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oh no hurry up please i don't want to be late  how long will it [Music] take i am really tired  
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uh where can I find a taxi i just arrived and  I have no idea where to go i will check the map  
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i was sure this was the right way but I can't  find the mole here damn um what if I take the  
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second turn here no that's not the right way hello  i see you're a little lost where are you going bro
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oh yes hello thank you i just arrived in this
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country and I need to get to  the uh let me see the Grand Star
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Hotel the Grand Star Hotel oh you're  very far from your destination my friend  
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it could be better if you took a taxi  i don't think you'll get to your hotel  
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quickly by walking um and where can I  find a taxi i have no idea where to go  
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no worries there are many taxis here let me  see okay you can go to a taxi stand there's  
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one near the main entrance over there you  can also use a taxi app like Uber or Bolt  
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there you'll find a taxi or you can wave your  hand on the street to stop a taxi simple right
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oh I didn't know that thank  you very much and which one is
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better well it depends if you want  a safe and fair price use a taxi  
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app but if you are in a hurry just  wave your hand and a taxi will stop
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i think I'll take a taxi from the taxi stand is it
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far yes a little far from here look  walk straight and turn left you  
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will see a line of yellow taxes but  you will have to walk a little more
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really no i don't want to walk  more i am really tired i'll wave my
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hand thank you very much for your help  i will wait for a taxi here have a nice
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day no worries i hope you get to your  destination fast and safe take care
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all right all I have to do is  wave my hand oh here comes one
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taxi okay I will try it again there  comes another one taxi hey okay third  
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times the charm taxi taxi hey great  hello sorry are you available i need  
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to get to a place please yes sir  good afternoon where do you want to
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go i need to go to the Great Star  Hotel do you know it i really hope so  
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yes of course it's about 20 minutes from here get
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in thank God all right let's go  we will be there in 20 minutes
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right yes that's correct fortunately  there's not much traffic at this time
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oh I forgot to ask tell me how much will it
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cost oh all right let me  see around $15 depending on
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traffic okay that sounds good i  think that's a fair price let's go  
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is this your first time here you  don't look like you're from this
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city yes you're right i just arrived  today everything is new for me oh  
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welcome our city is very beautiful  are you here for business or vacation
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a little bit of both i have some  meetings but I also want to explore  
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the city that's nice you should visit the  city center it has great restaurants and
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shops really that sounds interesting  what's the best food to try here
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oh you must try grilled fish with rice it's  delicious and very popular m I love fish maybe I  
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will try it tonight so is this your full-time job  yes I have been driving Texas for 12 years i love  
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it because I meet many interesting people  wow that's a long time you must have many
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stories oh yes I have met tourists celebrities  and even people who forgot where they were
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going really someone forgot where they were going
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yes one time a man got into my  taxi and said "Take me home."  
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I asked "Where is your home?" And he said "I don't
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remember." Oh no that's  terrible and what did you do  
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i waited for him to check his phone  finally he found his address but it was
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funny that's crazy i can't believe it i  hope I never forget my hotel don't worry  
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always keep your hotel's address on your  phone or a business card from the hotel  
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yeah that's a good tip i'll ask for a card when I  arrive thank you oh why are we stopping is there a
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problem um there is a traffic jam it  looks bad that's something new here
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oh no hurry up please i don't want  to be late how long will it take  
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maybe 10 to 15 minutes but don't worry we'll be on
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time okay i hope I don't miss my hotel  check-in it's in about 20 minutes  
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don't worry we'll be there on time do you have a
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reservation yes I booked online one of  my friends recommended me that hotel  
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then don't worry hotels usually keep your  room everything's going to be all right
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that's good i was worried they  could give my room to someone
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else oh we're moving again see that wasn't too
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bad i know a shortcut we will arrive soon  don't worry here we are great Star Hotel  
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just on time as I told you wow it looks  nice it has a small restaurant outside i  
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like it yes it's one of the best hotels in the  city you will enjoy your stay here I am sure  
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thank you so much and now how much is the
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fair let me check it was $15 without traffic jam  
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but now it's you know what it  is $15 as I said don't worry
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really oh thank you very much here you
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go thank you do you need a  receipt i can give you one right
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now no it's okay i don't think  I need it thank you for the ride
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you're welcome enjoy your stay and if  you need me to take you to the airport  
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you can call me really that would  be great give me your phone number
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please sure it is 556 87 8746
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perfect i will give you a call  so you can take me back to the  
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airport thank you again my pleasure  and again enjoy your stay and take
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care so this is the hotel great i will  go in do you want to see the hotel too  
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then just let me know and I will show you  everything about the hotel see you soon i hope  
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