Casa Cabbies:
1) It's pretty amazing how picky they are about who they will pick up. Maybe this is a super lucrative business and they can just be super selective and only take people they want who are going in the direction they like best. I went through 5 cabs until I found one that would take me to the train station the first day. They don't even say no, they just ask you where you're going and if you say someplace they don't like, they drive away immediately.
2) Oh the meter. Getting them to turn on the meter is just such a battle. I have never successfully gotten someone to do it. I either got lucky and they had it running when I got in, or they would just drive away when I suggested the idea of using it to determine the fare. One guy left the meter on but after we got to my hotel and it read 6DH, he asked me for 40. When I pointed out the meter he quickly shut it off and said "oh that doesn't work".
3) On my taxi back to the airport we had to leave at 6am. The driver was doing 60 km/h straight through these giant intersections even when there were big glaring red lights. His response "oh don't worry, nobody stops at red lights in the morning... the police men are all sleeping!". Totally made me feel better.
Rabat Cabbies
1) Always metered, no questions
2) Made friends with Mustapha who had once upon a time studied English at the British Council and delighted in trying out some phrases on me
3) Had an intense discussion about Clint Eastwood movies with a driver once he learned I was American
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