Listen, Suzhou Didi Drivers: If You Don't Wanna Work, Then Just Don't.
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Seriously, I just got here today and I know exactly what you mean. It's impossible to get them to drop you off at the precise location when you hail a cab, so you end up having to walk the rest of the way.
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Ladies, seriously, avoid Didi in Suzhou. It took less than a minute from booking to getting in the car. I had a three-year-old with me, so we were a bit slow getting in, and the driver looked totally annoyed. He was blasting TikTok super loudly while driving. I asked if he could turn it down a bit as I needed to make a call. He turned around and glared at me—his look was incredibly fierce, like a gangster—and then he just kicked us out of the car. Every word of this is true.
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That's just outrageous!
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It was midday, took a Didi in Suzhou. Parking wasn't allowed where he stopped, so we spent ages looking for the driver. When we finally got in, he started yelling at us, complaining about why we were taking a cab at noon. He kept scolding us throughout the ride. Seriously, if you don't want the job, don't do it! He even claimed we forced him to take the order.
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Exactly!
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I agree, Suzhou drivers are the most erratic and have the worst attitude I've ever encountered
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Negative review! File a complaint!
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Suzhou Didi is just... ugh. It really damages the city's overall image.
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I also suspect it was the same driver +1. I'm truly speechless. The location pin was wrong, and after we'd already walked a lot, we hailed a cab just to save a few steps. We ended up running around, asking for directions to even find the car, and he kept calling and rushing us. Once we got in, he immediately asked, 'Do you even know how to read a map or use GPS?' We didn't say anything, and he snapped, 'You made me wait so long and not even an apology. Complain if you want! Suzhou's GDP doesn't need you to boost it. Suzhou doesn't need you people; your visit is already disrupting normal life here.' Who even mentioned complaining? Then, right in front of us, he called the ride-hailing platform to complain that we had set the wrong location! We three girls were just sitting in the back, speechless and stunned. My friend, who was quite upset by then, said sarcastically, 'Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book) is right, Suzhou drivers are really something else,' to which he retorted, 'Don't make regional attacks!'
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I know one person doesn't represent everyone, but when there are only people from two different provinces in the car... In such a confined, small space, you don't encounter many locals on a trip. This really left a deep, negative impression and completely ruined our mood. We never expected this. When we were in Nanjing, we were looking forward to Suzhou. But once we got here, we felt that the provincial capital (Nanjing) truly lives up to its name; it's on a different level. At least in Nanjing, the taxi drivers were enthusiastic and even recommended sights. We only hailed a cab because we'd walked too much, didn't want more hassle, and weren't familiar with the roads. When we got off, he even claimed our hotel address was wrong, saying something like, 'If I wasn't familiar with this area...' Seriously? My hotel booking clearly showed that address, and the system confirmed it. What am I, an out-of-towner, supposed to say to that? In one afternoon, we took three rides, and at least two drivers had attitudes that made us very uncomfortable; the third was just okay. I guess it's all my fault for choosing to travel here, to an unfamiliar place, taking expensive rides just so you could make money off me.
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Today, I took a cab from Suzhou Railway Station with my nearly 80-year-old grandmother. My plan was to drop her off at her residential complex entrance first (about 3km), and then I'd continue in the same cab for my own errand (another 7km). The car stank, and to make matters worse, the driver kept complaining that picking up our fare was a loss for him due to downtown traffic. In reality, there wasn't any serious traffic, just a two-cycle wait at one traffic light. When we reached that light, he actually told my grandmother to get out alone in the middle of the main road (not even by the curb!) and walk a kilometer, so he could then take me directly. He eventually did drive her to her complex entrance, but we both got out immediately. I decided to hail a new cab rather than continue with him.
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We are all Suzhou locals; the driver was from out of town.
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I suspect we encountered the same driver.
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I'm also speechless about Suzhou drivers. While waiting for a Didi at Suzhou Station South Square, I encountered two incredibly annoying ride-hail drivers trying to solicit passengers. They kept asking if I wanted a ride, even after I said no. One even told me not to stand there if I wasn't taking a ride-hail, as if he owned the place! Another one, after I again said no, started cursing at me, calling me ugly, a 'poor migrant worker,' and even threatened to 'kick me to death.' It was the first time I'd ever encountered anyone so utterly uncivilized. They clearly make their living from tourists and people who come to Suzhou for work, yet they look down on us, even though they're just workers themselves.