Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Wordish Wednesday - Dubai's Pink Taxis


Unsure where the taxi stand was upon our arrival at the Dubai Airport, we sought the assistance of an airport personnel, who, to our surprise, directed us to a stand where several ladies in pink uniforms were waiting in front of a row of pink cars! Next to the pink cars, were a row of red-topped taxis.

These pink taxis, driven by ladies, are intended for female passengers and families while the red ones are for men.

I am so loving this concept! I wish we had the same system in our country. Imagine traveling solo and arriving in a foreign land at an ungodly hour. Doesn't the thought of hopping into a car driven by a male stranger to some unfamiliar place scare you?

With her permission, I took this picture of our lady driver who was from Sri Lanka.

Yayyyyyy for the pink ladies!!!
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32 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 8, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    Hey Veronica - it's interesting to learn about other cultures, so thanks for this post! I really love the concept. :)

    PS I'm glad we're buddies also. :)

    Have a great day!

    Jasmine

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  2. Chasing RainbowNovember 8, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    Neat. I hope you had a nice trip.

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  3. Self SagacityNovember 8, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    How cute is that? It's about time they have pink taxi drivers!
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  4. WhyWeLoveGreenNovember 8, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    Wow, that is pretty interesting! You're so right about being wary of taxi drivers alone at night. eek! Thanks for linking up at Why We Love Green!

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  5. Liz MaysNovember 9, 2011 at 4:41 AM

    Love the idea of making women feel a little more comfortable!

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  6. BusyWorkingMamaNovember 9, 2011 at 5:44 AM

    Love it! Go ladies, go!

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  7. ♥.Trish.♥ DrumboysNovember 9, 2011 at 6:05 AM

    You always have such interesting pics , love the pink taxi's and drivers - look lovely.

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  8. whiteyNovember 9, 2011 at 6:20 AM

    Love it!

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  9. UnknownNovember 9, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    Pink taxis...sexist or what? Still, if wasn't enforced by law that I (being female) could only ride in the pink ones, I think it is a concept that would sell here in North America too. I wonder who will be the first cab company to cash in on this idea?

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  10. I am HarrietNovember 9, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    Pink taxi's? That's too cute!

    Hope you're doing well.

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  11. Ma What's 4 dinnerNovember 9, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    Oh wow...learn something new every day! Thanks!

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  12. Charlotte | Life's a Charm!November 9, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    i so love this concept, and it does make sense! Yay for all female taxi drivers!

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  13. Mimi NNovember 9, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    Oh my gosh, I LOVE this idea. Whoever thought of it is brilliant! Thank you for telling us about this!

    ~Mimi

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  14. UnknownNovember 9, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    Very interesting, I really like the idea! Thanks for linking up at Momma T and Baby E. Hope to see you back next week!

    Trisha
    MommaTandBabyE.com

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  15. Ai SakuraNovember 9, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    wow thanks for sharing. We don't have this here in S'pore but in Japan there are some train cabins just for ladies during peak hrs.. very useful :)

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  16. AnonymousNovember 9, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    Great idea.

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  17. An Apel a DayNovember 9, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    That's really cool! I can see on the side it says, "Dubai Taxi Corporation." and "Ladies Taxi."

    It's so crazy how they do things other places that work better. I remember when I lived in Georgia, they had the DMV at the grocery store. It was so nice. I went and got my drivers licence, while my husband went grocery shopping. Now that I'm back in Nebraska, we have few DMV buildings around. It's always filled with lines to!

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  18. LindsayNovember 11, 2011 at 3:02 AM

    Loving the pink! ;)

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  19. Nora B. PeevyNovember 11, 2011 at 3:28 AM

    Love the concept too. I'm visiting from the Sit Back hop for the weekend. I have pictures linked of Savannah, Georgia, my trip last December. Hope to see you hop on by. And enjoy Dubai...

    -Nora

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  20. Quirky HomemakerNovember 11, 2011 at 4:09 AM

    That's great! I love that the color pink is "recognized" as female there! In different cultures you never know what might be different. And you're right. I would be more comfortable getting into a female driven cab. Thanks for stopping by the Sit and Relax hop.

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  21. HannahNovember 11, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    That is so cool! And I totally agree if I were traveling solo I would feel much more comfortable with a female driver, plus who doesn't want a ride in a pink car :)

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  22. KristieNovember 11, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    That's so cool! It would be way easier to get into a car like that.

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  23. StephNovember 17, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    This is a great concept... fascinating! Hopefully you all (you and children in one car and hubby in the other?) arrived at about the same time? ;) I love that they are wearing pink. :)

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  24. ~ NoelleNovember 22, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    that is so neat to know...
    yet another reason i love coming to your blog... i always learn

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  25. christymgNovember 30, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    Wow, so interesting!

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    I love learning about other cultures. I agree, it would be nice to have a female taxi driver when flying into places late. Interesting post, I love to learn about places before I go.

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