Ya'll need to shut up and grow up.

Lesson learned on the cab ride home yesterday.

The driver was probably in his early 60s. When i got on, i told him the destination, the exact route and he acknowledged with a 'thank you'.

When the cab turned into the expressway it started pouring. And he drove with confidence. So i switched *off* - looked at the rain, counted how many cars we passed.

And with that confidence too he went straight instead of turning into the exit that i had mentioned. He asked if its okay to turn into the other exit. Not wanting to make a fuss, I said okay.

But he turned an exit too early. Right after he asked me if he made the turn.

Yeah, kidding right. I was mad, silently though. Did a few *tsk* loudly. I didnt plan on screaming or yelling at an old man on my way home.

So i took a deep breath and told him (calmly) that he should have turned into exit that i mentioned. He apologised. I continued on saying he turned to the exact opposite direction and he should make a u-turn. He apologised again and said he'd stop the meter. Which he did. And passed me the receipt.

He did the u-turn and we were back on track.

I only realised the meter wasnt back on when it was the last turn. I alerted him. He said he knew and that its his fault.

Okay then i felt guilty for not noticing the meter wasnt back on earlier. Or at least.

Alerted where to stop and he continued apologising. I told him the normal fare that i pay and he said no, it wasnt fair. Insisted its his fault for not going the route i told him, that i should pay what was on the receipt, that its the same receipt that i would use to claim the fare.

Then he thank me for not yelling, screaming or raising my voice.

The lesson learned is - Its okay to remain calm.