Cabbies try to master basic English
By Wang Zhuoqiong | China Daily | Updated: 2008-07-23 07:27
Never would a cabbie in Beijing have imagined he would drive for the royals of Europe or CEOs from Fortune 500 companies.
But these are among the very guests about 300 local taxi drivers - dressed in uniforms, wearing white gloves and driving coaches and cars - will escort during next month's Olympics.
"We're driving for VIPs," a taxi driver surnamed Li said, with "VIP" pronounced in English.
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