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It is. In most smaller cities in the US, calling a cab means waiting 45 mins for it to show up. The SXSW crowd doesn't have the patience for that. And you're r
by exelius 13y ago
It is. In most smaller cities in the US, calling a cab means waiting 45 mins for it to show up. The SXSW crowd doesn't have the patience for that.
And you're right about Austin's growing pains: the taxi shortage is very real even on a normal weekend. But Texans are also some of the friendliest people you'll find; which is a big part of why people love Austin enough to cause those growing pains.
- lolo_ 13y agoWe called cabs and got no response at all, not even a 45 min wait - I mean sure this could be a thing that is just a major difference between the UK + US, and of course different because of the heavy loading of SxSW, but the point is I don't think it's naive of me to think that'd be possible :) Yes the people here are really amazingly nice. That is my abiding memory of this experience!