In Reply to: Bali taxi's posted by old mate on Sunday, 10. October 2010 at 17:03 Bali Time:
I fling open the door and ask very confidently - "Metre working"
If answer "yes" I'm in.
If I am a bit wary and in an area I'm unsure about I say I am working at the Australian Consulate- have said this for years in many sus places outside Indonesia and always have a pleasant,direct trip to my destination. I would prefer not to use this as I often don't get spoken to for the whole trip - it's like they are glad to get rid of me.