I was just accused of being disrespectful by a cabbie the other day, but compared to US cab fares condition of the cars and smell of the drivers, price is the only bright spot. Not running the meter is stealing, there can be no justification for stealing, even if they were polite, smelled good, and by some miracle of God could get you to a destination without driving through the busiest round abouts, and circling down to city center no matter where you are headed. But I digress