Vinasun taxi driver "aggressive" when reminded by foreign tourists to throw away trash

On November 21, a two-minute clip was circulated on social media, recording a Vinasun taxi driver arguing with a foreign tourist about the driver throwing a styrofoam lunch box and a water bottle on the street.

The male tourist disagreed with the littering and asked the taxi driver to pick it up and dispose of it in the right place.

However, the male driver did not comply and instead challenged the tourist, "What does it have to do with you if I throw trash away?", the taxi driver said in Vietnamese to the foreigner.

The incident ended when the male driver returned to his taxi parked across the street and got back in his vehicle, leaving the trash bag where it was. A witness used his phone to record the incident and posted it on social media.

Tài xế taxi Vinasun hung hăng khi bị du khách nước ngoài nhắc nhở vứt rác - 1 — Scene of foreign tourists and taxi drivers arguing about littering on the street (Photo: Cut from clip).

Through verification, the incident occurred on November 20 on a street in the central area of Ho Chi Minh City.

Speaking to Dan Tri reporter, Mr. Ta Long Hy, Director of Vinasun taxi company, said that after learning about the incident, the company decided to temporarily suspend the company's male driver.

According to Mr. Hy, the driver's actions were wrong. "The incident should have been very simple. The driver, when discovered by the tourist for his mistake, should have taken the trash to the right place and apologized and thanked him. But the driver was aggressive and argued with the male tourist, which was very offensive," said Mr. Hy.

The director of Vinasun taxi company shared more: "Yesterday afternoon (November 20), I summoned the driver and suspended him from work for 1 month to reflect on his actions. I also posted the clip above on the group for all drivers to see to point out what was wrong."

In addition, the leader of Vinasun taxi company also apologized to the male tourist and hoped everyone would understand this unfortunate incident.

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