They have a reputation for being crooks (look at the Jewish money they still hold from the war)
Remarks like this won't get you much sympathy anywhere, as somebody already mentioned pangs of jealousy I think.
Also "dynamite dean", if you paid that much for a taxi here they must have seen you coming a mile off(whoops I mean a KM) probably in your hi-viz jacket. Taxis are expensive here but not to that extent....