Cabbie’s xenophobic outburst catches headlines in South Korea
Cabbie’s xenophobic outburst catches headlines in South Korea
2026-10-02
A xenophobic outburst by a Taiwanese taxi driver has made headlines in South Korea. The incident apparently started due to a payment dispute, when a Korean woman in Kaohsiung asked her taxi driver to wait for her while she went to grab some cash. The cabbie then proceeded to take out her luggage from the trunk and violently throw it on the ground while saying that he “hated Koreans.” Though Korean media reported that prosecutors had closed the case without charges, Kaohsiung prosecutors say the investigation is still ongoing.
The passenger gets out, followed by the taxi driver, who plods his way to the trunk to hurl the suitcases heavily onto the ground. This shocking scene happened to a Korean woman visiting Kaohsiung.
Member of public
Shocked by attitude
It’s truly embarrassing. Since when did Taiwan become like this?
Member of public
Shocked by attitude
It’s terrible. And it happened to a foreign traveler visiting Kaohsiung. I wish they would have a better impression of Taiwan.
The incident took place at Cianjin District in late July. The Korean visitor had called a taxi via an app. After loading her luggage in the trunk, she realized she didn’t have enough cash, and asked the driver to wait a moment while she exchanged some money. But something got lost in translation. Right after the passenger got out of the car, the cabbie followed and went straight to the trunk to unload her luggage and throw it violently on the ground. The suitcases were damaged from the impact, and the driver allegedly said he “hated Koreans” and would “never accept Korean passengers.”
Member of public
Shocked at attitude
The cabbie crossed a line. It makes Taiwan look bad. Really. No matter what, you shouldn’t treat passengers like that.
Taxi driver
Commenting on incident
We should never behave that way. At our company, if we pull something like that, we’d be fired. He tossed the luggage out. It must be one of those independent taxi drivers. They don’t really have rules to follow.
The incident was picked up by Korean media, which reported that prosecutors had closed the case without charges. But the district prosecutor’s office says an investigation is still ongoing. Regardless of the legal consequences, it’s not a good look for Taiwan.
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高雄運將重摔韓國旅客行李 疑喊"討厭韓國人"
2026-10-02
韓國媒體報導，一名韓國遊客到台灣旅遊，搭乘計程車時遭司機侮辱，同時還將她的行李箱丟出車外，儘管遊客報警但檢方以不起訴處分，不過高雄地檢署強調，全案是因為乘客身上錢不夠，雙方溝通發生口角，全案也都還在偵查中。
乘客先從後座下車，小黃司機隨後下車，接著突然把後車廂的行李拿出，重摔在地，這起離譜的事件發生在高雄，當天被重摔行李乘客人，是一名韓國籍的女性遊客。
[[民眾]]
“覺得很丟臉啊，台灣人怎麼會這樣”
[[民眾]]
“就覺得不好啊，畢竟他是外國人來高雄，(要讓他們)對台灣比較有(好)印象吧”
這起事件發生在高雄前金區，七月底時，韓國籍女子用APP叫計程車，行李上車後，該女疑似發現身上現金不足，請司機等一下，就下車換錢，雙方疑似溝通不良，乘客下車後，運將隨後下車，打開後車廂，把剛裝上車的行李拉出，重摔在地，導致行李箱凹陷受損，運將還疑似說出，討厭韓國人、拒載韓客等言論。
[[民眾]]
“計程車太過分了吧，丟了我們台灣的臉了，真的，不管怎樣也不能對客戶這樣子”
[[非當事司機]]
“我們不會這樣做，我們公司如果這樣絕對被退隊，他那是算丟了吧，這個應該是一般個人的計程車司機，他們比較沒有規矩”
這起離譜事件，也登上韓國媒體，還說檢方以不起訴偵結，但地檢署澄清本案還在偵查中，只是離譜行徑恐怕也會對台灣的形象，造成極大傷害。
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