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HCMC taxi driver suspended for altercation with foreigner over littering

By Hoang Phong   November 22, 2023 | 06:42 pm PT
HCMC taxi driver suspended for altercation with foreigner over littering
A screenshot from a video on social media shows a taxi driver argues with a foreigner over littering on a street in HCMC.
A HCMC taxi driver was suspended by his company after a video of him arguing with a foreigner who told him not to litter went viral on social media.

A two-minute clip posted on Nov. 21 shows him quarreling angrily with the foreign man after he threw a styrofoam lunch box and a water bottle on the road.

The foreigner had told him to pick them up and put them in a trash can, and this had set him off.

The incident was filmed by a passer-by who posted it on social media.

Many netizens criticized the driver’s aggressive response.

A spokesperson for the taxi company for whom the driver works said he was suspended for a month, and described his actions as "wrong" and "offensive," VTV reported.

 
 
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