CHINESE students starting their first year at Glasgow’s universities and colleges have been offered a warm welcome from the city’s biggest taxi company.
Half a dozen Glasgow Taxis with slogan “Your City’s Friend” written on the side in Chinese are now operating in the city.
Glasgow University’s most recent planning and business intelligence data revealed that students at the university of Chinese nationality during 2018/19 numbered almost 3500.
Dougie McPherson, Glasgow Taxis chairman, said: “Glasgow in 2019 is a truly international city and we wanted to make sure our messaging and communications embraced that. The response since we introduced our Chinese Your City’s Friend taxis has exceeded any expectation with drivers enjoying a
really positive response – one lady commented it was like being at home while many school pupils have joyfully shouted the slogan loudly upon seeing it.”
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