I've been swamped with work for two weeks.
That made me work late and get home around midnight, so I took a taxi three times in two weeks.
I used to catch a taxi easily near my company.
There is a place where taxies are available. It's not a taxi stand, but two or more taxies were there.
I found it difficult to get/catch a taxi because of covid-19.
In order to catch, I had to call a taxi each time
It was the time I've called a taxi.
Each drivers was even more polite than the driver who drives the taxies that I sometimes catch.
I've taken the taxi from the company many times, but I don't know why the driver was more polite this time. Is that the reason I called?
I'll tell you an interesting story.
The driver asked me "would you mind if we turn right at that corner?" in Japanese.
I said "はい？".
Actually, I didn't catch that, so I meant "sorry?" when I said that, but the driver thought I said "no=はい.
I often say "はい？"
I want to use the different phrases like "え？", "なんて言いました？" or ”きこえませんでした”, but I can't stop saying "はい？".
If you live in Japan, have you said this phrase?
