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The Egyptian Orwellian
I have written before about my long and sometimes emotional conversations with cab drivers. I love them and look forward to them. A Sikh told me he loved me and our drive had been so satisfying and DEEP that I … Continue reading
Mistake/Wrong
I was in a cab last night and had yet another amazing conversation with my cab driver. This happens to me all the time. I have written about it before. There was the Bangladeshi man who opened up to me … Continue reading
Alexandria, Karachi, and Joisey
This weekend alone I had in-depth touching conversations with 3 cab drivers (engaging cabbies is one of my favorite things to do – and it nearly always yields something interesting – and sometimes, even, a big Armenian bear-hug under waving … Continue reading
God Bless Cabbies
As someone who has pretty extraordinary cross-culturally informative cab rides on an almost weekly basis I LOVED this post. (By the way – I had another great cab ride yesterday – the driver told me all about her plans to … Continue reading
“He was a dermatologist who liked hard music and he didn’t want to die.”
GREAT post: A cabbie’s sweet sweet vindication. Loved every second of this story.
Things experienced so far in LA – part 1
— I arrive in LA on Friday night and go to pick up my rental car. The Enterprise window is closed. I panic immediately. I drag my crumpled receipt out of my bag and see in TEENY TINY print at … Continue reading
People Talk To Me
I could write a book about the conversations I have with cab drivers. I love them. They love me. We are a PARTNERSHIP while I am in their car. It happens time and time again. I am just chilling in … Continue reading
My Relationships with Cab Drivers
I have had many interesting encounters with cab drivers in my life … for some reason, they just like to talk to me and tell me all their problems. Usually they’re from Nigeria or Afghanistan or Bangladesh and within 2 … Continue reading
The Cabbie’s Creed
I took a cab home last night, after my weekly 6 Feet Under date with Jen. It was late. I had had to wrench myself away from Risky Business (“I want my egg back!”) because I had to get home. … Continue reading
A Week of Talk
My entire week has been filled with vigorous and interesting conversations: 1. With my mother, about what happened in her painting class. She had spent one class, kind of standing next to who she thinks is the “best painter in … Continue reading
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