DK: Broadway and 49th please.
CD: Times Square?
DK: Yes. Please.
DK: Your cab is so clean.
CD: Thank you Sir.
DK: How long have you been driving?
CD: Nine months.
DK: Where are you from?
CD: X (A Caribbean Country)
DK: Do you have family back at X?
CD: Yes Sir. My wife and 2-year old daughter.
CD: I’m saving money to bring them over.
CD: I do miss them. I’m hoping to see them at Christmas.
DK: How many hours a day do you drive?
CD: I start at 7:30 am and drive until 8 or 9pm.
DK: Weekends?
CD: I try to not to work on Sundays.
CD: And then I study.
DK: Study?
CD: I want to become a Cop.
DK: Cop?
CD: Yes.
DK: May I ask why?
CD: Police, politicians – are thieves in X.
CD: I would be proud to serve this city.
CD: I think I would be a good cop. Continue reading “Driving Uptown. With MAN from X.”