Taxi talk

Taxi drivers are the same everywhere. They all have something in common; it does not matter whether they drive in Dubai or Mumbai.

They are very concerned about the world at large. World issues and current affairs rule their lives and thoughts most of the time.

They are worried about the hurricanes in the U.S. to the cricket team’s performances. They talk about oil prices and wars in the same breath.

They talk politics and local scandals. They may gossip, but mostly tell personal truths and opinions.

I love talking to them. Sometimes, we end up talking about God and religion. Or about the Law of Karma. General trends in religion.

They are one set of people who are not afraid to shoot from the lips. They are a breed apart. Anyways, as a taxi driver I met, said, “Katrina and Rita came, swayed, and went.”

And for the first time in my life, the names don’t evoke a sense of beauty in me.