Cabbie Conversations - Barbeque

Taxi "uncles" are an amazing source of street wisdom and surprising info. So I thought to share some occasional gems like this treasure from today. As the smoke haze clouded the way to the office the conversation turned to the weather ...

Taxi uncle: Wah, look like Singapore got barbeque.

Me: hahaha! Good description.

Taxi uncle: Yah, barbeque by Indonesia.

Me: hahahaha! Yah, man.

Taxi uncle: That's why Singaporeans cannot be so proud. Other country sneeze, we get it.


Good reminder, no? Not just about countries, but also about how we relate to one another: whether we like it or not, we don't live in a vacuum. Thanks for that timely reminder, taxi uncle!