It's summer vacation, when many of you will find yourselves clinging to the inside of taxis in South Asian countries as the drivers try to get you to someplace like your hotel as fast as possible, as if it will get up and move to another location any moment. The result is you get the life scared out of you without the hassle of a funeral.
It all starts when you're walking down the street and a man standing next to his taxi yells, "Where are you going?" Your answer could be "Africa" and the taxi driver would still say, "Would you like transport?" As if seeing the taxi sitting there isn't enough for you to change your mind about walking to Africa.
I can hear them at the annual Taxi Drivers Anonymous convention lamenting the passing of the visual-only days of yore. TDA President: "People these days just don't have the attention spans for mere visuals anymore. Nowadays, everything has to be audiovisual. So from now on, the buzz word will be "Transport!"
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