Pic of the Day
Pic of the Day
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- Ramanisky27
- punches for threadGnash
- ahh, gotta love the small talk.NBQ00
- so...what's your background?_niko
- I was in a cab in Chicago years ago shooting the shit with the driver, and at one point in the conversation I said " so you're Ethiopian?" and he said is "why_niko
- ...is that the only African Country you know?" and I said "no I'm from Toronto, we have an ear for accents...either that or Somalian"_niko
- ...and he goes " no! 100% Ethiopian!" lol_niko
- i would ask him where he is from.milfhunter
- Clean that Uber, fgs! Even the sign is dirty...OBBTKN
- people who are offended by the question hate themselvesGnash
- the smiley face. SMHKrassy
- The fact that he went out of the way to laminate a "shut up" note is hilarious.garbage
- I also imagine he'd be fine with a "Hey how's it going?" instead of "Where are you from?"garbage
- I usually wait on the driver to talk before I start. I only say “hey how are you” or “how’s it going” when I get in.Ramanisky2
- and I’ve had drivers who never spoke a work the entire ride ... which is fiiiiine by me.Ramanisky2
- What side do you claim?futurefood
- i usually just sit behind the driver and not talk.pango
- "Where are you from?" is supposedly a racist microaggression, but when I work with int'l students they all ask each other (and me, white guy no accent) that q.i_monk
- i always asked the white guy where they're from. cuz nobody's from vancouver.pango
- Oh fuck off with the "microagressions". It can also be a sign of genuine interest. Come on let's have nanoagressions, too.jagara
- that depends on how you ask.
https://www.youtube.…pango - 100 this. There are ways of asking that question that comes off as "why are you here?"garbage
- In that case, yeah.jagara