Average Joe In The House. sKy

Sometimes a simple chat session with a taxi driver can be really entertaining. I just had one earlier.

One of the topics we were talking about were the manners of the passengers who take taxis. The lady passenger he had before me complained that his aircon is too cold, and that his radio is too loud. It'll be fine if she did it politely, but apparently she sounded like she's talking to her dog, commanding the taxi driver to listen to what she said. The taxi driver, naturally, got pissed.

This time round, I side the taxi driver. They are just people who are trying to earn a living by fetching us around the island. Why treat them as though they're your dog, waiting to be commanded by you? I respect these taxi drivers. Even though there are very rude ones, there are definitely good ones out there too. Who are the ones who drive you to your destination at any time of the day/night?

Another topic we talked about is regarding Singaporeans now getting married and giving birth late. He did a simple calculation. If you get married at 30, have your first kid at 35, you have to work until about 65 to make sure that you have enough money to get him to a university. And by the time you have your first grandchild, you're probably 3/4 dead.

He also mentioned that he read from the papers that experts once said before that if we get married late, and have a kid late, we will have a generation gap, which sounds very logical. If you were a 20 year old kid, which one would you choose? A 40 year old father, or a 60 year old father? It's so much easier to communicate with the 40 year old one than the 60 year old one isn't it?

There's also the health danger where it can get really dangerous if you conceive late.

I respect this particular taxi driver. He reads newspapers everyday, in order to upgrade his language power and at the same time keep up to date with the latest news in the world. I'm sorry to say that I don't read that much anymore. In fact, I can't even remember when is the last time I read a newspaper.

Oh, and don't go crystal jade for breakfast. It sucks.