Enlightening Conversations with Taxi / Cab Drivers

Taxi or Cab drivers probably are one of the best sources of information as to what's going on in the real world.

Reason is :

They talk freely, without any inhibitions....at least the majority, after an initial hiatus of time.
THEY INTERACT WITH SO MANY PEOPLE

Anyway, I get a myriad of information from them. If you talk to a road side chai (tea) shop stranger....you won't get that much variety.

It's always the friendly cab driver.

But what's bugging is their pessimistic view of the current / near future. This does comes up after some time....a long time, in many cases.

Surprising thing is , a lot of Indian cab drivers have offered me their own interpretations of Global Warming ....from the very funny to quite thought-provoking.

But the recurrent mood...I'd even put it around 60%...is quite pessimistic....even believing that the end of the world / end of human civilization as we know it / severe problems is quite near.

Another thing is they offer you many angles to a certain topic.