City dwellers all over the world might relate to this frustration – overcharging and reckless endangerment are only part of the problem. Many taxi drivers seem to think that their cabs are buses – they can decide where they want to go and at which point they will condescend to drop you. Add to that a rude abrasive manner and the fact that they seem to disappear magically when it starts to rain!
Seems pretty straight-forward, right? So, where’s the contradiction in that?
Something changed the way I felt about taxi drivers. And that something is this brilliant work by flickerpixanimations called ‘Horn Ok Please’. The story follows a day in the life of a Mumbai city taxi driver and succeeds in showing the world from his point of view.
After seeing this video, my perspective changed dramatically. I now feel empathy for this person, who is struggling against the odds to make it in the big city and has it so much tougher than the passengers he ferries.
So, do I still get angry at taxi drivers – occasionally, yes! But, that irrational homicidal tendency has been replaced by a willingness to see the situation from his point of view and cut him a break, now and then.
Bravo flickerpixanimations! You have changed a small part of the world and saved lives… those of the taxi drivers I might have killed ;)
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