MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACT
As the decade of the 2020’s descends even further into chaos, people from around the nation are rushing to the elderly taxi drivers that once ruled our roads before the arrival of Uber.
Taxi drivers, often hailing from far flung corners of the globe, have long been known for insightful yet sometimes uninvited political and cultural analysis on the world.
Once seen as one of the reasons for their decline, the chatty elderly taxi driver’s wise political takes on just about any subject you throw at him, has now become a reason for their resurgence.
Ali Zahra (62), who moved to Australia in the 90s from southern Iraq, has spent years explaining to curious Australians what the real reasons are for his home country’s problems, the history of the problems and what needs to change to fix them.
While generally being met with hesitation from most of his customers, Ali never stopped acting as something of an oracle for all things geo-politics.
Miraculously, Ali has seen a steady uptick in anxious commuters wanting to hear his calm and sensible takes on an increasingly unsettled global order.
“Yes, business is good now, people take comfort in us telling them everything is going to work out fine” Ali explained.
Ali’s phone hasn’t stopped ringing, with customers requesting rides just to “hear him break down the Iran situation.” — with some even offering to turn a blind eye to him smoking cigarettes in the car.
Ali is not alone — elderly men from Eastern Europe to South Asia are also experiencing a sudden spike in demand, each offering their own brand of stern yet comforting geo-political analysis from their nations of origin.
