Uber Drivers of LA #1

Atypical Words
3 min readJun 6, 2023

I make it a habit to always converse with my Uber drivers. It’s my primary form of transportation, and it is actually cheaper than owning a car if you factor in semi-regular use of public transportation. I quickly realized that there isn’t just one type of driver; everyone has a life story. Sometimes they were refugees from war-torn countries, some of which no longer exist. Other times they were young entrepreneurs who gave a sales pitch for their…

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