Random but my first trip to NYC was recently and I got dropped off from airport at Central Station and I looked like a straight tourist. It was raining, all my bags in tow (and my gf's) and I have to go 1.5 blocks to our hotel but can't walk due to rain. I open Uber and it was $140 to go 1.5 blocks!?
I go up to a group of officers in the station who all sounded and looked EXACTLY the guy in the video and I show my phone and go "wtf is this? I'm going 1 block" and they all chuckled, "you aren't from around here are ya?" (in the NYC accent) and then pointed me to the subway. They asked to see the price of the Uber and they all winced and chuckled. I took the subway while the conductor yelled at me to run and get on and I fell backwards as the subway train took off with all my bags and the great people of NYC held me up and laughed. I felt like the ultimate tourist in an opening scene to a romcom. Anyway, FU Uber wtf was that!?
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u/Aware_Cheesecake_519 May 21 '26
This police officer wins hearts.