Muslim drivers, is it just me?

[Shabs]

Starting to worry here as I have lost count as to how many times this has happened to me this year, but given I am in a min-cab / private hire car 3 times a week after work, a lot.

Simple scenario:

1) I get in, say hi
2) Driver says hi, starts talking about something generic (weather / football)
3) I respond because I am not rude and don't mind idle talk
4) Topic quickly changes to the wonders of Islam and how if I don't become a Muslim, I will die, dead and burn in a lake of fire

So far this week I have been told 6 Muslim parabels, educated that as a Muslim on Jihad I will apparently get some sweet virgins in the afterlife, told that my wife needs to obey me and as a Muslim she damn well would and last but not least played the Koran, stop / start mode so the bloke could translate. That's just this week, it happens a lot, is it just me?

[sday12]

My taxi drivers tell me West Ham won the World Cup in 1966.

[jeff m]

Have you considered shaving off your beard

[Pickled Piper]

I think it must be you. Do you look like you are in need of salvation?

pp

[bob1179]

The taxi drivers I deal with on a daily basis tend to speak no English at all, and when they ask where I am from (I say an hour north of Manchester) they then start to talk animatedly about Manchester United.

I know bugger all about football!

[Hugo a Gogo]

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[Schmeeky]

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[soad]

Must be just you, i been in plenty of taxis driven by Muslims, Islam etc never came up in conversations.

Although muslim ex-landlord of mine tried to convert me once. No thanks.

Edited by soad on Friday 11th December 14:20

[Shabs]

Schmeeky said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

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I like your thinking!

This is awesome

Damnit, it must just be me The only non Islam conversion jihad ride of shame I have had this week was with a north African due who fell asleep behind the wheel around Pyrford and I just got out and walked home.

I should just catch the train

Shabs

[lightningghost]

sday12 said:

My taxi drivers tell me West Ham won the World Cup in 1966.

We did.

[Ganglandboss]

Shabs said:

So far this week I have been told 6 Muslim parabels, educated that as a Muslim on Jihad I will apparently get some sweet virgins in the afterlife,

Tempting...

[911motorsport]

It would take wild horses to get me near................ hold on a minute

[parakitaMol.]

It's the child's hat.

[wakster]

soad said:

Although muslim ex-landlord of mine tried to convert me once. No thanks.

We were talking about Islam.

[lazyitus]

If you don't want to hear it, don't stand for it and don't pussy foot about.

Tell them to shut the fk up as you already subscribe to the idea, pull out a rolled up copy of Kerrang and show it to them before bopping them on the chin.

[911motorsport]

If the cab driver said that to me I would carry out a citizens's arrest under the Terrorism Act and not tip him (or her!)

[Martial Arts Man]

It's funny you say this OP.

I took a course in Croydon (yuk) earlier this year and used a local taxi firm to ferry me about each day.

Without fail, each conversation was moved to Islam by my driver. Each time I was advised that Islam was worth looking into.

To be honest, I just put it down to the owner recruiting his drivers after prayer at the mosque.


I've never experienced this phenomena in Birmingham though, ever.

[mickk]

Shabs said:

1) I get in, say hi

Thats your first mistake, engaging in conversation with a cab driver is stupidity. Have your address on a note pad and just pass it to the driver. He will think your a mad man and just ignore you.

[Jam Spavlin]

pretend your polish and say your destination in your best borat voice then when the driver trys to engage you just say "I speak little english thank you please" job done!


IT NICE!

[djohnson]

Most taxi drivers I meet are either mute or babble on incessantly about nothing in particular. For example I had one taxi ride from Bradford to Leeds during which the guy spent the whole (45 minute) duration of the journey explaning that he could no longer find quality clothes now that C&A in Leeds had closed. WTF?

Whether a mute or a babbler they do often manage to frighten me with their driving / condition of their car / both.