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I hear it used to be that there was a culture of serious working-class learning in England. Like, the barbers in the shop would pay some street-kid to read them
by FooBarBizBazz 4y ago
I hear it used to be that there was a culture of serious working-class learning in England. Like, the barbers in the shop would pay some street-kid to read them books -- there was no TV -- while they cut hair. And the cabbie could get into a conversation about Kant or something with his passenger. Maybe just to mess with them, but still.
- revelio 4y agoThe surprisingly intellectual cabbie is practically a trope. They get to talk to a lot of different people so can end up learning all sorts of things you wouldn't expect.
- pclmulqdq 4y agoThey also have to be pretty smart and able to study to get past the knowledge, so cabbies in London are often actually pretty intellectual people.
- TorontoTheGood 4y ago[dead]