cab driver asks "how is your day" That's miss-representing the example. In the article the cab driver, "Then asks about your wife." Answering that question by

cab driver asks "how is your day" That's miss-representing the example. In the article the cab driver, "Then asks about your wife." Answering that question by saying that he doesn't have a wife isn't the same as talking about "the intricacies of being himself," just basic facts.