He: "I was born in Japan on a military base. My parents had to sue the emperor to keep me. At the time all children born in the country belonged to the state."
The Jamaican woman told me that this is how they talk in Jamaica: "My sister says, "A ready, yuh ready, already." Translation: She's ready to go.
Frequent rider: "What kind of mileage do you have on this pig?" Me: "Pig? This is a famous Uber!"
He: "My parents met on vacation in Jamaica. He hit on her and she threw a drink in his face. He chased her around the island for two weeks until she said yes, because he was charming and persistent. They came home and a week later they got married-they knew."
Me: "It must be great to be the field kicker for THE Notre Dame Fighting Irish." He said, "It is and I'm paying $83,000 to do it."
The survivor of breast cancer said, "Your current situation is not your final destination."
The six-year-old girl asked her mom, "Can I count to ten billion?" Unfortunately, the ride ended when she only counted to 400.
The woman told me there were so many people from Ohio moving to the Charleston area, that her friend years ago made a killing printing up t-shirts that said, "Ohioans go home, but leave your daughters."
He said he was an introvert, but on a short ride he is the first rider to ever ask me, "Do you believe in Jesus Christ?"
The history college professor told me, "The FBI had a big file on Eleanor Roosevelt, they considered her a threat."
The local stand-up comedian was on his was way to Ohio to perform and he looked at the money in my car and said, "You have more money in your can than I have in my bank account."
The Philadelphia resident who is a very big Eagles fan was stunned at the wedding last night in Charleston. She: "Dick Vermeil was at the wedding and I walked up to him and said hello and said, 'Go Birds!' He said, 'Go Birds' too." (Eagles coach for 15 years, age 88)
I told him I never know on a given day who I'll pick up and he added, "You're just like Forrest Gump- he said, "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get."
The talented artist from D.C. said is motto is, "I do murals for doe and colors for show."
He explained to me that one of his favorite things to eat is a spaghetti sandwich. "I put garlic on toast with sausage and bacon. I saw my brother do it many years ago."
His favorite quote: "If you can understand the magnitude of your suffering, you can see the abundance of your blessing."
Mother of two children: "When they come out they are big and hungry."
Family doctor at the Ravenel Bridge in Charleston: "I just walked the bridge. I'm writing a book and one of my characters walks the bridge thinking about the problems in his life."
He: "They are selling the last few plots on Daniel Island. For sixteen million dollars you can get a pile of dirt."
He: "I'm going to get myself a little piece of car." Me: "Is it the front of the car or the back?"
When I told him that my rider told me he was a secret agent, he said, "He told you that without killing you?"
Moving from the Seattle area to South Carolina, they young man was adjusting to how friendly people are here. "I was thinking, what is happening here? People were talking with no purpose."
Another young man who moved to the South had the same kind of reaction: "I was thinking, do I owe them money?"
Explaining his retirement he said, "They were tired of me and I retired them."
He asked me, "If you were CEO of Uber for one day, what would you fix?"
She: "My husband and I could not drive so we hired a friend to drive us when we moved from Long Island, New York to Charleston, South Carolina. We paid him $3,000 cash."
Telling the college history professor about my passenger, one of my favorite riders who lives nearby and whose mom worked with Eleanor Roosevelt, she said, "She's my favorite person in history. I was a tour guide for two years at her house in New York City when I was in college."
MORE RIDER COMMENTS
I got a huge laugh from a young man when he got in my car. I had just watched him sneak out of the front window. I said, "Last week I asked a young guy what he was up to and he said, "I just skedaddled out of a girls apartment," and he told me he does it a lot. I said to my rider, "Were you just skedaddling?" He just kept laughing.
The College of Charleston student was from Saudi Arabia. I asked her how she got here and she said, "TikTok, I saw a video on the town and it's been great."
I told him that a previous rider took her four kids on every vacation even the many to Europe. He said, "My parents went on vacation and left me and my two brothers at home all the time. The one cruise they took us on they wound up with a $10,000 bar bill."
How did you start dating? She: "We were friends and then I said, 'He's not so bad."
The football player for LSU said, "I eat five pounds of steak a week, they are trying to get me bigger."
Young cook: "I love cooking for people who know I created it."
I told her that there wasn't really a fancy dress code for the restaurant since we're in the South and she said, "So, as long as I'm wearing clothes, I'm okay?" Me: "Yes, you need to wear clothes."
He got in the car and showed me my picture on his phone, "Don't you look black here?"
She: "My two favorite Ubers other than yours, was a Tesla and a driver who gave out all kinds of snakes including Nutter Butter cookies, my favorite."
The woman originally from Thailand, said, "You don't have Thailand here." Me: "Are you sure?" Seeing the former King and his son on separate bills she said, "I want to scream." Me: "Can you do it in Thai?" She said, "Wooooo."
He: "My name Royall goes back six generations."
Football player from Notre Dame: "I met Joe Montana and he's not a big fan of the movie, "Rudy."
She: "I'm a recovering CPA-it's a very demanding career."
My rider looked at my "Hoop Tea" hat I got from another rider earlier this year and he said, "My wife and I were drinking Hoop Tea before anyone knew what it was."
He moved from Atlanta: "I got tired of the crime."
I asked her, "What do you enjoy most living in Charleston?" She said, "What's not to like?"
The man from Turkey told me he went to visit New York, but got on the wrong bus. "I went to Buffalo and that was a big mistake, it was not New York."
UNIQUE OCCUPATIONS
Field goal kicker for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Cornerback for LSU
CFO Post & Courier News
Humanitarian working for a government contractor
Data Scientist
Genetic Counselor
Director of Investigations (Pentagon)
Custom Jewelry Maker
Oral Surgeon
Customer Service Rep for American Embassy in Slovania
Motivational Speaker for kids
ABOUT LILY, MY MANNEQUIN
She took six or seven pictures of herself with Lily and said, "I'll send you one to put in your car." (Still waiting.)
The woman from Seattle said, "I was in a department store with my friend and she was talking to a salesman and trying something on. I started talking to a salesman and then touched his arm. It didn't feel right and then I realized it was a mannequin. Every time I go in that store I hope they don't remember me."
I had a few mannequin heads from when I went to school. I gave them to my neighbor who puts up a lot of Christmas decorations. She hung them on a tree, but she got a phone call from the elementary school across the street. They asked her to take them down because the children were afraid to look out the window.
She: "I love it."
"In Boston they just arrested a guy who had a mannequin for the HOV lane. He was a repeat offender and had been warned."
Man from South Africa: "Your can would never survive in my country. People put a mannequin in the front seat to prevent hijackings."
ABOUT ME AND MY CAR
"I love your car."
"I've never seen anything like this."
"This is so much fun, I love this."
She: "Are there other drivers who have a museum in their car?"
"This is the best car I've ever seen."
She: "Having all these bills, does it make you want to go visit some of these places?"
Looking at my car, he said, "I have so many questions."
"This was a real pleasure."
"This was a most enjoyable ride."
"This is the coolest Uber."
"You are fabulous."
"This was the best Uber I've had in my life."
"You are so cool, you have a unique approach."
Charleston college student: "I hope my friends and I can get you again."
"Awesome, the most entertaining Uber ride I've ever had."
Impressed with my car, she said, "I know when I see a hustler."
"This was awesome, I wish I had something to give you."
"This was a great ride."
"This was a wonderful ride."
"I enjoyed the museum."
"You're the most interesting driver I've ever had."
Saying goodbye, she said, "Make a fortune."
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