Who’s your Uber driver on the phone to? Welcome to the long, long diaspora phone call
‘Shooting the breeze’ … long distance conversations aid decompression. Illustration: Joe Plimmer/Guardian Pictures/Getty/ShutterstockView image in fullscreen‘Shooting the breeze’ … long distance conversations aid decompression. Illustration: Joe Plimmer/Guardian Pictures/Getty/ShutterstockThe Long WaveLife and styleWho’s your Uber driver on the phone to?
- ▪‘Shooting the breeze’ … long distance conversations aid decompression.
- ▪Illustration: Joe Plimmer/Guardian Pictures/Getty/ShutterstockView image in fullscreen‘Shooting the breeze’ … long distance conversations aid decompression.
- ▪Illustration: Joe Plimmer/Guardian Pictures/Getty/ShutterstockThe Long WaveLife and styleWho’s your Uber driver on the phone to?
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| Original publisher | The Guardian — Tech |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/sep/30/people-are-asking-who-their-uber-drivers-are-on-the-phone-to-welcome-to-the-long-long-diaspora-phone-call |
| Publication time | Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:19:33 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-30T13:32:01.689Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-30T13:32:01.689Z |
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‘Shooting the breeze’ … long distance conversations aid decompression. Illustration: Joe Plimmer/Guardian Pictures/Getty/ShutterstockView image in fullscreen‘Shooting the breeze’ … long distance conversations aid decompression. Illustration: Joe Plimmer/Guardian Pictures/Getty/ShutterstockThe Long WaveLife and styleWho’s your Uber driver on the phone to? Welcome to the long, long diaspora phone callFor those employed in arduous solitary work such as cab driving, a marathon phone call is the perfect place to navigate the dislocations of immigrant life Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Nesrine MalikWed 30 Sep 2026 09.19 EDTLast modified on Wed 30 Sep 2026 09.22 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe question of the week is: “who are Uber drivers always talking…
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