Ask a Cabbie
by Ryan Vlastelica
Rashid
Hailed in: Midtown
Hails from: Syria
I asked my wife to get me a winter coat since mine is really old, but if money was no object I'd want a plane ticket. [Anywhere in particular?] A lot of places. I'd want to go home and visit my parents, then I'd want to travel. I've never been to Europe, so I'd start there. Rome, London. And Paris, though I'm not as interested in France. But I guess everyone should go to Paris if they can.
Andy
Hailed in: Soho
Hails from: Queens
I guess an iPad. I don't need it–I don't think anyone really needs one–but it'd be fun while I'm stuck in traffic or when I can't find customers. I'd read the news, check my email… I have a BlackBerry now, but an iPad would be easier to handle. Oh, who am I kidding? I'd just play Angry Birds with it. But that'd almost be worth it.
Saul
Hailed in: Union Square
Hails from: Jersey
Well, I didn't ask for anything, since I have no one to ask. I'm divorced and don't have any kids; no one gets me anything. I can't think of anything I want anyway. [There must be something.] Fine, I want all my debts reset to zero. Someone pays off my credit cards, covers my rent for a few months, that's what I want.
Bob
Hailed in: Fort Greene
Hails from: Reno
Pot and a blowjob.
Wasif
Hailed in: Port Authority
Hails from:Pakistan
I don't go to restaurants anymore because of the recession, so if I could have anything it'd be a night where my wife and I can go out to dinner and someone pays for the meal and the babysitter. Actually, I can go alone if that's easier. I don't care what restaurant, but preferably somewhere expensive, that I wouldn't eat at otherwise. I'm not using my holiday dinner to eat a pizza.
