{"id":25198,"date":"2026-09-30T13:37:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/30\/whos-your-uber-driver-on-the-phone-to-welcome-to-the-long-long-diaspora-phone-call\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T13:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:37:50","slug":"whos-your-uber-driver-on-the-phone-to-welcome-to-the-long-long-diaspora-phone-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/30\/whos-your-uber-driver-on-the-phone-to-welcome-to-the-long-long-diaspora-phone-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Who\u2019s your Uber driver on the phone to? Welcome to the long, long diaspora phone call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For 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<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global\/2024\/oct\/16\/sign-up-for-the-long-wave-newsletter-our-weekly-black-life-and-culture-email\"><strong>Don\u2019t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The question of the week is: \u201cwho are Uber drivers always talking to on the phone?\u201d It\u2019s one that regularly surfaces on Reddit threads and social media and even, on a couple of occasions, in the office. It\u2019s not my question (I know who they are talking to), but I think the fact that many people are so baffled by it tells us a lot about the separate worlds we occupy.<\/p>\n<p>When you get a cab on a ride-hailing app, the chances that your driver will be on the phone is high. The conversation is almost always quiet, containing pauses so long that it often seems they are actually no longer on a call. But then comes a rejoinder, a laugh, an interjection, and the marathon continues.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"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\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/969335de1ec86aad6666caf098c9e4c33145cc6f\/0_0_3750_3000\/master\/3750.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=b2c12c3eba41c96da4ff3418bbf46758\" title=\"Who\u2019s your Uber driver on the phone to? Welcome to the long, long diaspora phone call\" \/>For 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<br \/>\nDon\u2019t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<br \/>\nThe question of the week is: \u201cwho are Uber drivers always talking to on the phone?\u201d It\u2019s one that regularly surfaces on Reddit threads and social media and even, on a couple of occasions, in the office. It\u2019s not my question (I know who they are talking to), but I think the fact that many people are so baffled by it tells us a lot about the separate worlds we occupy.<br \/>\nWhen you get a cab on a ride-hailing app, the chances that your driver will be on the phone is high. The conversation is almost always quiet, containing pauses so long that it often seems they are actually no longer on a call. But then comes a rejoinder, a laugh, an interjection, and the marathon continues. 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