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Stand up comic and YouTube content creator Kanan Gill has published a hilarious video that highlights the frustrations of those who use app-based taxi services in urban India. So far, the video has been viewed over two lakh times on YouTube.
"Go straight, then take the first right, then take the second left."
Simple enough directions for a uniform behind the wheel, yes?
Apparently, not.
In a hilarious YouTube video, comedian Kanan Gill highlights the plight of those who regularly use mobile app-based taxi services like Ola Cabs (ahem, Yola Cabs...) and Uber, to name a couple.
The video is a little over four minutes long. It was published on YouTube on January 3 with the description 'Getting a cab can be quite a challenge'.
In fact, the rushed, rehearsed, sing-song way in which the driver talks in the video is more in sync with the way customer service executives employed as helpline attendants by telecom companies speak.
The verdict: Drivers are daft. They have squeaky voices. Passengers are frustrated. The app-based cab hailing segment is here to stay, as are YouTube videos that ride on tools like humour and exaggeration.