Pakistani cab drivers in New York and Chicago

[Aspen]

As a Pakistani-American living in Florida, I've always found it interesting that many of the cab drivers in NYC and Chicago are Pakistani. I don't know if its coincidence or what, but almost every time I landed at JFK or ORD and took a cab into the city, the cab driver was Pakistani which made for great conversation when he realized I was also Pakistani. Of course, there are many other nationalities living in NYC and Chicago besides Pakistanis, but I have always found it fascinating that Pakistanis have become particularly well known cabbies among all the nationalities in NY and Chicago. I have had great stories with many Pakistani cab drivers and its always nice to be able to get local recommendations in NY and Chicago from a Pakistani perspective in Urdu during a cab ride into the city vs some random white dude.

Best cab ride I ever had was with a Pakistani driver in Chicago who turned out to be from the street across my house in Lahore, small world.

 

[FOOLS_NIGHTMARE]

I think being a cab driver is rapidly becoming the trademark of our Pakistani diaspora. In the UK most of the Taxi drivers in the major cities are Pakistanis. So many in the UAE and other countries also seem like they are one of the biggest sources of Forex for Pakistan.

 

[Brar]

Same in Norway, many pakistani drivers!

 

[HttpError]

Pakistani men often don't like working under other people so they prefer doing this. But this is mostly related to people who are unskilled.

 

[fitpOsitive]

I think being a cab driver is rapidly becoming the trademark of our Pakistani diaspora. In the UK most of the Taxi drivers in the major cities are Pakistanis. So many in the UAE and other countries also seem like they are one of the biggest sources of Forex for Pakistan.

Very true.

 

[Shehr Abbasi]

Many Somalis are also cab drivers.

I think it is because they are lazy. It’s quite easy to a job where you are just sitting while working, have no schedule, (& have many breaks).