A man was subjected to racial abuse by a Grab driver recently, for allegedly “being late” for his pick-up.
The clip begins with the driver insulting his passenger:"Such a rubbish Indian that I have to wait so long! Then you tell me what route to take?"
"I'm not being racial, this is a fact!" replies the driver, who adds that “to his knowledge”, all Indians tend to be late. "Have me where?" the passenger questions, clearly conscious of the xenophobic comment."Disappointing to have me where?"
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