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MRCboicgy · 07-24-2015, 09:07 AM

Going back to page one sentiments about talking to Calgary cabbies brings up cool story time...

Five years ago, hopped in a cab to the airport for a vacation, and start chatting with the guy - he was from Afghanistan and came to Calgary, rather than the US or Toronto like all his friends and family because it seemed like a better place to raise his own family. He was an engineer back home and all that.
Anyway, dude asks where I'm heading, I say San Diego, and he gets really pumped, tells me he had friends/family running "the best Afghani restaurant in North America" in San Diego. When we get to the airport, he writes a message on the back of his business card (looked like in Farsi, wasn't English) and told me to go there. I was a bit skeptical, but after a few too many days of Hodad's and In N Out burger, I decided to try it out. It ended up being an amazing meal, one of the best, and the guy truly hooked me up.

tl;dr - talk to your local cabbies!

07-24-2015, 09:07 AM	#96
MRCboicgy Referee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In your enterprise AI Exp:	Going back to page one sentiments about talking to Calgary cabbies brings up cool story time... Five years ago, hopped in a cab to the airport for a vacation, and start chatting with the guy - he was from Afghanistan and came to Calgary, rather than the US or Toronto like all his friends and family because it seemed like a better place to raise his own family. He was an engineer back home and all that. Anyway, dude asks where I'm heading, I say San Diego, and he gets really pumped, tells me he had friends/family running "the best Afghani restaurant in North America" in San Diego. When we get to the airport, he writes a message on the back of his business card (looked like in Farsi, wasn't English) and told me to go there. I was a bit skeptical, but after a few too many days of Hodad's and In N Out burger, I decided to try it out. It ended up being an amazing meal, one of the best, and the guy truly hooked me up. tl;dr - talk to your local cabbies! __________________ You’re just old hate balls. --Funniest mod complaint in CP history.