In yet another #PeakBangaloreMoment, a man recently shared on X (formerly Twitter) how his Uber taxi rider was actually an ex-Google employee who shifted to Bangalore 20 days ago and was out to explore the city. This unique encounter with a techie turned Uber rider raised hilarious reactions from Netizens. Check it out!
My Uber Moto driver is ex-google, moved to Bangalore 20 days ago from Hyderabad.
He is just doing this to explore the city it seems. pic.twitter.com/C2zA71fMdJ
— Raghav (@gmraghav) October 22, 2023
Uber Bike Taxi Rider Turns Out To Be Ex-Google Employee
X user, Raghav Dua took to this microblogging platform to reveal that his Uber-taxi rider is an ex-Google employee who recently moved to Bangalore from Hyderabad, 20 days ago. So, the techie turned into an Uber Moto rider just to explore the city. Raghav Dua also shared a short clip of his unusual ride where the man, dressed in a red-tshirt ride the bike.
While Raghav Dua hailed a bike ride, little did he expect that on the bustling streets of Bangalore, an engineer would be his ride for the day. While the rider’s identity remains undisclosed, it’s indeed a #PeakBangaloreMoment to witness the unique idea one gets just to explore the city. Forget riding along, taking tourist buses or asking fellow Bangaloreans to show you around. This ex-Google employee had a unique way of exploring the city and even having conversations with fellow Bangaloreans.
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Meanwhile, Netizens were quick to share their reactions on X. And did they have quite a lot to dish about this unusual yet not-so-unusual experience to happen in Bangalore?
Not just in Bangalore, apparently, there’s a Delhi Rapido rider who is actually an ex-bank manager.
True, I met a 53 year old ex bank manager from Vishakhapatnam who is now living in Delhi to meet people by riding Rapido, he wants to explore all the places in the city & make documentary on it, tough guy.
— Philosopher (@Sparta200216) October 23, 2023
Perhaps, the city’s roads adorned with trees are reason enough to become one?
Yeh Bengaluru mein aake sab driver kyun ban jate hain ?
— ADT (@AnujDTopiwala) October 22, 2023
Perhaps, this goes without saying!
That’s truly fascinating! I hope you had an interesting conversation during your ride! 🌟
— Piyush Garg (@piyushgaarg) October 22, 2023
NGL! There’s a higher chance it would hit a Software engineer than a bird.
In Bengaluru, if you throw a stone in the air, it will either hit a bird or a SWE😅
— Tushar (@Tushar_r_jain) October 22, 2023
Ussmein itna mazaa kaise hoga?
hyderabad mei kya explore krna h googler ko? just use google street view
— TrollWarlord (@trollwarlord725) October 22, 2023
Perhaps, it isn’t a time waste for the Uber taxi rider who likes to travel and have great conversations.
Exploring the city has many other better ways rather than distracting and wasting time like this way.
— Sita Rama Swamy Vegunta (@Swamy12409594) October 25, 2023
Most importantly, he can avoid incessant traffic in Bangalore.
It’s way better, if he drives in Hyderabad
— Bharath (@Bharath_068) October 22, 2023
This Isn’t The First Time It Happened In The City
Earlier, Manasvi Saxena took to X (formerly Twitter) to share an interesting moment. The Uber auto he hailed was actually driven by the Chief Growth Officer at Just Pay. In a conversation, the top executive revealed to Manasvi that he rode an auto to conduct user research for the Namma Yatri, the popular auto-hailing platform in Bangalore. He realised something was unusual about this auto driver when he constantly asked the X user, well-articulated questions.
My Uber auto driver tonight was the Chief Growth Officer at @juspay, doing user research for @nammayatri.
If this isn't @peakbengaluru then what is!
— Manasvi Saxena (@minusv_) October 10, 2023
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Nishit Patel, another X user revealed that when he booked a Rapido for an event, the rider arrived on a Royal Enfield Hunter. Turns out his Rapido captain was actually a DevOps engineer at company managing Kubernetes clusters. Nishit Patel was himself on the way to a Kubernetes meetup. Talk about happy coincidence or divine timing!
Meanwhile, Bangaloreans, do let us know if you ever faced such unusual yet interesting incidents during your auto, cab or bike taxi rides in Bangalore.
Cover Image Courtesy: Canva and @GmRaghav/ X
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