Lessons in life from minibus bust-ups

Minibus taxi travelling is an extremely viable option to traverse this land, you just have to be made of sterner stuff and not catch feelings when you’re told that you’re too fat to take that particular seat

01 December 2024 - 00:00

In the 1997 flick The Devil’s Advocate there is a scene where the Al Pacino character takes his latest recruit, played by Keanu Reeves, to a Roy Jones Jr fight, using the New York subway. It's not where one would expect to find the managing director of a corporate law firm handling billions of dollars in client accounts. He explains to the younger man: “Learn the subways, Kevin. Use them. Stay in the trenches. It’s the only way I travel.”..

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