Cab rides:

Here, generally when you are riding in a cab by yourself, you sit in the front seat. I like that. It seems more friendly somehow. And I've had some great conversations, from the guy who told me that I couldn't pay with credit card because he'd been on shift longer than twelve hours, so the machine would lock him out to the guy who told me all about his trip to Hawaii after I told him I was too drunk to talk (it was a Wednesday night) to the guy who's son was driving the cab sitting at the traffic light next to us (Canberra is a small town, really).