USA blog: 'The American economy is broken, man'

The last think I expected when hopping into my first cab in New York City was a discussion about Ben Bernanke and the US economy.

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The last thing I expected when hopping into my first cab in New York City was a discussion about Ben Bernanke and the US economy.

I am sure everyone who has visited NYC before has their own yellow cab story, as most people do with the London black cabs. But unlike subsequent trips, where the discussion often leads to the Yankees or the US Open tennis, this particular driver was more keen to vent his anger over the handling of the economic crisis. Here are the main excerpts of the conversation. Cabbie: I hear an accent, where are you from, man? HK: I'm Australian but I live in London. Nice, I like the look of London. I have never been, but I want to go, but I hear it rains all the time. What brings you to N...

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