Thread by @soccertech17

@JoshuaSteinman Picked up a Chinese girl in an Uber in DC one time and she was crying because her bf that worked in a three letter agency broke up with her. They told him if you wanna keep your job, you have to break up with her

@JoshuaSteinman When I arrived to pick her up at an apartment complex, she was standing outside talking to her boyfriend and already crying. From picking up many couples before I assumed it was because he was going on vacation or a work trip for a while. She did not want to leave him so she took

@JoshuaSteinman forever to get in the car. When she finally did, she did not stop crying. And I thought to myself "Do I say something or do I just let her cry by herself this entire 15 minute ride cause it's none of my business? Nah I have to know what happened, she seems genuinely distraught."

@JoshuaSteinman So I said something like "hey is everything ok?" And she said something like "yeah, I'm fine." So I knew I had to be more direct or I would keep getting short answers "I noticed you were talking to that guy when I picked you up and now you're crying, do you mind if I ask what

@JoshuaSteinman happened?" at first she gave me the basic "yeah we broke up and that's why I'm so sad." But then I took a risk and said something like " did he cheat on you cause you're crying really hard" Then the floodgates opened and she started giving me all the details that she was a

@JoshuaSteinman Chinese national and because of her bfs security clearance, his job wouldn't allow him to date her. I don't know how long those two dated, but this girl was head over heels in love with that guy based on her reaction. She was a 6/10 cute short girl, who was very serious about

@JoshuaSteinman studying and her career, and she did not date to hook up she dated to marry. Anybody who drives Uber a lot knows that it is not uncommon for people to tell you detailed stories about their personal lives and you end up being like a bartender/therapist listening and giving advice