Yesterday I was on my way home from Five on Spadina, my arms laden with clothes and hangers for an upcoming podcast I'm doing. I was considering walking the short distance but decided to take a cab so I wouldn't drop anything and ruin the clothes. I hailed a cab and had just gotten settled in the back seat when the driver casually turned to me and said, "Princess - If you will answer my geography question correctly, your cab ride will be free." "Umm... ok" I knew there was pretty much zero chance of me getting his questions right with my limited knowledge of geography. "Princess.... Please tell me what is the capital city of Nigeria." "I have no idea." "It is Abuja. That's ok. I give you another one and the free offer still stands. Please name all 5 countries surrounding Switzerland." I got all but 1. Stupid Liechtenstein. "We'll try again. Please tell me the capital city of Iran." I of course didn't have a clue. He offered for me to quiz him and, not knowing what else to say, I lamely suggested he name all of Canada's Provinces and Territories. He pretended this was an excellent and challenging question... Read More...