I was born in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old. I came to New York in 1956. At first, I held several jobs to earn a few dollars. Later, to live a better life, I've been in the taxi business for thirty—five years. I know there is a lot about taxi drivers that is not so good. Because of this, people get the wrong impression (印象).
In fact, taxi drivers are just like other honest people. You can read in the papers almost every week where a taxi driver turns in money or jewels people leave in their cars. One time in Brooklyn, I found a ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of bags that day. so I went back to the store where I had dropped her off. It took me almost two days to look for her in order to return the ring. I didn't get as much as "Thank you". Still
In all my years of driving a taxi, I have never had any trouble with the public because I always try to be nice to everyone. I try to be honest towards others. I have been trying this for a long time, and the longer I try
