"What is the drivers' favorite request?" he gave as a sample.
"Take me to the airport!" he answered, using the exaggerated English of a tourist, a sure-fire long ride and high fare.
Liang said every time she took a cab she asked about the show. The drivers always know about it, she said, and most are fans. But some are more surly.
"They say, `The music isn't bad, but you can't solve our real problems,"' she said. "That is true. We are just the media, and not the government."
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