Uber driver shocked by elderly passenger's intrusive questions
A young Aussie Uber driver has shared the moment he was grilled by an elderly female passenger with a line of very judgemental questions.
James Bade, 23, regularly uploads dash-cam footage to social media from his Uber journeys with colourful characters.
In a video he posted on Wednesday, Bade picks up an elderly female passenger, who quickly begins quizzing him about his schooling and career.
The woman asks Bade what his Year 12 ATAR rank was, before judging his answer.
"What was your score like at the end of the year?" the woman asked.
"Uhh, not great," Bade awkwardly responded.
The passenger then pressed further, asking if his mark was "70? 80?", with Bade stated he got "65".
"You did s***", the woman bluntly said.
"Yeah, but that's okay," Bade said, to which the passenger responded, "No, it's not okay. It's s***."
Bade, who appeared momentarily stunned by the woman's brash assertions about his school results, told her that he gave his final tests "a good go", with the passenger saying, "You did not."
Later on in the drive, she began questioning the young man about his career aspirations.
Bade mentioned that he was "doing real estate for a few years" that gave him "some opportunities" but that he was happy being an Uber driver in the meantime.
"Oh, God. Well you've gotta sort of get it together," the elderly passenger said.
"It is together!" the young driver hit back. "I'm always chatting to new people and they're giving me new ideas for different things."
The woman responded, "No it's not, my idea is to get it together."
Bade posted the interaction to his TikTok account, as the video has quickly accumulated hundreds of thousands of views.
Viewers were quick to praise Bade's patience with the elderly passenger, while slamming the woman's judgement of Bade's personal life decisions and her condescending attitude.
"Nothing like an elderly alcoholic telling another person to get it together," one person commented.
Another wrote, "I'm so sorry you had to deal with that...she's using your services and simultaneously looking down on it. It's insane. A job is a job."
"You're so patient and calm with her, I would have kicked her out. Who gives her the right to judge?" added another.
Image credits: TikTok