{"id":5624,"date":"2017-07-18T14:30:21","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T20:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=5624"},"modified":"2022-01-15T14:38:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T20:38:22","slug":"uber-ceo-promises-to-grow-up-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/uber-ceo-promises-to-grow-up-resigns\/","title":{"rendered":"uber ceo promises to grow up, resigns"},"content":{"rendered":"

earlier this year, the global taxi service\u00a0uber<\/strong> got some bad press<\/strong><\/em> (publicity) after a conversation during an uber ride between then ceo travis kalanick<\/strong> and driver fawzi kamel<\/strong>\u00a0ended uneasily and was released as a video online.<\/p>\n

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ex-uber ceo travis kalanick and driver fawzi kamel couldn’t find common ground during their widely publicized argument in february.<\/em><\/h5>\n

timothy b. lee<\/strong> at vox.com<\/strong> reports<\/a><\/p>\n

at the end of the ride, kalanick and the driver get into an argument about uber\u2019s falling fares<\/em>. kalanick says he didn\u2019t have any choice about the fare<\/em> cuts…..referring to\u00a0fierce<\/em> competition from rival lyft.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

fare<\/strong><\/em> is used when talking about the price for various forms of public transportation. fierce<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means aggressive, savage<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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kermit never told his driver fozzy (different spelling) to take care of his own shit<\/u><\/i>.<\/em><\/h5>\n

the firecest<\/em> comment kalinick made was<\/p>\n

some people don’t like to take responsibility for their own\u00a0shit<\/em>. they blame<\/em> everything in their life on somebody else.<\/h4>\n

blame<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is assigning responsibility for a negative occurence<\/em>. shit<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>in this context represents personal problems.<\/em><\/p>\n

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former uber ceo travis kalanick<\/em><\/h5>\n

the argument added to kalanick’s already negative image. lee explained<\/p>\n

while many customers appreciate uber for bringing more competition to the taxi industry, kalanick\u2019s swagger<\/em> and his win-at-any-cost philosophy has rubbed a lot of people the wrong way<\/em>.<\/h4>\n

swagger<\/strong><\/em> is confidence<\/em> or arrogance<\/em>. rub the wrong way<\/strong><\/em> means annoy, irritate<\/em>. \u00a0johnny gill<\/strong> flipped<\/em><\/strong><\/a> the idea (made it the opposite) at the beginning of the 90s with his new jack swing track rub u the right way<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n