Huh? What's this? Ah, it's the video! And... You're giving...? B-bringing! Oh! This video has been brought to you by Audible. Have a free thirty - day trial along with a free audiobook and two Audible originals by going to audible.com/domics, or text Domics to 500-500. *Intro* I did not get my driver's license until I was in my early twenties. In my province, we have three levels of licensing for typical four - wheel vehicles. The G1, G2, and the G. Gangsta... The G1 is what most people consider to be the learner's permit and it is what you gain when you pass the written part of the license test. regarding the rules of the road and traffic signs. It allows you to drive a car if accompanied by someone with the G license, but with a few restrictions. The G2 is gained after passing the road test and it allows you to drive on your own... ...but with a few restrictions. And the final form "Gangsta!": "G" is the full driver's license gained by doing another road test mainly to test your abilities on the highway, and frees you from many of the previous restrictions. Growing up, many of my classmates and peers were all in a rush to get their driver's license They think, "Oh man, it's gonna be so AWESOME! I'm gonna be able to go ANYWHERE I WANT! I can finally go on DATES and pick up CHICKS and not (snaps fingers) have ta (snaps fingers) wait (snaps fingers) for da (snaps fingers) bus (snaps fingers) any (snaps fingers) more!" (snaps fingers) Hey! Hey, my guy... If your mindset is: "Girls don't like me because I can't drive" then you probably have poor taste in women anyway and you're only going to attract other people with poor taste like yours. Have fun tasting poor together. Not poor in terms of wealth, but in terms of... eh, doo doo? I moved to the U.S in Grade 11 and 12, and I feel like many of my classmates already had their license and were privileged enough to have cars. So most of them either drove to and from school or had a friend they could carpool with. And you didn't even need a nice car. People believe that simply being able to drive was enough to raise you on the social ladder. Meanwhile, I was one of the few who still took the bus which was filled with mostly freshmen and sophomores. Mmm, soft s'mores. I didn't really mind too much. Eh, it took longer to get home but then again, I was sixteen. Y'know... What was my rush? To get home and play MapleStory? Yeah. Yeah, that's exactly right. This continued on to my college life when we moved back to Canada. I went to Ryerson University Huah! Flex! in downtown Toronto but I still lived at home with my family. I commuted to school every day so I didn't really have a reason to get my license. I wouldn't have a car to drive anyway and even if I did, driving downtown is a nightmare. Literally, the only accident I've ever been in was when I was downtown. Plus, I'd only get to borrow my parent's car in the evenings and the weekends and let's be honest, architecture students don't even get home until like, midnight or later or even ever. "Alright! I'm off to school!" (speaks softly) "See you in two weeks." And I needed the weekend to catch up on sleep from all those all-nighters. I wasn't going places, but eventually I got tired of not having a simple way to show my I.D. So I decided I wanted to get my G1. Why are our identities even dependent on your ability to drive? How do you I.D. a kid? "Woah, there! Hang on a sec!" "What's your name, kid?" "Dlatgirph." "Spelled with a "PH" instead of an "F". "What?" I got my G1 when I was maybe 19. I took a driving course and I'll never forget my instructor's name because he introduced himself like this: "Hello. Good morning everyone. Welcome to Driving School. Today, I am Raj." Wait... today? Wh-What's your name tomorrow? And then the next day he'd reintroduce himself. "Hello. Today, I am Raj." "Dude! Just remain Raj!" "Like... one time is fine!" Honestly, the lessons were really straightforward and much of it seemed like common sense. Like, "Oh, if you're at a stop sign and there's the little boy crossing, do you: A: drive forward and literally murder him? or B: (muttering confusedly) not that. And after, like, a week of lessons and a bit of studying, (Honestly, I should have just read the book and saved money.) I wrote the test and passed it with flying colors. How do colors even fly? (types on cell phone) flying... (types on cell phone) colors... (types on cell phone) idiom... "Derives from when ships would return home with their flags (also known as colors) flying to show that they had been victorious." Ah! Well... no, I didn't go to war or invade a country, but yes, I passed the test easily. And they grade the tests really quickly too. Like, right away. Like, everyone is aware if you failed or not. "Hey!" "Didn't pass, huh?" "Yeah..." "No, I guess not." "Good." (ominous sound) "You think this is a joke?" "Learn the rules, man." So I got my G1 and I was excited and ready to finally practice some actual driving. I had like, two weeks worth of road lessons from my instructor, not "today Raj" or "tomorrow Raj", but a co - worker of his. And I guess it seems like, most people have driven before or have been shown how a car works because when my instructor came to pick me up and start my first lesson, I sat down at the driver's seat and he just said: "Alright, let's go." (deafening silence) Huh? I'm sorry... Did I accidentally press" Start and Skip the Tutorial" ? My parents have actually never let me drive their car, not even after I got my G1. When I asked if they can teach some basics, they said: "Didn't we pay for the lessons?" "They're gonna teach you anyway!" True. You're right. He is my instructor. He will instruct me. He did not instruct me. He gave me this unimpressed look like: "Ugh!" "Why don't you already know how to do this thing that you're here to learn." "Come on, man." If you paid for piano lessons and Day 1, your teacher goes: "Alright! Play!" then you'd feel kind of scammed. Anyway, he eventually showed me the ropes and off we went! Driving for the first time felt so exhilarating! I wasn't driving super fast at first, but the fact that I was in charge of all the movements of a car, it felt amazing! This definitely wasn't allowed, but a couple of months later, a few days before my road test, I had one last driving session and Raj decided to bring me to the neighborhood where they'd actually do the exam and had me do a run-through of the course and warned me of the areas where most people failed. "Listen, I'm not supposed to bring you here, but be careful on the stop sign!" "It's kind of hidden!" "Watch out for the school zone over there!" "Be ready to slow down and they'll likely make you do a parallel park on this uphill road so let's go ahead and practice that!" Thanks "Raj Today". I know you probably did that just to boost the student pass rate statistics of your driving school, but (smacks lips) I really appreciate it. BAM! Got my G2! And a couple of years later, I did my G test and flew some colors again. Gangsta... Guys, please take driving seriously. This ain't Indonesia. You can't just bribe your testers to get your license. I know I make a lot of rants about annoying drivers, but that's because I want people to drive well, safe and aware. We all share the same roads. Try not to act like you're the only one on them. Once I started driving, I'd have a lot of downtime on my way to my destinations, but now I can listen to audio books while I travel. 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