Radio host Jackie O reveals why she NEVER speaks to Uber drivers and prefers the ‘quiet mode’ option – as Kyle Sandilands calls her a ‘snob’
While Uber’s ‘quiet mode’ option has generated plenty of controversy, radio host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson has admitted she’s a fan.
She revealed on The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Thursday, that she has been tempted to use it but is worried what drivers will think.
‘I want to click that every time, but I’m too scared! Because I think, “Oh, they’ll think I’m such a snob,”‘ she told co-host Kyle Sandilands.
Keeping quiet: While Uber’s ‘quiet mode’ option has generated plenty of controversy, Jackie ‘O’ Henderson has admitted she’s a fan
‘But that’s what I want to click. I think it’s a great idea… I don’t want to talk in an Uber,’ she added.
Kyle wasn’t impressed, telling Jackie the her preference for the ‘quiet mode’ option does indeed make her a ‘snob’.
‘No, I just want to be on my phone and do my own thing,’ Jackie clarified, to which Kyle replied: ‘Yeah, snob. That’s what a snob is!’
‘I want to click that every time, but I’m too scared, because I think, “Oh, they’ll think I’m such a snob,”‘ she told co-host Kyle Sandilands
‘You couldn’t be bothered talking to a stranger, because you’re in your own world, and whatever they’ve got to say, you’re not interested in. I think you’re a snob,’ he told her.
Jackie then justified her opinions, by explaining she was recently obligated to endure making small talk during a 40-minute Uber ride.
Taking an exasperated sigh, she said she’d been forced to talk about ‘everything’ with her driver.
Conflicting opinions: An incredulous Kyle told Jackie her penchant for the ‘quiet mode’ option did indeed make her a ‘snob’
She then rattled off their conversation topics, saying they’d spoken about ‘Sydney, what it’s like, the places you go, what do you do, what do you do for a living, where’d you come from, how long have you been here for’.
‘The whole way we were chatting… It’s like, I don’t want to talk about that for 40 minutes! It’s too much, sorry,’ she said.
Feeling sheepish, Jackie then asked if she was the only one who felt this way, with Kyle finally admitting, ‘No, I get it.’
Chit-chat: Jackie then justified her opinions, by explaining she was recently obligated to endure making small talk during a 40-minute Uber ride
But he said his bigger issue with the ride sharing app was their ratings system, and claimed he couldn’t understand why he was being rated as a paying customer.
‘I don’t worry about getting rated by some bloke driving me around. Who’s he to rate me?! Rate me on what? What’s he rating me on?’ he ranted.
He added: ‘What’s a good passenger? What the hell does that mean? What does he want from me?’
Taking issue: Kyle said his bigger issue with the ride sharing app was their ratings system, and claimed he couldn’t understand why he was being rated as a paying customer