Write a summary of “The right Passengers” in about 150 words.
In the short story ”The Right Passengers” our main character is Nadeem Riaz,a Pakistani taxi driver in New York. Nadeem is looking for customers that can make up for the hours he spent in traffic from the airport and also for half hour where he was chased by the police. He decides to look for customers in Manhattan’s bar district because it’s packed with drunk people that needs a taxi in the middle of the night.
On the corner he finds a couple, a young Pakistani man and a Caucasian girl. The couple is kissing and panting on the back seats and Nadeem is use of that kind of behavior. What he’s not used to, is that it’s a Pakistani and a Caucasian girl. He finds the boy’s behavior disrespectful and sinful, because that’s not norm in Nadeem’s country of origin.
Characterize Nadeem Riaz
Nadeem Riaz is immigrant with a green card that drives Taxi in New York. He is also the first person we meet in the story. Nadeem seems to be a tradition-bound man and he is also described as a man that lives by the rules of Islam, and it also seems to be that Nadeem has not quite adjusted to western lifestyles.
In the story he tells he feel he´s stocked her and will only be staying for a short time, and that actually describes very well that Nadeem has a hard time being adapted for the American culture. In the story, he says to Faisel: “Gentleman. I am cared one of my children will turn into you when he grows up “This sentence says a lot about Nadeem Riaaz.

Comment on the conflict in line 107-161 between Nadeem Riaz and Faisel, the young Pakistani
Nadeem Riaz is shocked by the way Faisel behave in the taxi. He expected that Faisel’s parent was going to get him married off soon and that’s the excuse for his behavior. He feels like he is being disrespectful and he is vary from the Pakistani norms. On the other hand Faisel accuse Nadeem of hating being in America, and the only reason he’s in the country is to save enough to move back to his native country, and Nadeem says that he is correct.

Write a short essay (150-200words) in which you discuss the culture clashes immigrants experience. Relate your essay to the short story.
Every nation has their own, individual culture and traditions. New York is a melting-pot, where the diversity of cultures has clashed and combined in such way, that no real culture can exist. Many places on earth is the main reason for culture clashing because of religious persuasions. In some religions there are rituals and ceremonies that are indispensable. For example the catholic is being pro-life while the majority is being pro-choise.
A few years ago we also saw the Mohammed cartoons caused a big international crisis. The reason for that is because in Denmark there is a tradition of making fun with everything especially the establishment, but a majority in the middle-east found it difficult to understand how you can do that. The reason for that is not a constitutional right like it is in Denmark.
In the short story” The Right Passengers” there are several examples of culture clashing. For example Nadeem finds it difficult that the young demonstrate such a shameful behavior. The reason for that is the young call him “Riaz Uncle”.
Sometime culture will always clash, but we can make it easier for us self by tolerating each other in spite of religion, color and different cultures.