Talk about the weather, but no politics please

Taxi cab drivers in Lebanon are the quintessential barometer of the country's social & political atmosphere. No one can escape the "chat", in fact it's an accepted part of the experience and no cab ride - whether 5 minutes or 30 minutes is complete without it. Hence, my surprise at the note this cabbie pasted on his dashboard that reads, "Kindly refrain from talking politics". It's certainly a first, and for this opinionated cabbie it's still an anti-opinion-opinion ... another sign of the times.