Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Awkward Taxi Driver moment
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"Much has already been made of Pep Guardiola's brief but distinctly awkward Taxi Driver moment during his press conference at Old Trafford after Bayern Munich and Manchester United had drawn 1-1 in the Champions League. "Look at me when I talk to you," Guardiola demanded as his interlocutor – the Guardian's own Jamie Jackson – momentarily took his eye off the world's most important football manager, who was answering a mildly searching question about his team's performance. This was in reality a non-incident, a five-second blip of irritation from a manager who had just made some very gracious comments about United's players and fans." [From The Guardian.]
What does the awkward Taxi Driver moment have to do with a five-second blip of irritation from a manager ?
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"Much has already been made of Pep Guardiola's brief but distinctly awkward Taxi Driver moment during his press conference at Old Trafford after Bayern Munich and Manchester United had drawn 1-1 in the Champions League. "Look at me when I talk to you," Guardiola demanded as his interlocutor – the Guardian's own Jamie Jackson – momentarily took his eye off the world's most important football manager, who was answering a mildly searching question about his team's performance. This was in reality a non-incident, a five-second blip of irritation from a manager who had just made some very gracious comments about United's players and fans." [From The Guardian.]
What does the awkward Taxi Driver moment have to do with a five-second blip of irritation from a manager ?
Thank you.
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I think it's a reference to a scene in the film Taxi Driver in which the central character says "You talking' to me? " etc. org/wiki/Taxi_Driver (X-rated).
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I think it's a reference to a scene in the film Taxi Driver in which the central character says "You talking' to me? You talking' to me?" etc. There is a full quote at http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Taxi_Driver (X-rated).
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