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IN NEW YORK CITY WHEN YOU ASK YOUR DOORMAN TO GET A
CAB, HE GOES OUT NEAR A BUSY STREET AND WAVES A
FLASHLIGHT UP AND DOWN. IN SOME PLACES THE DOORMAN
TURNS ON A RED LIGHT ON THE CORNER OF THE BUILDING
WHICH BRINGS A CAB.
Where learned: NEW YORK CITY ; DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Instructions Directions SPEECH -- To Be Seen |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN