Driving Lessons Australian Style Poem by Modi ...

My house has seen many students come and go
Many nationalities have been a joy to know
Min liked to live his life really Chinese
English often brought him to his knees.
A week before travelling for a Christmas break
He announced driving lessons he would take.
I suggested seven days may not be enough time
But he was confident that he was able and in his prime.

He said “a Chinese instructor I will engage'
This statement put me in quite a rage.
I told him his teacher he would surely understand
But the test examiner on the other hand
Was likely to be a “fair dinkum” Australian guy
And this would make the test a very difficult try!
I said “No matter how well you learn to drive
The language barrier you may not survive! ”

The fee for the test was paid and a date was set
Min was confident his licence he would get.
He set off in the morning of the appointed day
I wished him luck and waved him away.
When he came back
His face was quite black
“I couldn’t understand what the man said? ” he wailed
Min was very angry, the test he had failed.