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by colanderman 3191 days ago
Agreed, "I drive a black cab" would be much clearer for us Yanks. I assumed it was a race thing too.
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Would you be OK with me asking you to avoid using a standard U.S. English phrase so it's clearer for us Brits?

"Black cab driver" is part of our lexicon. It carries a lot of cultural meaning, and it's always phrased like that. You briefly misunderstood it as race-related, then you learned what it means. I don't see a reason to change anything.

Yes, I would be OK with that.