If a rider exhibits disrespectful, threatening, or unsafe behaviour, they, too, may no longer be able to use the service. It writes: 'An Uber trip should be a good experience for drivers too – drivers shouldn’t have to deal with aggressive, violent, or disrespectful riders.
The company describes the relationship between driver and passenger as a 'two-way street.' Uber explains how ratings are graded in a blog post on their site. In most other countries the company will also comply. In the course of the following several months, an edit featuring the ironic heralding of the title character as a gay icon appeared on Tumblr (shown below, left). On April 16th, 2017, stills from the scene were created as a template on Meme Generator. In the UK, Uber is legally obliged to provide passenger score information when requested. The scene didn't begin becoming a notable meme until several years later. 'I’ve not been abusive at all so the only thing I can put it down to is the fact that we are a gay couple. Littauer, who hails from south London and often travels with his other half, says he's not been out of order or behaved 'inappropriately' while travelling with the service. He told the paper that a driver explained that 'anything under a rating of 4 was a bit scary.' The premise is simple: They curate a great collection of way-too-relatable memes from both Twitter and Insta, as well as creating their own original memes. Littauer, CEO for a services company, tells the Evening Standard that he thinks he's the victim of homophobia and that's the only possible reason why his rider rating is so low.