Crips in cars is a social experiment that celebrates differences.
We chuck two complete strangers in a car and watch them connect through the simple act of conversation.
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[Cell phone message notification]
Darya. Kingsland train station, Silo Park yeah.
I'm only used to driving trucks with 18 gears.
Darya oh yeah yeah Darya where are you? The anticipation is
right up there, it's like can't wait where is she, get her in here right now you know ... you know
what I mean there, whoa!
Hey reckon I could get half of that donut?
No okay yea
Fair call yeah I'm on a diet anyway.
We're getting near the train station
Darya Darya Darya Darya Darya whoo
Hey Darya how are ya, Haere Mai. I'm very very good - hop in!
OK get in here. Okay it's cold out there isn't it?
Yeah absolutely.
You're right there with the seatbelt.
I'm William. William lovely to meet you William Waiirua.
You might recognize me from moves like this and then like that and then like that.
You're not a movie actor?
I've done my own personal like you know I've got a few action movies out myself.
Oh I swear to god, I recognise you from Karate Kid.
I'm not gonna lie to you I've got a bit of ... yeah!
I thought it was Karate Kid he said he did some martial arts.
Where we off to Darya?
Silo park to meet my friends and family.
Ah yes Silo Park to meet friends and whanau.
It's all about friends and whanau Darya, isn't it?
I've got two brothers who live in Christchurch.
Two brothers that live in Chch. Christchurch!
Hey hey hey lower the aggression levels Darya we've only just met.
My first impression was she is just a great ball of energy.
She actually didn't give me a chance to talk
whatsoever which I loved because I'm usually the one that's talking all the
time which was fantastic, just her zest and morale was unbelievable I loved it eh.
Where do you live? I live in Hamilton. I'm in central Hamilton, so I'm flatting.
Oh CH. hey I love the Tron, have you heard
it called the Tron? What's the Tron? They call it Hamiltron.
Guys who think they're cool anyway. So I love your glasses. Do you like mine?You haven't
commented on mine and I'm pretty upset about that. I do, I like pink! Oh you do, you'd better check in the middle
compartment there I've got a little present for you. oh thank you I shall be
stealing them On no those are yours I bought them for you.
You've gotta join me you're gonna put those on with me, they're really going to
boost your morale. You've got to say that too - boost your morale.
yeah I can't see without my original glasses I walk into everything. To be brutally honest I do the same thing too.
I was born in Russia. What, Russia?!
So my mum and dad adopted me, because my birth mum passed away when I was born.
Tell me about your disability. So I'm glad you say that. I was born with fetal alcohol syndrome. What is that?
It's when your mum drinks alcohol when you are in her tummy, and the main sign of feotal alcohol is ADHD.
There's so many but that's the main one.
I'm really curious about your learning disability can you elaborate more on that for me?
My learning disability as that I'm slower than everyone else. Writing wise.
Reading I'm good. These are my reading glasses as well as
my normal glasses, I can't live without them except when I'm sleeping.
Sort of like these ones as well for me I can't live without these as well. But back to you.
Money's not my thing. Money's not your thing?
I'm not very good at maths. Hey give me a high five, neither am I.
So I'm learning slowly. But you're still learning?
I'm graduated Hillcrest High School last year. Oh my god, up high. Up high on the other one.
What things do you enjoy doing?
In my spare time when I'm not working I hang out with my friends.
What do you mean working where do you work?
I work at a gym called life fit at Life Unlimited for people with disabilities.
So I'm a trainer there. Oh you're a trainer? That's so good.
I help people with special needs.
It didn't really seem like a disability well it just seemed like she's just
an everyday person and that's what I loved about it like a she was so good to
talk to it was fantastic, I probably would have loved to do that every day if I could.
Is there more info you could tell me about feotal alcohol? I did a video about it last year.
I got a billion reviews form it. A billion?
A hundred and something reviews.
Oh gee you're getting more than me now.
I do a lot of videos myself so it would be good if you could show me what you did.
Do you have anyone you admire? Like I like Adele, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Lorde who lives here in Auckland.
Be yourself and stay humble, admire, support, so yea!
He has a YouTube page, and he likes Katy Perry and Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran.
He's kind of cute!
I'm trying to figure out the song I like the best. Can you give me a couple of songs?
Turning tables, hello ... That's it [starts singing Adele lyrics]
Do you express yourself like, whenever you can?
Yea I do actually.
OK we'll do the, 'I got the eye of the ... ROAR!'
I love tigers, I so thought she was going to get eaten by hers.
Well knowing KP, cause I know Katy on a personal level
I can call her KP. I call her that, even though I don't know her.
That's her nickname. Same with Taylor Swift I call her Tay-Tay.
Yeah I call her TS. Taylor Swift. Yea.
Almost here.
We're going to be on the fishing pier. I've got a bit of experience on the fishing boat.
I know you weren't asking but thought I'd just throw it in there.
I caught a big snapper. Nearly pulled me in the water it was that big.
We're about to park up Darya, but what a journey it's been. [Yawns] excuse me.
Gee, you're yawning there, are you sick of me already?
No I'm not.
100% there was a lot of chemistry in there.
We were just bouncing together, it felt like I'd know her for a very long time
and it was some of the best chat I've had in a while to be honest.
I've had a fantastic time and I've learned a lot about ya
and about you're disability which has been absolutely fantastic.
And I've learned about you. Yea, 100%.
I've got this present you have to take with you. These are yours forever. Oh, thanks bro.
Put them over there like a necklace, and whoo!
That's it, OK whooo!
I've had an awesome time, get in and give me a big hug. It was nice to meet you.
That was a bit tight actually, quite a tight cuddle I wasn't expecting that.
Hey I do it to my boyfriend, nothing major.
I would do that in a shot, so same time tomorrow?
I said it again in the video, express your feelings. It doesn't matter if you have a disability or not.
Give it a little twirl, and another one. Weee!
Aweosme, let's go.