Couched as a reminiscence by the village hack driver and matchmaker (Barry Fitzgerald), this lyrical ballad is long on lavish greenery and whimsical, theatrical faces (as well as the conscience and the iron will that they conceal).
At night, with the dealerships closed, Drivers Village felt vast and lonely.
A group of about thirty people had assembled in the cavernous interior of Drivers Village, a cluster of adjoined auto dealerships.
The mall had been resuscitated by a born-again car salesman whose political sympathies inclined him to let the Commons, as the interior corridors of Drivers Village are known, be put to revolutionary use.
In Ratnal, a prosperous village of truck drivers and farmers that was flattened by the earthquake, clusters of elderly men in white turbans, women in the traditional mirrored and embroidered dress of the region and young workers taking a day off lined the road for a glimpse of Mr. Clinton.
"Tourists call this place Banana Village," explained our driver helpfully, gesturing towards huge plantations.
UK manager Gordon Steer, said: "Nepal is 'open for business' but trekking is down, which has had a knock-on effect – from porters in small villages to taxi drivers in Kathmandu and restaurants seeing less business.
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A harrowing sectarian war has spread across the Syrian city of Homs this month, with supporters and opponents of the government blamed for beheadings, rival gangs carrying out tit-for-tat kidnappings, minorities fleeing for their native villages, and taxi drivers too fearful of drive-by shootings to ply the streets.
For years it was a normal routine in traffic courts in towns and villages across New York State: Drivers would negotiate at the courthouse with the state trooper or the local police officer who cited them for moving violations to reduce the charge.
On the scene, she made sure that supplies were distributed equitably, and commanded village chiefs and truck drivers alike.
