Comments on: Delhi Scams: It starts at the Airport

By: Ash

Ash — Tue, 17 May 2011 20:02:28 +0000

I went through your writings and your jolly exedition experiences, how? I wanted a Lavelle road coffee day picture where I used to hang out, a google search lead me to your link.

I understand how cheated you must have felt, and the constant stares that follow you whereever you go beacause of your looks. But not everyone is so, In India children at a very young age learn to handle petty cash irrespective of the classes they are brought up with.

Here he really meant to pass you 400 in return.
Its a very very common practice in India.

Especially in the northern parts of India.

If something costs 7INR, and you pay 10INR I would naturally ask you to pay me 2INR in addition if I do not have a 3INR coins to return.
So that I can return back 5INR.

Keep buying veggies and groceries at local stores than fancy malls you will know what I said is true.

But yeah the taxi stuff is right, after all everybody wants to make some money, and if you get cheated its your stupidity. It happens not just in India but all around the world in different forms.

By: jen arun

jen arun — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:37:51 +0000

I totally know what you’re talking about with the sketchy people at the airport. My husband and I were going from the domestic terminal to the international (before the bus to/fro was privatized) and took a taxi. The taxi driver took our Rs. 500 note and on the sly “replaced” it in his hand with a Rs. 100 note, hoping that in the dark taxi, we wouldn’t take notice and just think we had made a mistake. He then told us that we didn’t pay him enough. Thankfully, we were aware of these types of scams and called him on it…and weren’t fooled by him. But, like you said, so many people are. And that’s a shame for a country that has so many good points!

By: Anju

Anju — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:31:20 +0000

I’m always amused at how you find time to write this stuff and even more amused about people interested in reading it.

Have you never been wrapped into the “Singapore Sling” scam :-)