Yesterday I did something which I shouldn't have. I travelled without ticket on metro. Things like this give a bad name to Indian tourist. But kya karoon the que was unbelieveably long and we were getting late for office party. My colleagues, who had tickets, would have left me on metro station.
Another important incident was the taxi ride back from the party mentioned in the first paragraph. Taxi drivers are the same wherever you go. The guy took me on the longest route possible from the party venue to the hotel and what was supposed to be just 15-minute ride turned out to be an hour long. It wasn't even very late, just 10.15 pm and I landed at hotel at 11.15 pm and had to pay the hefty bill in spite of knowing that the jerk had taken me for a ride.
It was scary to say the least and I was on the phone with the husband the entire time. I even made the cab driver talk to the hotel reception twice but he still remained lost, which is when the intentions were clear. I am by nature extremely cautious person so I had given the cab number to a colleague staying in a different hotel but even then super scary.
What conclusion do you draw from the two incidents...tourists will try to get away with teeny weeny things and the cab drivers will fleece them as much as possible. Lol.
Another important incident was the taxi ride back from the party mentioned in the first paragraph. Taxi drivers are the same wherever you go. The guy took me on the longest route possible from the party venue to the hotel and what was supposed to be just 15-minute ride turned out to be an hour long. It wasn't even very late, just 10.15 pm and I landed at hotel at 11.15 pm and had to pay the hefty bill in spite of knowing that the jerk had taken me for a ride.
It was scary to say the least and I was on the phone with the husband the entire time. I even made the cab driver talk to the hotel reception twice but he still remained lost, which is when the intentions were clear. I am by nature extremely cautious person so I had given the cab number to a colleague staying in a different hotel but even then super scary.
What conclusion do you draw from the two incidents...tourists will try to get away with teeny weeny things and the cab drivers will fleece them as much as possible. Lol.
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