Surviving India with Krystal--Rickshaw Drivers

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Anyone travelling to India on a budget will soon discover the joys of travelling via rickshaw.

"Joys."

My experience with the auto drivers can be summarized quite simply.

"You need auto ma'am?? Auto??"

"Haan auto to....(insert destination)... How much?"

"Theek hai, ok ok 250 rupees."

Now any foreigner not living in India and working off Indian salrary will think: "250 rupees?! Thats only $5 USD!!! Awesome! "

Krystal, however is not one of those foreigners with American dollars. So here is how my conversations generally go:

"250 Rupees!!! Nay Nay its 30 Rupees distance."

"Ma'am 250 rupees."

"Nay nay 50 rupees bes."

Auto driver attempts to haggle for several minutes. I start to walk away in search of another Auto.

"Ok ok ma'am 70 rupees." (And of course after getting into the auto and driving away for five minutes the Auto driver says simply half way to destination: Oooohhh? That (insert destination)??...100 rupees.)



And the moral of the story is: Even if you speak like an Indian, haggle like an Indian and get paid like an Indian...Blonde hairs will equal more than double the normal Indian rates...EVERY TIME.

Please check out my website: https://www.kryskolumbustravel.com

Also: www.krystal-kelly.com

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