Aarti Sethi once guided me on the art of negotiating with an auto walla. I have used her approach but once but with supreme satisfaction. If any auto walla refused to turn on the meter and offered Aarti an outrageous price, she would look at him and say, "Mere sir peh kya gadha likha hai?" (that is, "Do I have donkey written on my forehead?" except it is way ruder in Hindi and therefore precise.)
The one time I approached the matter as per Aarti's direction, I had one jaw-dropped auto wallah and peals of laughter by bystanders in the vicinity. A docile facade can be wonderful sometimes.
The one time I approached the matter as per Aarti's direction, I had one jaw-dropped auto wallah and peals of laughter by bystanders in the vicinity. A docile facade can be wonderful sometimes.
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