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DateSaturday, January 27, 2007 at 06:15PM

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Pretty pooch on Khader Nawaz Khan RoadI’ve learned that the auto-rickshaw drivers of Chennai are tenacious hagglers. Unlike rickshaw- and taxi-wallahs in Mumbai, these guys don’t use the fare meters and quote exorbitant fares. However, the haggling is all good-natured and each driver wished me “Happy Pongal” (the upcoming Tamil Hindu holiday) as I disembarked. Unfortunately some of my haggling today was for naught, as two places I tried to go to weren’t even open. Ended up shopping for myself, buying two tops at Fab India.

AuthorJoyatri | Comment1 Comment |

Reader Comments (1)

Dear Joellen, Delighted to read your entries and am sorry I did not see them till today. Was even more delighted to see your street dog photo on Khader Nawaz Khan Road - the notched right ear clearly visible means the dog has been spayed/neutered and vaccinated by the Blue Cross.

It was wonderful seeing all of you and my major regret is that I did not have the time to get to know all of you better.

Chinny
February 13, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterChinny Krishna

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