Jodhpur. I arrived late in the afternoon around 3pm, dropped off by the bus again to a hoard of autorickshaw vulture. Seams the bus has a trend of leaving people at last stop nowhere near the city but somewhere in between and these rickshaw drivers knew that they would have business everytime a bus arrive. Even worst when they spot a foreigner like me their eyes lights up like fireworks.
This time I was prepared although hungry I knew where the hostel was around 3km from where I was dropped off. Google map was marked and I had leverage of daytime with me.
How much to Zostel …. (Zostel is a chain Hostel in Rajasthan State in India)
I have better hotel he said … good room, restaurant, view bla bla bla …
I have booking … how much to Zostel ….
150 rupee sir … very good price
NO !
It is very far sir … 150 rupee is a good price
NO …. shaking my head Indian style now ....
How much ?
NO .... shaking my head and laughing like a crazy person
Ok 120 rupee come lets go
NO … I know where the hostel is … its only 3km that way ….
OK best price 80 rupee ….
Nope …. No way …. I would pay at most 30 to 40 rupee only
Impossible sir …. 80 is the minimum … its IMPOSSIBLE to be lower than that ….
Ok since its impossible I will walk …. ( I buckle up my backpack and started walking )
Wait wait …. Ok sir … Indian price … 50 rupee … this is Indian price …
NO …. Dun waste my time … I’ll walk …. ( All the while thinking how could the impossible 80 rupee became 50 rupee )
10 steps later
OK come …
40 rupee ??
Yes yes .. come
Somehow I feel I have won … but also wondering if I could have gotten it cheaper ….
Traveled on : Aug 2015
This time I was prepared although hungry I knew where the hostel was around 3km from where I was dropped off. Google map was marked and I had leverage of daytime with me.
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| Blur City of Jodhpur - India |
I have better hotel he said … good room, restaurant, view bla bla bla …
I have booking … how much to Zostel ….
150 rupee sir … very good price
NO !
It is very far sir … 150 rupee is a good price
NO …. shaking my head Indian style now ....
How much ?
NO .... shaking my head and laughing like a crazy person
Ok 120 rupee come lets go
NO … I know where the hostel is … its only 3km that way ….
OK best price 80 rupee ….
Nope …. No way …. I would pay at most 30 to 40 rupee only
Impossible sir …. 80 is the minimum … its IMPOSSIBLE to be lower than that ….
Ok since its impossible I will walk …. ( I buckle up my backpack and started walking )
Wait wait …. Ok sir … Indian price … 50 rupee … this is Indian price …
NO …. Dun waste my time … I’ll walk …. ( All the while thinking how could the impossible 80 rupee became 50 rupee )
10 steps later
OK come …
40 rupee ??
Yes yes .. come
Somehow I feel I have won … but also wondering if I could have gotten it cheaper ….
Traveled on : Aug 2015
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