Ariza | Hyderabad | 26 June 2011, 8:45am
What would we do without the genorosity of kind autodrivers? They who accept to take us around the city sometimes dropping us right at our house. If you have luggage to tug around they might even help you out by carrying your luggage with you. IN THE SAME AUTO! So what if they charge a modest fee for these services, you musnt mistake this to be business, it is public service for a fee!
Many of us misunderstand auto drivers. Take for instance this incident I saw yesterday.
Four foreigners come out of a famous institute in Hyderabad. They look around and approach a line of autos in an auto stand. One kind man is busy with his gutka, a pre-occupation that is of singular importance. The girls (didnt I mention these foreigners were girls!) wait for him to finish the ritual of crushing the gutka and placing the powder between his stained teeth. He then agrees to listen to them and replies with a number. The girls look shocked. They approach another man in the line. At this the first man, his sensitivity hurt screams to his peers who laugh. Those mild natured foreigners are worried. They unnecessarily sense trouble and begin to move away. A beggar approaches the auto-driver. He directs him to the foreigners - rich bastards that they are. Last I saw the girls were being chased away by our insistent beggars.
Such avoidable misunderstanding! Why dont passengers see that the "for-hire" on the auto is just a legal necessity. No one, not the government, nor the legal system takes it seriously. Then why do passengers? Why assume such a thing and get hurt? It is best to petition the kind autodrivers. The exchange should be something like this:
"Kind sir Autodriver... Is it ok if I approach you?"
"Sure"
"Sir Owner of the yellow automotive, thy vehicle is all powerful. Kings Pay obsequiousness to it... knights in time past would die to ride such a powerful creature... your kindness is immeasurable.”
“Such is true. That is why everyone from Balakrishna to Rajnikanth has portrayed us.”
“Kind sir... could I be bold enough to ride in this yellow chariot. I wish to go to the secunderabad station.”
“Isnt it a little out of my way?”
“Of-course it is... dear sir... but off-course it is.... such imprudence on my part. Thy exalted feet could not possibly stray towards such bourgeois locations. No. Never.”
At this, like with every conversation with an auto-driver, you must bow and walk away. Take care never to show him your back. If you are lucky, he will call you.
Blessed be our autodrivers.
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Love it ....couldn't stop smiling at work :)