To start off my innings on ILAND, lemme post an experience of mine... I had posted this a few months back on an internal blog...

This was some 2 years ago. I was near MG Road(Bangalore) and was
lokking to get back home. Twas around 7pm. So, I decided to take an
auto..... So....Waved my hand to stop one*I was about to get in*
Autowala: Yellige saar... /*Meaning: Where To?*/
Me: RT Nagar
Autowala: Illa Sir /*No*/
Me: Huh *Gets off and wave at another auto*

Me: RT Nagar
Autowala: 70 rupees hoga sir
Me:*With an irritated look on my face* Yeh Auto ka daam nahi poochaa
Autowala: Nahi saab, 70 rupees.. aana hai to aaao.
Me: Nahi jaana... *Now a more irritated look
*Now 3rd Auto arrives*
Me: RT Nagar
Autowala: 1 and half dena saab..
Me: Arey kyon 1 and half?
Autowala: Vahaan se khaali aana padegaa boss.
Me: Nahi

*4th Auto arrives*
*5th Auto arrives*
*6th, 7th, 8th Autos come and go* *Same story every time
*Finally 9th Auto Arrives.. By this time it was already half an hour after the first auto came*
Me: RT Nagar
Autowala: Saab one and half rupees deneka
Me: Arey kyon yaar, RT Nagar kyaa Mysore mein hai kyaa....
Autowala: one and half nahi to nahi jaayegaa
Me: Ok Chalooo *What the hell???**With me inside, the Auto started moving*
Me: Aap log sab aise kyon ho?
Autowala: bhai saab vahaan se khaali aana padthaa hai *Now I've heard that before*
Me: arey yeh RT Nagar, jangal ke andar nahi hai jee.. *Silence for some time and then we near RT Nagar*
Autowala: Saab RT Nagar mein kidhar?
Me: errrrr.. Police Station ke paas
Autowala: Police Station ke paas, kidhar saab?
Me: Aap chalao mein bataaoongaa...*Keeps on driving till we near the Police station
Autowala: Saab... Straight yah left?
Me: Wahaan *Poiting to the police station
Autowala: *Looks back with a priceless ex-pression on his face* Kahaan saaaaab
Me: Station ke saamne*He stops in fron of the police station.. Meter showed 35 rupees or so.*
Me: Ab kitna loge?
Autowala: Kyaa saab... One and Half bola thaa naa.
Me: Woh to tab bola... Ab kitna bolta hai?
Autowala: Saab 50 rupees diyo saab...
Me: Ek minute andar jaake aata hoon..
Autowala: Saab.. kidhar jaaraha hai saab...
Me: Nahi tumhe 50 chaahiye naa. abhi aayaa *n started walkin into the police station compound*
Autowala:
*Stopping me* Saab aap 35 do saab.. Mein jaata hoon.. *I give him 35
bucks.. n he packs off in full speed.. n must have been cursing me*