Originally Posted by
travelmad478
Wow, that stinks. In my 12 years of traveling in India, I've never had this sort of thing happen, but that may be because I am a naturally suspicious person and tend to reflexively refuse anyone in an airport that comes up to me asking if I want a taxi.
Same here.
Originally Posted by
snod08
Sorry you had this trouble. I always take pride in telling people that India is pretty safe to travel for foreigners....and then I hear these scams. Such a shame.
Me too!
Originally Posted by
Mr. Bean
Knowing the language is a big help, as are grains of salt. The first isn't always possible, but you should be very skeptical of solicitations of any sort (i.e., not just for taxis).
Yes, the language bit can completely throw them out of whack, once you hit them hard with it!
