Sunday 2 October 2011
Stealing
So I'm going down Regent St. and there's that douche bag, with two girls, flagging me down. As I stop he says they want to go there and there but can only give me a tenner. I thank them politely and advise him to keep his tenner for later. Off I go. I keep going slowly down the road. By Piccadilly Circus a rickshaw passes me by. There they are, all three, and that smartass smiles at me triumphantly, nods towards that Bangladeshi rider who's carrying them and says: "You see - he went for a tenner!" "You are a tight cunt and he's just silly!" - I answer quickly. And then that Asian lad turns around, looks at me askew and asks: "Stealing?! What am I stealing?!?"
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I've heard a lot about bangladeshis not charging enough for lifts, getting lost easily, or getting ripped off by customers and generally fucking things up for everyone. I think it's partially cultural (they feel they're lowly "rickshaw wallars") and partially because a lot of the new Bangladeshi riders will hang out with other new Bangladeshis instead of the more pro/experienced top earning riders who can show them the ropes and teach them the right and wrong ways to do things. 10 quid lifts are rainy tuesday business.
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