Sir 100rs sir

The cycle rickshaws and the hand pulled rickshaws are no doubt a sight to see.And obv,ppl who see them(other than the ones who regularly uses it) would obviously wana try them.Simply for the joy of it.
I am one of those,who had welcumd the ban on the hand-pulled ones in Calcutta.I mean,its indeed a task.It aint easy for them.ya.ok..wot wil dey do abt the living??i refuse to answer.I wud jst opine abt the ban(talk abt convenience!!)and lukin closely,they are pretty old folks.Its hard jst Lukin them sweat,lukin them catching that one li'l gush of air,that one breath,to take u a step further.Not cool.its kinda the same for cycle rickshaws as well.They are no doubt cheap.they are slow.And as one american,with whom we were for a coupla months had once commented "The bad roads,the slow traffic is hitting the productivity of your country."
Point taken.
Last issue abt the 'on-your-back' travel.You cant really refuse the money they ask you after the end of the ride.Heaving,gasping,panting:"Sir, 100rs sir".I can give,can afford and to think of it,the upslopes were really too much,to a point,where i had asked if i shud get down.
He got wot he askd.And me wasnt a happy man.And it wasnt abt the 100.
Guess,it was the 'out-of-sympathy' rupee earning methods that either the passengers promote or the drivers adopt.