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Delhi is a city of cons...Recently I saw this film called 99, which presented the stereotypes of Delhi in a comic way..Things like every girl in Delhi is either Pooja or Neha, things about "Dailli Maitro"...about the cons.I had been conned so many times in just one month there.They arent like the goons in Bihar ,where they'll kill you if you dont give them money and/or your belongings,they are more sophisticated, and have really worked on their skills.

While doing this internship in ESPN in Delhi, I went home on a weekend to Allahabad.Had a nice stay there.This incident happened after I reached Delhi.

At New Delhi Railway Station, I was waiting in my auto for the driver to come back..Thats when this old lady , decently dressed in a salwar suit came to me.She stared at me and I smiled back. She came forward ,took a pin and a small paper with the tricolour printed on it and stuck it on my shirt.I was like, " Is it the Independence day, already??"....I didnt know why she did that..Then she said ,"Bete....Hum garib anaath bacchon ke liye yeh anaathaalay banaa rahe hai, uske liye chanda collect karna hai...Kuch paise do aur desh ki seva karo".

I have been fooled before in this city of cons.So I started thinking of reasons why I cant give her money. Then I finally said," Aunty khulle nahi hai"....She replied,"Main deti hoon na".....I thought ,I can afford ten rupees for sure...So I gave a fifty rupee note and asked for 40 rupees....

She said ," Thank you bete"......................And left....And yes i didnt get the 40 bucks back