THIS IS THE GENERAL VIEW ON TIPPING TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY MUCH PART OF UR EXISTENCE.THATS WHAT THESE FOLKS THINK OFF.
(I had no choice but to write here under this restaurant heading. Please excuse me if you have been misled.)
Hi guys! Its Diwali time and lots of fun?.designer clothes, mithai, crackers and festive upbeat too?
But how can you forget its?THE GREAT BAKSHEESH TIME TOO?(Giving Tips to the most wanted people in our life).
This is a v common feature in Mumbai. Come Diwali, You have hordes of new faces asking you for a special Bakshish for the services rendered throughout the year!
Whether you live in post Malabar Hill or suburbs of Andheri-Vileparle, groups of people who run your essential services gather to get their share.
1.THE GAS CYLINDER WALA: He thinks He is God and you probably can?t survive without him. Apart from the regular tipping he gets every time he lifts the cylinder, he wants a big share this time. Then u start bargaining and finally strike a deal. OH! Phew! Chutkara paya.
2.POST-MAN: Gone are the days when Daakiya Daak laya, exam ka results laya. In the age of courier and Internet, where do these people erupt? Like Dormant Volcanoes, they surface during Diwali and demand Baksheesh?
You give him Rs 100 and he refuses point blank. Kya sahab, hum(read our group members) to Dus log hain, isse kya hoga? Toda bada do?.
Teek hai, ye lo .ab to khush!
3.TELEGRAPH WALA: Guys, Don?t laugh, they have tormented me too. If my mother was away, then beti, why don?t u give? But I don?t get any telegrams at all?
To kya hua, Telegraph dept to hai?.?Oh noooooo!
4.TELEPHONE WALA: MTNL guys don?t lag behind too. All the families of Pandeys
will appear and then u don?t want to get into a brawl. Fear of telephone lines being dead?.that to during Diwali when u wish ur near and dear ones. Thank God, Cellular companies don?t send their guys for this.
5.SWEEPER: Building ka kachra is always there and u don?t know who the sweeper is. Never mind of not cleaning the clogged drains or even washing stairs during Diwali, these guys surely know how to get their share too?.
6.KAAMWALI BAI(MAID): How can u do without her? She is in charge of ur house=jaadu, pocha, bartan, kapda, khana?.the list is endless?.
The baksheesh is hold ur breath?.one month?s salary, saree, sweets, clothes for kids, husband?heee!
What if she doesn?t turn up to clean the vessels and the mess once the party is over?
U are petrified and make her khush!
7.BAHADUR(WATCHMAN):All the Nepalese sport the same name. The Gurkha
Raj is here and u can?t escape him too.
Haan, this is quite familiar when he does not turn up to open the gates to bring the car inside the compound, he is never to put on the motor pump nor he is available when hawkers/salesmen walk straight to ur door.
8.LONG FORGOTTEN FACES: Now these are those guys who turn up year after year though u might have used their services some ages back.They are the famous PLUMBER, PAINTER, CARPENTER, ELECTRICIAN, MASON WHO LAID THE MARBLE/GRANITE?.
U end up tipping so many that Diwali makes u a TOTAL DIWALA?
Comments are welcome and also ur experience during Diwali too.
Again, I wish you truckloads of Diwali Wishes.
Rajni
P.S. Regarding advice, just pack ur bags for 2 months from the scene!