Gabriel Menezes (?) wrote > Fred, > > In this case, I am afraid you are not quite correct. > > A case in point is a Goan friend of mine has a very > European-looking daughter (fair, blue-eyes). She > was touring with her parents in New Delhi et al, and > wherever they went, she was being charged the > 'foreign' fares whereas the parents were being > charged the 'domestic' fares. > > Goans, especially of the older variety, do not > speak Hindi very well, and wherever they went outside Goa, they were hard put to explain that the > 'firangi'-looking teenager was their own daughter. > They have since moved to Tasmania (Australia), and I > got their story when I met them at the airport in > Bombay a few years ago. > > And you know my own experience in Bangalore ...
Mario replies: Why was your friend with the 'firangi'-looking teenager expecting to get the domestic fares reserved for Indian nationals? It is discriminatory but legal to charge non-nationals and non-residents "foreign" rates in India. If you are getting the lower rate because you are masquerading as a "national" and they happen to check your passport they will fine you for having a "Indian national" ticket. > >
