Transportation

Rickshaws

I am working on mastering the art of aquiring a rickshaw to take me to Iway to use the internet. The first few times I tried were confusing. First you call them by waving underhand, if you wave wrong, thats very flirty (in a scandalous way). Then, we ask the man to take us to Iway or on the way home, the Nala (that's the name of the sewage filled stream by our house). The man then says "Huh" and does a head shrug/bobble. Although it appears that he is confused, "Huh" and the head bobble mean yes. For whatever reason, the drivers don't like to stop where we asked them to, so we say "Bhaya baas" (brother stop). Sometimes he stops and other times he has a very delayed reaction as we franticlly yell at him to stop. Today I found out we're supposed to tap him on the shoulder when we want to stop. Why couldn't someone have told me that 2 weeks ago?

Tempos
These are auto-rickshaws. They look kind of like a carrage or a golf cart. It has a bench in front for the driver, and in the back there are 2 benches faceing eachother. It's most comfortable to have only 6 people in the back (3 on each side), but it is possible to fit 8 small people, or more if people sit on laps, but then there is the head bumping issue. You see, the roads are bumpy. Some drivers are good at easing the tempo over the bigger bumps. Some drivers are not so good, which results in us bashing our heads on the sealing, and then yelping as we land back in our seats. It's a rather unpleasent experience...