ABusinessTripABusinessTripABusinessTripOnabusinesstriptoIndia,acolleagueofminearrivedattheairportinDilhi.Hetookataxitohishotel,wherehewasgreetedbyhishospitableIndianhost.ThecabdriverrequestedtheequivalentofeightdollarsU.S.forthefare,whichseemedreasonable,somyfriendhandedhimthemoney.Butthehostgrabbedthebillsandinitiatedaverbalassaultuponthecabby,callinghimaworthlessparasiteandadisgracetotheircountryfortryingtooverchargevisitors.Thehostthrewhalftheamountatthedriverandtoldhimnevertoreturn.Asthetaxispedoff,thehostgavetheremainingbillstomycolleagueandaskedhimhowhistriphadbeen."Fine,"thebusiness-manreplied,"untilyouchasedthecabawaywithmyluggageinthetrunk."出差旅行我的一个同事去印度出差。他抵达迪尔黑机场，就搭出租车到宾馆。好客的`印度主人在那里迎接他。出租车司机索要相当于八美元的费用。我朋友觉得似乎是合理价格，就把钱给了他。但迎客主人一把抓过那钱钞，对出租司机大骂不止，称他是一文不值的寄生虫，并说他企图宰国外来客，真是丢尽了他们国家的面子。他把钱钞的半数扔给司机，告诉他永远别再回来。出租司机一踩油门跑掉了。主人把剩下的钱还给我的同事，问他旅途如何。“很好，”这位商人回答，“只是你把出租车赶跑了，我的行李还在车箱里。”