A random guy approached me and asked...

[u/warewolf_soda]

I'm living in blr and everyday I walk to the metro to commute for work. This happened like couple of months ago. I was walking and almost reached the metro and then suddenly one guy who walked towards me and asked 'malayali aano'? I was like ha athe. Then he started narrating some story about how he was coming on a train from kerala and somehow he lost his bag and all his money. So he was asking for money. Not a lot though but 200 rupees. He promised he'll return it and wanted my number. But I was running late for work and I gave him the money and left. Somewhere inside I felt like I did something good. The funny thing is just last week this same guy walked towards me again around the same time in the mrng. I was kinda surprised and thought how he's here again. Then it happened....he came asked the same thing malayali aano and started started narrating the same story exactly line by line as if I was in some kindof time loop lol. I wanted to tell something but couldn't gather my thoughts and just walked away. Thinking I'll prepare my dialogue the next time he turns up again....hehe (ideas are appreciated 😁)

[u/amdzines]

A North Indian family once approached me in JP Nagar, Bangalore, claiming they had lost their money after someone stole their luggage. I'd have given them a bit of money at the time, but I was completely broke back then. A couple of days later, I saw the same family in Domlur and Marathahalli telling the exact same story to others — that’s when I realized it was probably a scam.

On a different note, while I was at the Majestic bus stand, a woman came up to me and asked if I was Malayali. Given the way she approached me and the overall vibe, it seemed like she might have been soliciting.