Developing an obsession with the yellow bumble-bee taxi cabs. The drivers are a mixed bag (as with anywhere in the world). There are various techniques you can use to persuade them to use the metre. About 1 in 3 will do so willingly, otherwise it’s bribery and flattery to avoid white-girl rates. Most are baffled when I ask to get where I’m going in Bengali. The others will generally succumb to the promise of “meter plus extra”