Advice needed regarding friend scamming me and other friends

"Scamming"? "Gouging" ? those are strong words for what is essentially petty behaviour. Though I don't condone this kind of chindi-giri, you must evaluate whether your friendship is true or one just out of convenience, and whether it is truly worth getting pissed off over what? a few hundred/thousand rupees?

One of my really good friends from undergrad used to go around, asking all of us for pocket change (1-2 rupee coins) which he used to pay off his cigarette debts. Dumb petty shit, but still a fine guy. As I've grown older I've realized genuine friendships are more important than a certain amount of money (everyone has a number, and the number changes as we grow).

As an exercise, when your mom is not around, ask your dad how much money he has "lent" to a friend when they were in a tough spot. Chances are that 400 rupees would sound like a rounding-off error.

Perspective and priorities my friend, perspective and priorities.

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