Here in Chennai

I don't know what to think about India. I'm confused about what I've seen and frustrated about what I've been through in 3 short days. I had a great day on the first day and even yesterday was good. But today through me off -- especially when our rickshaw driver demanded a lot of money from us, we refused, he got so angry that he hit a little beggar boy - the boy was trying to sell us qtips.. i didn't want any so for the first time since being in any country, I gave him some money to just have him leave us... before he left, the rickshaw driver lashed out for no reason, hitting the boy. The poor boys stuff fell all over the road. When he went to pick it up, the rickshaw driver hit him again. By that time, we were furious. We offered the rickshaw driver our money (a lot less than he wanted) and he said no, so we walked away after helping the little boy pick up his things. The boy was crying and I don't think the image is ever going to leave my mind. He was so upset. We gave him some money but he was walking away sobbing. It was one of, if not the, meanest things I have ever seen. We went back into the mall and went out a different exit to avoid our rickshaw drivers. They refused the money from us so they never got paid. It's been a crazy day.

Things like this cause me not to like Chennai. I know I shouldn't generalize - but it's so hard not to. Many of the people here are only after your money. That's all for now - tomorrow I leave for a village stay so I hope it changes my mind about everything.