Monday, August 14, 2006

 

Mumbhai is the mean place...

Let me get it off my chest immediately…I hate Mumbai. There, I’ve said it. No going back on that now!

My pet peeves against the city:

  1. It is ugly – Really really ugly. No offence to the PYTs in Colaba and Bandra, I am only referring to the city. It seems like Asian Paints and all the other paint companies do zero business in this city. I don’t really blame the people, with real estate prices as they are in Mumbai, I am sure no one has any money left to paint the goddamn building!!
  2. It is crowded – I don’t mind crowds. But, Mumbai is abnormal. The city smells of people. This is something I have never noticed in any other city. Even on the beach front, no smells from the sea. Sorry. Coz, there are about enough people to fill a few small countries. In about 100 square meters of land. And as you may have noticed, most people don’t smell all that good.
  3. The weather – Just bad. Year round. Period.
  4. Distances – You are at Place A. You need to go to Place B. Chances are that you will use 3 or more modes of transport, change 4 or more times and get lost at least a couple of times. Yeah, and you will also spend the small matter of 2 hours (if you want to do it on a shoestring) or 200 bucks. Choose your evil.

But all said and done, I have met more people who like Mumbai (freaks!!) than those who don’t (my soulmates). Which proves that the world is getting crazier by the minute.

PS: "Bangalore also sucks" is not a retort to this post.

PPS: No offence to anyone I know in Mumbai...you guys rock man! (don't wanna piss you guys off and miss out on free beer the next time I am there)



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