Dreams ----bollywood----ambanis -----nightlife . The place where india growth story is seen before your very eyes . Yes mumbai is all that and more ......
Then why like Antonys speech when Caesar is dead I say mumbai is not for the dreamy ? . Fellow Romans my dear countrymen read on ........for I came " to bury Caesar not to praise him ":)
Mumbai was cool . Many years ago this very place was where all the jobless people came from all over india and many of them got a job , many of them got to go abroad from here , etc . That time india inc didnt have this shining economy and all those who wanted to come up by working hard there was only one place -----Mumbai . Life was tough , but in the end they had a job , had some money and could look up in life not only at the tall buildings but "growth" .
Come the 21 st century . Times have changed a lot .Delhi , Chennai , Calcutta , Hyderabad, Bangalore , Cochin...... places have come out highly developed with jobs , infrastructure , comforts of life . And where did mumbai go . It became more and more congested , real estate prices skyrocketed , some of its people started getting attitude problem "marathi " though the "outsiders " created prosperity to the island city . They started chasing away the "north indians " .
Real estate rents skyrocketed . For a decent flat 50, 000-1 lakh and people in other cities ask are yoy renting or buying . And at this rent you dont get a bunglow but an apartment in a congested locality . At this rent many comparable places in india will get you mansions in posh localities or even in foreign countries . In mumbai its not the rent but what value you get for that rent that sucks .
. Recently I went to bangalore another city . It may not be a metro but compare in anything it comes numero uno . even their traffic which my friends told is bad is not as bad as mumbai . Mumbai is 24 hour traffic jam while this city is during peak hours. And banglaoreans call traffic jam bad and realize it as a problem while mumbai people are proud of everything mumbai including their traffic jams . Mumbaikers are proud of everything mumbai I think it is head inside sand like an ostrich .
I thought only Mumbai had great food from all over the world but you go to bangalore you get all good food at half the rates .I was stunned when may restaurant bills came so low compared to what I pay in mumbai . In mumbai you pay for the high real estate price even in food .
Public transport ------ its great ----electric trains , taxis , autos . hats off to the autos and taxis they dont fleece you I agree but their trains are a nightmare . Disagree ---you get into one to know how to feel in a mixie . and daily 10 people gets crushed in that rush . But still amchi mumbai is great .
One thing I agree average mumbaiker is polite . But recently I have noticed an attitude problem ---- this "marathi " superiority complex to put it bluntly . And I can only sympathize with these people who go after some of their politicians who spread this complex to get their vote bank .
In mumbai there are only 2 classes ----the ultrarich and ultrapoor . The middle clas and even the rich is sidelined . They commute 4-5 hours on the road, train and reach home exhausted stay in distant apartments .
Last but not the least ------some of you may be thinking is this the same guy who wrote positively about mumbai a few months back . Yes thats me but time and more experiences make one change ones opinion .
So fellow Romans my countrymen please comment and rate this review