accept the fact, we’re staying in the most disgusting, filthy and rudest city ever heard of.

dont come up with bullcrap like ‘oh, after the flood i was helped byt this this, or oh after riots so and so’

understand that even animals help each otehr in times of crisis. we’re humans, learn humanity first, and learn to help in normal times, that will distinguish you.

*another unnecessary expletive removed* -GG

In its own way, Mumbai is a polite and helpful city. The city teaches people to mind your own business, to work hard to put food on the table, and how to achieve some respect. If you don’t MYOB in Mumbai, you’re punched and disgraced. If you don’t work hard, you’ll be living in the slums in about a month. If you obey these Bombay guidelines, you earn respect and you survive.

Also, Mumbai is one of the most helpful cities. Once, a car spinned out of control and hit a light pole. The nearby crowd rushed to the driver’s aid and immediately helped him get out of the car and into an ambulance. When a fire broke out, the people didn’t run, but instead did their level best to help put it out.

The people of Mumbai also has civil sense and logic. People spend wisely and achieve tasks in the best and easiest way.

This survey of Reader’s Digest is conceited and absurd. As a Mumbai-ite, I will ignore this email, calm any angry fellow towsppeople, and get on with my life.

bombay has a heart. and a much larger one than nyc.
i’ve lived in bombay for a mere 3 years, but i wouldn’t dream of living anywhere else. and there’s something too cool for words about bombay.

most foreigners should try there hand at travelling on the virar fast or kalyan slow. there’s no getting away from the fact that comfort level is minimal, and a minimum amount of jostling is essential. but it’s 100% reliable. you are sure to get to your destination in 1 piece. without getting murdered or knived. and in the morning, ask the bombayite which train uv gotta take from where, and he’ll take out time to direct you to the platform. try that on the nyc subway. new yorkers will simply curse you under their breath and catch their train. on the subway train it gets even worse. abusive graffiti greets you aboard the train. at least in bombay people don’t do stuff like that, eh.

remove bombay off the map of india and half our GDP will go along with it. bombay is the lifeline of india.

from my experience here, i’ve learnt one thing. bombayites help others when they are in need and move on with life. if you are truly lost, they’ll direct you. but they won’t open the door if both your hands are intact. monsoon 2005?? in my opinion, that’s fair enough. after all it’s a city on the move, and so are the people.

bombay has experienced communal riots in 93, not to add the 7/11 blasts. but the city’s always managed to get a grip on itself. it has not treaded along the path that ahmedabad chose to take, has it?? nope. people go to office, live together, work together. if some nutters decide to break a mosque or two, bombayites do not descend to the level of smashing a temple. and vice-versa.

so there you go. bombay is a city on the move. a dynamic, cosmopolitain, 24 hour city. it’s where dreams b’come reality. i hope that if you’ve not been to bombaiyya yet, you’ll visit it s’time.