Bombay Quote:
Originally Posted by paharino1 Whilst Mumbai just dreams of being Shanghai( with 50% of its population living in slums !!) | Quote:
26/7 was a one in a million situation and IMHO cannot be used as a yardstick for measuring the indifference of an average Mumbai-ite. No offence meant but that's a fact - they have NO time for anyone, perhaps not even for themselves
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Guys, LIVE in Bombay, dont just stay, to understand the pulse of the city.
No one, as typeOnegative pointed, talks of shanghai here, except for a few politicians and the nowadays-overunderstanding media.
Slums and infrastructure have been issues, but the reasons can be attributed to certain parameters like our leaders and the deluge of immigrants coming to the cite everyday.
Bombay is defined by its people and their attitude, not by some self-created definitions and notions of certain people who are blinded by perceptions which are a result of incomplete and inconsistent data.
The 26/7 was the only example that other people are aware of and not the only example existing. Would not like to flood this thread with a list of similar incidents.
People here are go-getters; right from the people in the "slums" (try visiting one of them sometime - they are better furnished and equipped than many middle class homes) to the corporates at Nariman Point.
Yes life is hectic here, but not cold.
I could write on and on... but I guess this is enough for the time being.
No hard feelings guys. |