Delhi and Mumbai are both cosmopolitan cities which show an equal disparity between the haves and the have not’s. So what’s the difference you ask? Still, the Mumbai v/s Delhi debate garners the same amount of intensity and passion as an Indo-Pak final match. But you can only see the whole picture once you’ve lived in both cities. As someone who has, here are my two cents of observation.
1. You expect your food to come in this when the waiter hands you your “parcel.”
2. Your reaction when the broker tells you the rent of that 1 B.H.K apartment you set your heart on after seeing 150 houses in the last 2 days.
3. Your reaction when the broker says- “It’s not just about the rent, you have to pass the landlord interview too.”
And you thought passing a university exam and clearing a job interview were the real struggles of life.
4. And when you finally move into an apartment in the maximum city that you can call home, you go
5. That feeling when you learn there’s more to Bombay than Bandra and Colaba (the places you can barely afford).
6. You are confused when somebody orders a Bombay duck and you find out it’s a fish.
But hell, it sure beats all that butter chicken you’ve stuffed down all your life.
7. You are mesmerized by the honesty of the cab guys who drive you by meter through maddening traffic and yet return you the exact change.
It sure restores your faith in humanity.
8. You notice a lot of educated middle aged women dress up like this in the Mumbai local.
9. You want to declare Vada-Pav as the staple food of Mumbai.
And stock them in your pantry in case of a natural disaster.
10. You find it amusing when people take out their woolens and go “Brrr… It’s so cold ya,” when the temperature goes down to 20 Degree Celsius.
11. You realize that spotting a star in the mall or a restaurant is more common than spotting a star in the sky.
And are amazed by the amount of indifference people show to all the celebrities unless he’s a Sharukh or a Salman as opposed to the stampede that happens each time a B grade celebrity is spotted in a Delhi mall.
12. The only place you find leaves are in a South Indian curry.
And on those days, you really miss good old Green Dilli.
13. You are impressed by the Zen like tolerance of people behind the wheels.
And secretly miss the sight of a leather studded dude going “Janta nahi hai mera baap kaun hai? Gaadi peeche le!”
14. You find it challenging to take out time to sleep because everything they say about Mumbai being incredibly alive and sleepless is absolutely freaking true.
You can tell by conspicuous amount of traffic movement even at 3 a.m.
15. You can’t help sounding like Munna Bhai when you take public transport. And Aamir Khan when you drink at Janta bar.
Apun bola na, toh aisa heech hone ka!
16. You tell yourself it doesn’t matter if it is Delhi or Mumbai because our God is one. The great Yo Yo Honey Singh.
You’ll be surprised to see how quickly a DJ slips in a Yo Yo song to make Mumbai party all night.