Last year when I came to US, I reached city that everyone dreams to visit once in a life time.... New York. I was told that you are gonna live an American dream.... it all sounded so fascinating.... WOW!!! i will live in one of the most popular city in the world..... So here i was, living in Manhattan- New York (mind it.... not Brooklyn Queens or The Bronx :D its like staying in South Mumbai and not Brandra, Chembur or Thane) only 14 street down Times Square, it is said that almost 1.6 million people pass through Times Sqaure everyday! Exciting!! So while I was fighting the cold and wind in NY and getting in terms with the New York lifestyle; Robert (VP of PPC.... the company where Pal works) asked me, "So how does it feel like to live an American Dream?" And all I could tell him was it feels like living in Mumbai. He was taken aback by my remark (his expression was… how can you compare any city with New York?) and I told him… yes it is exactly like living in Mumbai.. You have Wall Street, we have Dalal Street over 2.6 million people travel to South Mumbai every day and just like New York it is island city...
Only then I realized how much I miss the hustle bustle of amchi Mumbai… the Bright red coloured BEST buses, the over crowed local train, the stench while going to Bandra, the hot wada pav and cutting chai, and the warm breeze just like the spirit of every Mumbaite… I still remember the days when I use to sulk with my friends and and complain about every thing… kya bakwaas traffic and… kya stupid garmi hai, yahaan itni baarish kyu hoti, yeh rastien mein gaddhe hai ya gaddhe mein rasta hai :D :D But I miss that… really staying away from the country has made my will only stronger to go back. So friends though we hate the life in Mumbai, it is no less than living in New York and in many ways even better than New York.
Last year when I came to US, I reached city that everyone dreams to visit once in a life time.... New York. I was told that you are gonna live an American dream.... it all sounded so fascinating.... WOW!!! i will live in one of the most popular city in the world..... So here i was, living in Manhattan- New York (mind it.... not Brooklyn Queens or The Bronx :D its like staying in South Mumbai and not Brandra, Chembur or Thane) only 14 street down Times Square, it is said that almost 1.6 million people pass through Times Sqaure everyday! Exciting!! So while I was fighting the cold and wind in NY and getting in terms with the New York lifestyle; Robert (VP of PPC.... the company where Pal works) asked me, "So how does it feel like to live an American Dream?" And all I could tell him was it feels like living in Mumbai. He was taken aback by my remark (his expression was… how can you compare any city with New York?) and I told him… yes it is exactly like living in Mumbai.. You have Wall Street, we have Dalal Street over 2.6 million people travel to South Mumbai every day and just like New York it is island city...
Only then I realized how much I miss the hustle bustle of amchi Mumbai… the Bright red coloured BEST buses, the over crowed local train, the stench while going to Bandra, the hot wada pav and cutting chai, and the warm breeze just like the spirit of every Mumbaite… I still remember the days when I use to sulk with my friends and and complain about every thing… kya bakwaas traffic and… kya stupid garmi hai, yahaan itni baarish kyu hoti, yeh rastien mein gaddhe hai ya gaddhe mein rasta hai :D :D But I miss that… really staying away from the country has made my will only stronger to go back. So friends though we hate the life in Mumbai, it is no less than living in New York and in many ways even better than New York.