NareshK Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 http://www.livemint.com/2012/03/29200444/Why-it-is-better-to-live-in-th.html :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
India-KXIP fan Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 http://www.livemint.com/2012/03/29200444/Why-it-is-better-to-live-in-th.html :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: tldr whole thing. But I read something about music being better. Punjabi music can be poetic and great pump up. Plenty of variety. Listen to Kamal Heer, Gurdass Mann, Amrinder Gill and Manmohan Waris you will like. :two_thumbs_up:
Prakat Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 chapadganjoo writer. bangalore's got as much culture as gurgaon. malls all over the place. Compared to any southern city, bombay has more cultural events going on at any point of time in the year. It all depends on the company you keep no matter which city you are in. If the writer had met enough like-minded people in mumbai and spent enough evenings in their midst mumbai would have topped his culture chart. chooza.
chainsmoker1985 Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 Lol, southies are so insecure......... Always start comparing themselves with the northies. And quite remarkably, they r the ones who always start this discussion, even on this occasion. Ok, bhai log, you r better than northies. Khush ho jayenge bache, now happy, jao ja ke khelo ab :hysterical:
jusarrived Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 Mumbai is fine , but the music scene is pretty sad . Also Entertainment => watch a lame bollywood movie .
India-KXIP fan Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 Lol, southies are so insecure......... Always start comparing themselves with the northies. And quite remarkably, they r the ones who always start this discussion, even on this occasion. Ok, bhai log, you r better than northies. Khush ho jayenge bache, now happy, jao ja ke khelo ab :hysterical: It is a fact North>South, but these threads always end up being serious lol, like it were true :cantstop:
urbestfriend Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 chapadganjoo writer. bangalore's got as much culture as gurgaon. malls all over the place. Compared to any southern city' date= bombay has more cultural events going on at any point of time in the year. It all depends on the company you keep no matter which city you are in. If the writer had met enough like-minded people in mumbai and spent enough evenings in their midst mumbai would have topped his culture chart. chooza. Thats spot on if you are a north Indian living in Bangalore in a location dominated by north indians and don't bother to mingle with local culture of Bangalore.
Prakat Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 Thats spot on if you are a north Indian living in Bangalore in a location dominated by north indians and don't bother to mingle with local culture of Bangalore. I agree that local culture scene is vibrant in Bangalore, but so it is in other cities. The writer boils it down to the dominant culture, which is basically what is most visible, talked about, covered by media, advertised etc. Local culture scene-wise, Kolkata will top the list.
Yoda-esque Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 The author is confused between region, religion and ethnicity and ends up dealing with stereotypes. Also,Butter Chicken not available in Malabar Hill ?
ganeshran Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 IPL is just round the corner. Perfect time to open the thread
chainsmoker1985 Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 The author is confused between region, religion and ethnicity and ends up dealing with stereotypes. Also,Butter Chicken not available in Malabar Hill ? The author himself is the biggest stereotype here TBH. Lodu sala :cantstop:
Old guy Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 The author himself is the biggest stereotype here TBH. Lodu sala :cantstop: this
Ram Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 Even notwithstanding the fact the the author is a Gujrati, this is pure gold. The fourth thing is the most important one for me. Mumbai has its charms, but an intellectual life isn’t among them. It is a city of singularly dull conversation. This is because south Mumbai is dominated by Gujaratis, who are not an intellectual people and quite proud of that fact. WTF! :hysterical:
cowboysfan Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 Even notwithstanding the fact the the author is a Gujrati, this is pure gold. WTF! :hysterical: its a mixed bag,just look at ICF:--D
bajrang Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 gujju's are not north indian. well to atleast us punjabis haryanvis rajaststahanis they are not. if they are north indian then so are the ppl from some seven sisters state. that article is written by some butthurt gujju.
1983-2011 Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 On a lazy Friday, thanks to some Twitter furor, I came across this article by Aakar Patel in Livemint.com that went like Ÿhy it is better to live in the south The southÃÔ urban culture is more intellectual. My hypothesis is that this is so because its culture is dominated by the Brahmin.Ǽ/I] My first instinct was èosh, how stereotypical can someone be effectively killing my desire to read this article. My second thought was this was a calculated attempt to trend on the interwebs. While not commenting on the merits(?) and demerits of the piece because everyone is entitled to their own opinion, I thought I should share my 2-fils here. Indians, who still in todayÃÔ world, divide their mind into North/ South or other regional and cultural divides should be given a one-way ticket to any of the Arabian Gulf countries. After growing up in Oman, where I spent 18 years of my life and now after living nearly 2 years in Dubai, I can safely tell you that Indians learn what truly India is and represent what India stands for when they get away from the shores of India. Words that cuddle next to each other in civics textbooks such as pluralism, culturalism, religious tolerance, federalism, fundamental duties and rights awaken from their slumber and become part of life when you live as an expat in a foreign land. ItÃÔ only in the Middle East that Indians learn there is a world beyond being a Malabari, Madrasi, Marwari, Sindhi or Bihari. When you land here for the first time and as the fabled desert heat hits your face when you get off your plane, you begin to learn the first lesson of expat living If you need to make this place home, you need to treat it like your home. There begins the balancing act of being rooted to your native culture while seeking out new experiences. ItÃÔ only when you live in a foreign land that you begin to have a real respect for local rules, traditions, customs and local communities while making an effort to understand the world through the eyes and minds of others. For many itÃÔ not a matter of choice. The sooner you become part of the melting pot, the better your life experience. You are conditioned more to appreciate whatÃÔ great about a foreign culture than looking down upon whatÃÔ amiss. You focus more on the commonalities than the differences; you prefer the positives over the negatives. ItÃÔ only living in the èelf that you realize there is more to Pakistanis than the wrought iron shades we have come to associate them with. You learn the world is a global village when you meet a Bangladeshi who speaks Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam fluently because he works in a cinema theatre that shows Indian movies. ItÃÔ only in Dubai you will run into a polite and friendly cab driver from Kathmandu, Lucknow, Faisalabad or Colombo, and learn that they have left their stereotypical blinders back home to eke out a living in the city of dreams. In the by-lanes of Ruwi high street, you will find pockets of Bangladeshis and Pakistanis who can teach you a lesson in hard work with their daily struggle to make a few Riyals. When Onam, Diwali, Ramadan or Xmas becomes an occasion for different communities to celebrate under one umbrella of unity. When fasting during Ramadan gives you a compulsory lesson in religious tolerance. When you can freely practice your faith and worship in temples, churches and gurudwaras in predominantly Muslim countries. When an AR Rahman concert becomes a celebration of music for not just Indians but nationalities across the world. When you have a flat tyre, and the first one to lend you a hand is the truck driver from Gujranwala or the friendly Omani who fixes your tyre and then invites you home for kahwa. Or when your neighbors from Hyderabad, Delhi, Karachi or Muscat, drop by to give you sweets on Eid. Dear Aakar, please come and live in Dubai, you will like it more than South India. Sincerely, a (South) Indian. http://arunrajagopal.com/2012/03/30/why-it-is-better-to-live-in-the-gulf/
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