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I miss Bangalore
I'm from Delhi. By "I'm from Delhi" I mean I'm actually from here and so is my family since '48. I've been to Bangalore a couple of times for short durations (longest was 3 months at a stretch). I returned from Bangalore to Delhi in October and let me say, I'm prepared to physically fight anyone who disagrees that quality of life is far better in Bangalore than in Delhi. You can call me an "Honorary Kannadiga" that way. Let's get certain things out of the way first. Traffic. Yes, it can be bad. But it's there in Delhi too. Try being on the road to Gurgaon or near ITO. I'd still rather be in traffic in Bangalore than Delhi. Next is water. Ha! There are places in Delhi where you don't get water either so let's not kid ourselves that Bangalore is unique in that way. What next? Rude autowallahs? You have to be kidding me. Autowallahs look way more civilized and polite in Bangalore than Delhi where every person you meet has this wild look. I've been comuting multiple times daily by auto for three months and never had a problem with anyone telling me to speak in Kannada so I suspect this is highly blown out of proportion. Besides, I don't see anything wrong with learning a few words and phrases if you're living there long term. I've seen plenty of fellow North Indians IRL (including my family) and on social media be very insensitive/rude and not appreciative of Bangalore and Karnataka in general. The kind who cannot look beyond "Chhole Bhature" and think South Indian food is only idly dosa. This leads me to the positives. FOOD. Insane. Especially if you're a non-vegetarian. Where do I even begin? It's also MUCH more affordable and I include restaurant food. That itself should end the debate. But no, let's move forward. We've all heard of the famed Bangalore weather. If you take it for granted, try living in Delhi where temperatures are extreme and you're either burning or freezing (the latter is worse as there's no indoor heating in homes). This year pollution (smog) was the worst it has ever been in memory. Something as basic as a blue sky is science fiction here and you notice that when you see a thick layer of smog as you descend on the city by plane. Even my fellow co-passengers were chuckling how bad it is. Bangalore is blessed with great geography. You have Mangalore and the coast on one side. You can even take a road trip to Goa. You have Coorg and the hills. You have Northern Karnataka. You have Mysore. You have Kerala down south and Tamil Nadu to the east. Plenty of places to visit unlike Delhi where you are surrounded by literal wastelands like Punjab and Haryana and UP. There's also much more diversity in Bangalore I feel than in Delhi. Drinking culture (bars, coffee houses, etc.) are great and they're cheaper somehow (though not if you buy directly from store MRP wise). People are nicer. More job opportunities. I also like the old school British influence with the churches. Ultimately, I suspect all the hate for Bangalore comes from techies who don't like their jobs and narrow minded persons.9
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