Since the past few weeks this thing has been lingering in my mind. I always wanted to find out whether Ahmedabad is really as great as Mumbai. Well frankly speaking 'yes' and 'no' (may be a few more "no's" than yes')
As far as shopping malls, food outlets, lifestyle etc go ahmedabad is as good as Mumbai. But the fast food in Ahmedabad is really slow. I had to wait for 20 minutes even when there was no other customer. The cook will first exercise as if he has to climb Mt.Everest and then he will talk to his friend on the phone, light the gas.. The whole process is so so so slow. But the point is the food taste's as good as it does in any other city. This is where Mumbai scores over others; TIME. I have to face a lot of criticism from friends who say that Mumbaikars like me don't have emotions, they can't socialize etc. But I can't help it. I have never done it. I have always preferred watching a movie or reading a book rather than hanging out. Although I do hangout but thats once in a while.
Another area where Mumbai scores over Ahmedabad is social security. People in Ahmedabad are more concerned about Hindu-Muslim fights. Suppose a fight or a riot breaks out in India, inevitably it will spread to the old city area of Ahmedabad. I still remember the gujrat government keeping thousands of blackcats and RAF jawans when the Hindu's had a "rally for their Gods" and they purposely wanted to go through the sensitive areas. Similarly the Muslims prefer to sacrifice a cow rather than a goat cause it will hurt the Hindu's more..
Kya chaat hai baap?? Shanti se baitho na!! Every shop in Ahmedabad will be filled with hockey stick not because the sport is picking up (lol) but for security reasons..
Ahmedabad also scores over Mumbai in a few aspects like helping people but I think because they enjoy life more and have time at their disposal. Anyways I have concluded that Ahmedabad is a small and slow version of Mumbai.
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