Its a city which boasts a population of 20 million people. That's about 2 thousandths of the world's total populace. Twenty million faces to choose from in nearly 7 billion. Yet, no matter where you go, you always see someone familiar. Its a little unnerving if you think about it.
The connections can be astounding. The more time spent dwelling on the intertwining threads and the more bewildered one can become. Just the other day, I met a person who went to high school with my friend from grad school, a friend of his from undergrad, was my classmate at school, and he works with a classmate of mine from grad school. All from Bombay!
What is it about this city? I've heard so many people complain that we Bombay folk are everywhere. At every turn, you'll meet someone from some part of the city. Its like a tie that binds, and draws us together.
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Is there something special about us? Or is it just that we stick out wherever we go?
Soo true..
On a ski lift while I had gone skiing in lake Tahoe, I met 2 guys whose had a way of speaking familiar form of fluent Indian English. This made me ask them where they were from and lo - my very locality in Mumbhai!
Yes the city that never sleeps is special indeed!
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