Glimpses of Mumbai

I am in Mumbai today, and here are some comments/observations:

Mumbaikars are tired as shit with being the strong folks that will not be cowed by terrorist attacks. They would prefer some peace to being labelled as the folks with "indomitable spirits".

Apartment prices in South Mumbai are in the order of multiple lakhs per square foot. My body, when I lie down, occupies 6 square feet !! I don't understand it. On a side note, I hear that my predictions on Chennai Real Estate prices dropping might come true in 2-3 months !!

People always talk about how people in Bombay move fast. One aspect that I noticed in this regard was the behaviour of beggars/traffic-light-vendors. In Chennai, the average beggar/vendor will linger outside your window for 7-10 seconds. In Mumbai, its around 2 seconds. In one look, they decide whether they like you, and if they don't, they move on to the next car. Sort of how the Dalal Street pigs all moved out of Jet Airways stock and left me holding a few pieces of paper, that are practically worthless :-(