Most people all over the world would dread a cold but those in Mumbai would welcome it. If somebody is sneasing they would run towards the person to get the virus. There are several benefits of having a cold. If you have cold you can stand comfortably in a local train as those not "enlightened" by its advantages would keep away from you. Also you can happily stand whenever there is a stench on the way in the local train. Even when you walk on the road whichever route you take a garbage bin is a must that you would need to cross, so whereas others struggle to walk across the waste bin you can amble across comfortably.
To get into and out of local trains and buses one needs to be minimum an acrobat. How time has changed in Mumbai. Those who traveled by local train would earlier tell their friends "I got a window seat". It was something one could share with somebody. Then came the stage when people said "I got a seat to sit". Then "I got a place to stand". Now people can tell their friends "I came standing and could stand straight" this is novelty in local trains now.
On the tune of the song "Pari Hu Main" I made a song for Mumbai
Khadi Hu Main Mujhe Nah Baithna, Train Aur Bus Main Baithna Milta Nahi, Rickshaw Aur Taxi Main Ghomna Parvad Ta Nahin, Khadi Hu Main Mujhe Na Baithna.
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