Comments on: An axe to grind, an axe to fall http://mumbai.metblogs.com/2008/02/13/an-axe-to-grind-an-axe-to-fall/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:14:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Rajshekar S http://mumbai.metblogs.com/2008/02/13/an-axe-to-grind-an-axe-to-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-1369 Rajshekar S Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:21:26 +0000 http://mumbai.metblogs.com/2008/02/13/an-axe-to-grind-an-axe-to-fall/#comment-1369 Mumbai in Question ? <a href="http://karnatique.blogspot.com/2008/02/mumbai-in-question.html" rel="nofollow">http://karnatique.blogspot.com/2008/02/mumbai-in-question.html</a> Mumbai in Question ?

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]]> By: IdeaSmith http://mumbai.metblogs.com/2008/02/13/an-axe-to-grind-an-axe-to-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-1368 IdeaSmith Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:46:25 +0000 http://mumbai.metblogs.com/2008/02/13/an-axe-to-grind-an-axe-to-fall/#comment-1368 @ Arzan: Yes, that's a valuable observation. Does it remind you of the marketing strategy of segmentation-targetting-positioning? It does, to me. Do you know yesterday I had hell of a time getting a cab back home from office and the only one who finally agreed was an uttar bhartiya 'bhaiyya'. I don't know where the other cabbies were from but a good number of them refused and even laughed in my face when I asked them to go. @ Ram: Is that necessarily a bad thing? I think that points to the essence of a cosmopolitan metro - the fact that it is not 'owned' by any one ethnic/religious group. It is true that Marathi in any form (let alone the pure form) isn't spoken much in Mumbai. Even the Hindi is a curious mixture incorporating English, Gujarati, Marathi and some Mumbai-specific lingo...which is probably why it deserves a name of its own - Bambaiyya. Personally I think it adds to the individual culture of the city and it isn't something to be ashamed of. I'm not sure why you think locals are given second preferance since there's no valid reason why a person who wants a job shouldn't have access to it, irrespective of where he/she is from. That may mean non-locals as well and I think it's a fair deal..it doesn't mean that locals get a raw deal, it just means there's greater competition. This is a city of opportunity and it belongs to anyone who calls it home. Thank you for commenting! @ Arzan: Yes, that’s a valuable observation. Does it remind you of the marketing strategy of segmentation-targetting-positioning? It does, to me. Do you know yesterday I had hell of a time getting a cab back home from office and the only one who finally agreed was an uttar bhartiya ‘bhaiyya’. I don’t know where the other cabbies were from but a good number of them refused and even laughed in my face when I asked them to go.

@ Ram: Is that necessarily a bad thing? I think that points to the essence of a cosmopolitan metro – the fact that it is not ‘owned’ by any one ethnic/religious group. It is true that Marathi in any form (let alone the pure form) isn’t spoken much in Mumbai. Even the Hindi is a curious mixture incorporating English, Gujarati, Marathi and some Mumbai-specific lingo…which is probably why it deserves a name of its own – Bambaiyya. Personally I think it adds to the individual culture of the city and it isn’t something to be ashamed of. I’m not sure why you think locals are given second preferance since there’s no valid reason why a person who wants a job shouldn’t have access to it, irrespective of where he/she is from. That may mean non-locals as well and I think it’s a fair deal..it doesn’t mean that locals get a raw deal, it just means there’s greater competition. This is a city of opportunity and it belongs to anyone who calls it home. Thank you for commenting!

]]> By: IdeaSmith http://mumbai.metblogs.com/2008/02/13/an-axe-to-grind-an-axe-to-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-1367 IdeaSmith Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:40:47 +0000 http://mumbai.metblogs.com/2008/02/13/an-axe-to-grind-an-axe-to-fall/#comment-1367 @ Arzan: Yes, that's a valuable observation. Does it remind you of the marketing strategy of segmentation-targetting-positioning? It does, to me. Do you know yesterday I had hell of a time getting a cab back home from office and the only one who finally agreed was an uttar bhartiya 'bhaiyya'. I don't know where the other cabbies were from but a good number of them refused and even laughed in my face when I asked them to go. @ Arzan: Yes, that’s a valuable observation. Does it remind you of the marketing strategy of segmentation-targetting-positioning? It does, to me. Do you know yesterday I had hell of a time getting a cab back home from office and the only one who finally agreed was an uttar bhartiya ‘bhaiyya’. I don’t know where the other cabbies were from but a good number of them refused and even laughed in my face when I asked them to go.

]]> By: Ram http://mumbai.metblogs.com/2008/02/13/an-axe-to-grind-an-axe-to-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-1366 Ram Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:06:24 +0000 http://mumbai.metblogs.com/2008/02/13/an-axe-to-grind-an-axe-to-fall/#comment-1366 I am not a Maharastrian but I have been to Mumbai on many occassions yet I do find it disturbing that the local culture is not really present here any more. People from other states come here and speak Hindi and never learn the local language and this formula is also repeated in other metros apart from two metros where the effect is minimal. Also the fact that the locals are given second preference in every walk of life is quite disguisting. I am not a Maharastrian but I have been to Mumbai on many occassions yet I do find it disturbing that the local culture is not really present here any more. People from other states come here and speak Hindi and never learn the local language and this formula is also repeated in other metros apart from two metros where the effect is minimal. Also the fact that the locals are given second preference in every walk of life is quite disguisting.

]]> By: arZan http://mumbai.metblogs.com/2008/02/13/an-axe-to-grind-an-axe-to-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-1365 arZan Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:47:41 +0000 http://mumbai.metblogs.com/2008/02/13/an-axe-to-grind-an-axe-to-fall/#comment-1365 Hmmm....interesting shift in politics....now we are discriminating not by religion but over geography. Way to go Rat Thackery and Scum Sena. And my dear Ideasmith.....please dont take a rickshaw driven by a north Indian. You may become the target of angry mobs...{sarcastic yawn follows!!!} Hmmm….interesting shift in politics….now we are discriminating not by religion but over geography. Way to go Rat Thackery and Scum Sena.

And my dear Ideasmith…..please dont take a rickshaw driven by a north Indian. You may become the target of angry mobs…{sarcastic yawn follows!!!}

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