Thought of choosing an attractive movie
title..(the funda always works)…It’s my six month in Pune. After the initial
yuks and wows abt the city, I could finally write down something..(which is nt
based on first impressions)
Pune
is city of
Two
wheelers- oh yes…hell
lot of honking and overtaking. People have just happily ignored traffic
signals..No one stops at red light..Having said that, it is dream city for automobile
industry. You can see all brands here. All new brands are welcomed and are sold
like hot cakes.
The question is does anyone walk? oh
yes..you will c lot of parks in Pune..Punekar’s only go for morning or evening
walks. The rest of the time they enjoy sitting on their bikes.lol
Sur(sa
re ga ma)- Don’t worry,
u can’t hear me singing.lol..So if you have got noisy picture of Pune then your
half right. The city hosts many musical concerts ranging from classical music
to Jazz, rock. It hosts Sawai festival in the heart of the city. All the shows
always receives outstanding response from music lovers.
Food(Khana
khajana)- You will
find food joints at every galli and nukkad. People are foodie here…It is heaven
for pastry, biscuits and cake lovers.
Shrewsbury biscuits are to die for.
How can I forget chitale bakarwadi, shrikhand..Being a mumbaikar I was
used to wait in line. But the wait used to be for bus, train or taxi. It was
never ever for buying bakharwadi. Oh yes, u read it right. Punerkar’s take a
coupon and actually stand in line for half an hour to taste mouth watering delights.
They say it is worth the wait.
Gulabi
thandi- It is the
best excuse to eat more. The climate allows them to eat more. The climate is
dry and cool. No one sweats and hence no need to carry tissue papers. You can
always look picture perfect, the skin does not look oily..(enough of girly
stuff).. I could wear a sweater for the first time in winter. All the cool
jackets which I could not wear in Mumbai are back in my wardrobe.
Mangalsutra
mahostav vs rave party-
I had never imagined jewellary shops can use Mangalsutra mahostav as gimmick to
sell the quintessential piece of
jewellary of married ladies. But it is a reality and big success too. You will
c all the gold shops crowed here. Sometimes I wonder are they buying gold or
vegetables. I had to wait for 1 hour to get wedding rings from well renowned
jewellary shop.
So u
thought, people are traditional. Think again. Pune had been into headlines for
its rave parties. Youngsters who come here to study and make a bright future
had to hide their faces after being caught at the rave parties.
Apan, Tumhi = ji, aap-
Marathi is the only language spoken and appreciated here. You will people using
words like apan tumahala (which signifies respect). I used to think that my
Marathi is good until I came here. I barely understand words here.
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