Looks like someone has given words to my pent up(they arn’t pent up actually for i leave no chance of voicing them out in the open whenever possible…much to the annoyance of all localites ) feelings for the ‘financial capital’….I too am an outsider much like you hailing from the political capital — Delhi. And as a traveller/visitor to Bombay (or Mumbai i should be saying God save me for attracting the wrath of MNS and its goons) innumerable times before I finally got settled here for good was charmed by it completely — its moderate/iddylic weather(which now i practically abhors –God what made me say all that before); its cosmopolitan feel(got replaced in no time with words such as frosty, self centered and distant); its husble bustle (its one polluted;crammed; filthy place!!!) and an year down the line as you would notice I find myself cribbing, cribbing and cribbing…..For all the reasons you have mentioned ( well not exactly — my net connection works alll too well — its “You” btw…; telephone network is airtel but am in the same soup as you but yes I consider it as a blessing in disguise for all practical reasons — it is taking good care of my health for as long as I am on phone because of connectivity issues i have to be out of my house strolling around in the building compound which is for hours at end …) and a lot many more than those that you haven’t….
Keep going!!!