mumbai or bombay ?

LilBoy BigTown · Dec 12th, 2008, 18:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by sybriel

sorry, but what are MNS ?!!

They are a bunch of fanatics who for cheap political reasons have waged a war on Non Maharashtrians in Mumbai.

Their school of thought is that people from other states (specially Bihar & UP) have flooded into Mumbai and taken the jobs away from the locals.

Don't be surprised if they dissaper in 6 months time. Elections will be over by then.

sybriel · Dec 12th, 2008, 20:35

Thanks for your answers.

cheers,
sib

brishti · Dec 12th, 2008, 23:14

it dont really matter either way sybriel,
so go with whatever you're comfortable with.

bombay.
mumbai.

:brishti

solo_trekker · Dec 12th, 2008, 23:24

For me and a whole lotta people I know...

Bombay
was...
is...
and always shall remain,
Bombay City...!

Cheers...!

judecg · Dec 12th, 2008, 23:51

reading this I'm starting to get dyslexia... I'm almost saying Bumbay and Mombai

capt_mahajan · Dec 12th, 2008, 23:55

Thats what the flight attendants do.

Announcement... welcome to Mombayyyyy

sybriel · Dec 13th, 2008, 00:35

don't know how you quote messages (sorry, i'm quite new on forums

),but your message capt mahajan was funny ! i can imagine flight attendants being uneasy about the word, not wanting to offend customers and trying to content everybody !

as for me, i'll probably follow your advice brishti and will go for what comes first in my mind !

Aiexile · Dec 13th, 2008, 01:42

Slightly off topic but pertinent. If you address a letter to Calcutta rather than Kolkata there is a good chance it will not be delivered, does the same apply in Bombay / Mumbai?

sannna · Dec 13th, 2008, 05:11

No problem there - it will reach its destination. As long as you indicate what the name is of the building opposite the building you want to send the mail to, of the landmark at the end of the street and the roads that are nearby

Just joking..

Mumbai / Bombay - put India on it and it will get in India, after that the post-people don't really care. They know where Bombay is and where Mumbai is.

I noticed in some recent conversations I had that the poeple in the far suburbs (near Thane) refer to the South as Bombay, using Mumbai for the whole area. ("She comes all the way from Bombay to work here" about someone who lives on Nepean Sea Road.) But maybe that was an exception.

snonymous · Dec 15th, 2008, 15:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by sannna

No problem there - it will reach its destination. As long as you indicate what the name is of the building opposite the building you want to send the mail to, of the landmark at the end of the street and the roads that are nearby :

I noticed in some recent conversations I had that the poeple in the ....... suburbs ...... refer to the South as Bombay, using Mumbai for the whole area. ("She comes all the way from Bombay to work here" .....

You are right, in Bombay or Mumbai addresses are often XYZ, opp temple, next to bank, behind the toilet, under the staircase and so on!!! The staff in my office themselves used to write opp this and next to that until we stopped the practice!

When I lived in Bandra and in Versova earlier and wanted to go down town i.e. to South Bombay, I too would say I am going to "Bombay" as did just about everyone else.

archanaramesh · Dec 18th, 2008, 15:18

MNS - Maharashtra Nav Nirman Sena "Pollitical Party" just like Congress, BJP (Bhatiya Janta Party).

Renwaa · Dec 18th, 2008, 17:59

As part of the non-Indian expat crowd, with our friends, it's a toss up on who uses Bombay and who uses Mumbai. It seems to depend on how long they've been here. The long-termers say Bombay. Newbies say Mumbai. We've only used Mumbai because that's the name now and also didn't want to offend using the old name. Now it's just habit.

We live in Bandra. Whenever my friends and I talk about going south, we say: "I'm going down to Churchgate", We're eating at the Indigo Deli down south" or "I have to drive to the South today--To where?--Colaba".

Odd. We consider all of Mumbailand to be "the city". That includes the northern suburbs as if they're just different areas such as the Bandra part of Mumbai. Never thought about them as traditional suburbs. Guess they really are.

Dec 18th, 2008, 15:18	#26
archanaramesh Archana Ramesh Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 12	MNS - Maharashtra Nav Nirman Sena "Pollitical Party" just like Congress, BJP (Bhatiya Janta Party). __________________ http://ramesharchana.blogspot.com/

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Dec 12th, 2008, 20:35	#17
sybriel Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: paris, france Posts: 18	Thanks for your answers. cheers, sib

Dec 12th, 2008, 23:14	#18
brishti disMember Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: india Posts: 3,687	it dont really matter either way sybriel, so go with whatever you're comfortable with. bombay. mumbai. :brishti

Dec 12th, 2008, 23:24	#19
solo_trekker Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: around delhi Posts: 880	For me and a whole lotta people I know... Bombay was... is... and always shall remain, Bombay City...! Cheers...!

Dec 12th, 2008, 23:51	#20
judecg Visa hunting Insomniac Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: India Posts: 723	reading this I'm starting to get dyslexia... I'm almost saying Bumbay and Mombai

Dec 12th, 2008, 23:55	#21
capt_mahajan Infidel Sufi Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: styx Posts: 13,606	Thats what the flight attendants do. Announcement... welcome to Mombayyyyy

Dec 13th, 2008, 00:35	#22
sybriel Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: paris, france Posts: 18	don't know how you quote messages (sorry, i'm quite new on forums ),but your message capt mahajan was funny ! i can imagine flight attendants being uneasy about the word, not wanting to offend customers and trying to content everybody ! as for me, i'll probably follow your advice brishti and will go for what comes first in my mind !

Dec 13th, 2008, 01:42	#23
Aiexile Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: UK Posts: 38	Slightly off topic but pertinent. If you address a letter to Calcutta rather than Kolkata there is a good chance it will not be delivered, does the same apply in Bombay / Mumbai?

Dec 13th, 2008, 05:11	#24
sannna Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 493	No problem there - it will reach its destination. As long as you indicate what the name is of the building opposite the building you want to send the mail to, of the landmark at the end of the street and the roads that are nearby Just joking.. Mumbai / Bombay - put India on it and it will get in India, after that the post-people don't really care. They know where Bombay is and where Mumbai is. I noticed in some recent conversations I had that the poeple in the far suburbs (near Thane) refer to the South as Bombay, using Mumbai for the whole area. ("She comes all the way from Bombay to work here" about someone who lives on Nepean Sea Road.) But maybe that was an exception.

Dec 18th, 2008, 17:59	#27
Renwaa Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bandra Posts: 50	As part of the non-Indian expat crowd, with our friends, it's a toss up on who uses Bombay and who uses Mumbai. It seems to depend on how long they've been here. The long-termers say Bombay. Newbies say Mumbai. We've only used Mumbai because that's the name now and also didn't want to offend using the old name. Now it's just habit. We live in Bandra. Whenever my friends and I talk about going south, we say: "I'm going down to Churchgate", We're eating at the Indigo Deli down south" or "I have to drive to the South today--To where?--Colaba". Odd. We consider all of Mumbailand to be "the city". That includes the northern suburbs as if they're just different areas such as the Bandra part of Mumbai. Never thought about them as traditional suburbs. Guess they really are.