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I mean perhaps fair enough. Mumbai is looking really nice these days. Legitimately to the point where i think it would be fun to visit (as opposed to our visits

I mean perhaps fair enough. Mumbai is looking really nice these days. Legitimately to the point where i think it would be fun to visit (as opposed to our visits growing up which I dreaded). > What makes you think they don't exist in Mumbai? Attempting to walk in Mumbai lol. > The problem is that the Bay Area is not the heaven, perceived or real, it used to be any more. Fair enough. It has a lot of problems but the class of problems is different. You are probably correct that those working in tech probably live better in Mumbai than the bay area. I mean having any money at all means having domestic staff and such.

sometimes_all 1y ago
> having domestic staff and such You need to realize that it's far more than this. Current status of transport is... quite good. Metros have been built, more are incoming. Sea Link and Atal Setu mean that it's a lot easier to get to the office areas. Taxis, Rickshaws, Buses, Uber/Rapido solve last-mile issues. Populace has genuinely started to fight for cleaner air and better quality of life (Gen Z is publicly calling out companies with a bad work culture). Almost every new home >= 2 bedrooms will have a washer, dryer and a Roomba (some will also have a dishwasher) - significantly reducing the need for most of domestic help (who are increasingly demanding higher wages to offset cost of living). RERA making things at least a bit more transparent when it comes to real-estate activities, RBI in general doing good regulation for at least consumer-oriented finance. The biggest laggard in moving things online (the government) is moving many operations bit-by-bit to online/mobile. There's an explosion of entertainment, food and shopping options. I see a lot more luxury cars on the road than before. Online shopping and payment options are way better than anything in the US. There are enough career options to lead a good life if you're talented - no need to leave the country for that [1]. And I'm talking only about what's already happened, not some imagined future. > working in tech probably live better in Mumbai For tech maybe not - you need to go to Bangalore/Hyderabad/NCR for that. Mumbai is better for business and finance-related stuff. > Attempting to walk in Mumbai lol. Well, at least one can walk, and can find options to see/shop/do within walking distance. The times I visited the US, outside of NYC, Boston, Chicago and a few college towns, everything else required a car to reach anything important. There were many roads with no sidewalks. > to the point where i think it would be fun to visit (as opposed to our visits growing up which I dreaded). I hear you. Not being from this environment for a few years can be a bit overwhelming for people's senses. But locals are used to it. [1]: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-15/india-s-iits-its-top-tech-colleges-see-opportunity-in-trump-s-h-1b-curbs https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-15/india-s-i...

sometimes_all 1y ago

> having domestic staff and such You need to realize that it's far more than this. Current status of transport is... quite good. Metros have been built, more are incoming. Sea Link and Atal Setu mean that it's a lot easier to get to the office areas. Taxis, Rickshaws, Buses, Uber/Rapido solve last-mile issues. Populace has genuinely started to fight for cleaner air and better quality of life (Gen Z is publicly calling out companies with a bad work culture). Almost every new home >= 2 bedrooms will have a washer, dryer and a Roomba (some will also have a dishwasher) - significantly reducing the need for most of domestic help (who are increasingly demanding higher wages to offset cost of living). RERA making things at least a bit more transparent when it comes to real-estate activities, RBI in general doing good regulation for at least consumer-oriented finance. The biggest laggard in moving things online (the government) is moving many operations bit-by-bit to online/mobile. There's an explosion of entertainment, food and shopping options. I see a lot more luxury cars on the road than before. Online shopping and payment options are way better than anything in the US. There are enough career options to lead a good life if you're talented - no need to leave the country for that [1]. And I'm talking only about what's already happened, not some imagined future. > working in tech probably live better in Mumbai For tech maybe not - you need to go to Bangalore/Hyderabad/NCR for that. Mumbai is better for business and finance-related stuff. > Attempting to walk in Mumbai lol. Well, at least one can walk, and can find options to see/shop/do within walking distance. The times I visited the US, outside of NYC, Boston, Chicago and a few college towns, everything else required a car to reach anything important. There were many roads with no sidewalks. > to the point where i think it would be fun to visit (as opposed to our visits growing up which I dreaded). I hear you. Not being from this environment for a few years can be a bit overwhelming for people's senses. But locals are used to it. [1]: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-15/india-s-iits-its-top-tech-colleges-see-opportunity-in-trump-s-h-1b-curbs https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-15/india-s-i...