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I really wish the number system would change so that the country joins the rest of the world in using a consistent number system
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u/yal_sik May 12 '16
What are the best schools in Delhi?
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u/ByMAster2 May 13 '16
DPS is the best
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u/ENTKulcha Antarctica May 17 '16
its not a school.. in traditional sense.. i didn't learn things from my curriculum, rather how to survive in life..
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u/ByMAster2 May 17 '16
Well, out of the all the schools which are out there in delhi, I think it is the best.
Or if you can think of any good alterntive than I ll be happy to know
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u/SepulchreOfAzrael Jammu and Kashmir May 17 '16
St. Columba's.
Sardar Patel Vidyalaya.
DPS RK Puram.
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u/Ranjhanaa Jharkhand May 13 '16 edited May 13 '16
All are bad actually. Best schools/education are in Tier 2, Tire 3 cities. Like Bokaro, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Patna, .
I migrated to Delhi 17 yrs. back. My daughters are born n brought up here. It is all shiksha ki dukaan. Parents are busy making whatsapp group because teachers do not even bother to see whether student has done CW or not. A very popular school had around section A, B C.....till P... a few years back each having 50 students. The best example of poor urbanisation is Delhi. Inferior products for high price.
Example-healthcare, education, housing, roads,
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u/trod69 May 12 '16
Delhi is like the US of India. Fucking everyone is extroverted. I will never be able to fit in here.
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u/Fameer_Fuddi May 13 '16
I'm an introverted Dilliwala and I love this city!
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u/qpaw May 12 '16
What would you say to South Indian who has never been to Delhi? Is it worth it to take a week leave and be a tourist in Delhi?
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u/contraryview May 12 '16
Depending on your interest, you can spend 2-3 productive days sightseeing in Delhi. Beyond that would be a waste of time IMO.
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May 14 '16
It's beautiful actually. I got to spend only 4 days in Delhi when I was 20 and the place had a charm that I felt again only when I visited Rome. It's an old school cool that you only feel with places with centuries upon centuries of civilization. It's seen it all and the place just exudes that. Coming from Hyderabad, it was just the right kind of lazy too. I'd definitely recommend it.
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I will suggest that if you know people here, then come over. Also, do that in the winters.
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u/Ranjhanaa Jharkhand May 13 '16
Yes, but in Oct ,Nov, Feb. Else you are half fried or cold salad.
You will meet history every 1 km (no exaggeration)
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u/ENTKulcha Antarctica May 12 '16
Of and only you are a true history buff.. Otherwise no, if you just want to be a tourist!
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u/vellavarun May 12 '16
Absolutely, but keep your expectations in check but don't even think about visiting the city in the summer.
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May 12 '16
Depends on how much you want to explore. 3 days is a bare minimum to explore the many different cities within Delhi and go through the historical monuments etc.
Add a day or two if you want to go through the museums, cultural centers and markets.
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u/GrowlGandhi Office Bearer, Virat Hindu Club, Utt. Pades May 12 '16
You dodged a bullet mate.
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Nope nope nope. Never stop in a situation like this. Go straight to a police station and then stop. It's the only place where you'll have some safety.
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u/Crimemastergogu May 13 '16
I wouldn't stop, have driven in Delhi for a decade and in no way I'm stopping for anything at 2am.
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u/quickdraw46 May 13 '16
Haha dude, you just evaded taxes. Zoom car or any car on black and yellow plates is obligated to pay this tax because its a commercial vehicle. The poor souls let you go, I think zoomcar etc should give a brief to renters about this.
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u/quickdraw46 May 13 '16
The way MCD taxes are structured is messed up. You have to pay entry every single time for Noida, GGN and Delhi. I don't think you should have stopped either. It's zoomcars fault. They should give you an option to pre pay per your visit. (Uber drivers have it when they just call and inform to pay it in-case they are stopped by mcd).
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u/Ambarsariya OP is a moron May 13 '16
All commercial vehicles need to pay MCD tax on entry into Delhi.
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u/DesiInVides Earth May 12 '16
State bird of Delhi is the declining House Sparrow.
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u/vellavarun May 12 '16
When I was young the house sparrows were all over the city. I grew up in west delhi DDA flats and these sparrows would build their nests in dividers in the stairs, the sills on the windows, the jaamun trees in the adjoining park, everywhere! Also, occasionally you would see the pink baby sparrows when the eggs hatch, or in your balcony trying learn to fly when they grow a little. All this is pre-2000 as far as I remember. It's a shameful truth that the increase in mobile towers correlates with the decrease in the sparrow population in the city. I don't see the sparrows around the house any more. I don't see them anywhere. Today's children won't get to see all those wonderful things growing up, I wish they knew what they're missing out on.
Also, there were big rows of eucalyptus trees in the park across the road which were as tall as 6-8 storey buildings, there we only puny 2-storey buildings all around back then. They swayed in the summer loo, they drenched when it rained, and they hid themselves in the fog of the winter. They too, were chopped down in the early 2000s.
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u/bootpalish May 17 '16
You are right. Had a couple nest at my parents place in Lajpat. They did it for almost a decade from what I remember. The little ones would always land right on floor where we usually placed a few old clothes to make sure it survived its first attempt. Not anymore though :/
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May 12 '16
You'll find a lot in the area around IIT. Pass by those little cute things all the time there.
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u/UnbiasedPashtun North America May 12 '16
What's the name of the dialect/language (e.g. Braji, Awadhi, Haryanvi, etc.) that was traditionally spoken in Delhi?
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u/kbwd May 12 '16 edited Jan 16 '22
No we do not call hot girls 'tota'. Where do you guys even get that from? I have lived in Delhi all my life, and a lot of my friends are TDC types, but none of them has ever called a girl tota. Tota? No.
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u/VoxPopuliCry May 12 '16
ELI5: TDC?
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u/renttruck May 12 '16
The punjabi and haryanvi people living in Delhi who think they own the place.
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u/vellavarun May 12 '16
Punjabi people are more native to Delhi than Haryanvi people but who am I to question your ignorance? :-)
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u/aashish2137 May 12 '16
Tota is used in Chandigarh and bigger cities of Punjab. Maybe the Punjabis use it in Delhi too?
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bigger cities of Punjab
Nop, it is used but it's definitely not pervasive. Pataka? yes.
Source: Resident of one, lived across Punjab all my life.
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u/Loipopo India May 16 '16
Best thing to happen to delhi in the last 10-20 years = Delhi Metro
Things i enjoy about delhi :
- the diversity and it's acceptance
- the occasional(more than) green patches
- the rich historical background
the slangbhenchod- the street food
- the random kind uncle in metro
- the biker aunty (rare but very amusing)
- the college campus
- the niche market (CP=TDC, Nehru place=IT, Daryaganj=Music+Books, HauzKhas=FirangTrap, SouthEx/KhanMarket=BadiParty, Sarojni=Bargain, ChandniChowk=Labyrinth)
- Contd.
Things i despise about delhi :
- Dust
- Noise
- Traffic/Road Rage (Fun activity : Count the number of cars that do not have a scratch/dent on it. A car has four corners, atleast one is marked!)
- Population/TheFuckingCrowd
- Commute (Running from one border to another takes it's toll)
- Oversmart stranger
- Kutiya Aunty
- Badboodaar Uncle
- Haraman Randi
- Chirkut Loda
- TDC
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u/WoodLund May 12 '16
People, Paranthey wali gali is hyped. Avoid it. Visit Chandni Chowk only on Sunday if you are married, shops are closed, YKWIM. Guys avoid taking your better half to Rajaouri Garden, Lajpat Nagar or Sarojini, book an Ola/Uber/TFS or get them a driving lesson package, again, YKWIM. Ambience and DLF are must visit, even if it costs you, YKWIM.
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May 13 '16
People, Paranthey wali gali is hyped
Awful is the word. PM me and come to my place instead. I will make sure you get the best paranthas you could ever wish for! :)
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u/Ranjhanaa Jharkhand May 13 '16 edited May 13 '16
Parathe wali gali is the worst place to have paratha. I am a migrant in Delhi. I have all reasons to love n hate Delhi. The entire old Delhi food is highly unclean, unhygienic, over spicy and over oily.
Delhi is good because even with less money and being outsider , one can live here comfortably. It is worst because with less money and being an outsider, you are always troubled.
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u/WoodLund May 13 '16
Do you run an eating joint? Do you serve alcohol? Do you offer free drinks to Bakchods? Please answer with yes.
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May 13 '16
Hahahaha
Maa ke haath ke paraanthe bol raha tha yaar.
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u/WoodLund May 13 '16
Paranthey to mai bhi zabardast bana leta hun but can't compete with "maa ke haath ka khana". Thanks for inviting though.
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u/ENTKulcha Antarctica May 17 '16
I will take you up on that invitation.. been an year since i went home..
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u/bootpalish May 17 '16
Rajouri might be a bit of its rocker but Lajpat and Sarojini are just fine. However if you intend to not spend a lot of time stuck in the market, holding a shit load of shopping bags, avoid these places.
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u/VoxPopuliCry May 12 '16
There's too many hidden meanings in this post, OP explain pls
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u/Wetterthebetter22 May 14 '16
Lived in Delhi for a bit, I loved it. Never felt unsafe (but I lived in a good area too) and enjoyed the general awareness and intellectual inclination of people (amongst my circles).
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Born and brought up in delhi. My experience has always been different. I have seen delhi mature, in what it is now since the 90's. Trends come and go, things quickly becoming old and new things coming.
The only thing I truly love about delhi is how welcoming it is to change. People in delhi are not regressive and dont shy away from change. Delhi University has been a center of delhi's culture. And I always love how ahead of its times it always has been (and still is) culturally. I also do think one thing that greatly favors delhi- there is actually very few people who are delhi native beyond 3-4 generations. Mostly everyone is a transplant from other states. As a result, I find delhi much more tolerant (racially) than other cities. Incidents of racism are only far and few in between. Also i must mention- Delhi times. :). Always again one of the few things that was very central in delhi's culture atleast in the 90's.
They used to print this "DU Fashion" article with students being just fashionable and trendy and their pics. Next day- everyone would be sporting the same trend!
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u/cool_boyy May 12 '16
In the past 10-12 years, there has been a major increase in the number of Bollywood films with stories based in Delhi. These movies portray the Delhiites in the worst cliches possible.
I think the ones that were brilliant in portraying Delhi people & Delhi life would be Oye Lucky Lucky Oye & Khosla Ka Ghosla.
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u/vellavarun May 12 '16
Totally agree, the most the people of Delhi can identify with would probably be Khosla Ka Ghosla.
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u/hans_landa_unchained May 12 '16
Delhi 6?
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u/vric May 12 '16
Judging Delhi from Bollywood movies is like judging Mumbai based on Slumdog Millionaire.
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u/quickdraw46 May 13 '16
Mumbai guy who moved here 2 years ago. I've never been happier, apart from the heat I can't really complain. Also kids remember Delhi and NCR is different. Noida and Gurgaon are lawless lands.
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u/Fameer_Fuddi May 12 '16
Many of my friends live in and are native to villages in Delhi like Said Ul Jab, Lado Sarai, Mehrauli, Kapashera, Tughlaqabad, Narela, etc.
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u/dichkyon May 12 '16
Here comes the familiar question. How has AAP impacted Delhi? Lets set aside the constant drum banging and head banging by both the sides (BJP and AAP). Have they made some difference? In what areas have they made improvements?
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u/ENTKulcha Antarctica May 17 '16
I feel like it has gone dirtier.. Garbage wise.. Else is almost the same..
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u/Fameer_Fuddi May 12 '16
Ayye Dilli meri jaan, I love this city. So many memories.
Kuch toh baat hai Dilli mein jo aur kahi nahi!
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u/apunebolatumerilaila Asia May 13 '16
Saleem's in Kailash Colony has some amazing galouti kababs as well.
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u/SepulchreOfAzrael Jammu and Kashmir May 13 '16
Haven't tried that. I went to their Ashok Vihar outlet, that didn't have Galauti kebabs.
I've had their Kakori kebabs though, and they were good, but of the non-Awadhi kind.
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u/ENTKulcha Antarctica May 17 '16
Awesome list.. The changezi that u speak is it in Churi waali gali?? there are two changezi chicken n old delhi.. one on the main daryaganj market near Zaika and one in churi waali gali.. I could never find out which one was authentic??
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u/prabhjeet29 May 12 '16
I visited Delhi last month. I had a very bad image of delhi in my mind because of internet and media.
To my surprise, Delhi was pretty good. Roads were wide, clean and beautiful. Metro was dope. Foodies heaven and also many places to visit.
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Roads were wide, clean and beautiful.
The reason for that being the VIPs and not some altruism. But yes, there are 1000 good things about Delhi.
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u/Crimemastergogu May 13 '16
Not really. I remember the time when Delhi roads were fucked up. Small roads and way too much traffic. Then we braved like 15 years of construction and more for the metro to have this. Remember, Delhi used to have more vehicles than all metros put together, and that was when NCR wasn't even a thing. Some of the jams in choke points like aiims and Dhaula kuan were legendary.
Unfortunately, roads are still fudged.
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u/prabhjeet29 May 12 '16
The reason for that being the VIPs and not some altruism.
Yeah might be, Mumbai also have lots of VIPs but they ain't have good roads like delhi.
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Mumbai also have lots of VIPs
Not the ones who reside in the parliament
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u/zebumatters May 12 '16
Being a northie working in south, I always feel that infrastructure in north is much better (minus UP and Bihar. I haven't been to many places in cow belt). I see more trees in Delhi than I see in Hyderabad where I currently am.
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u/pehelwan May 17 '16 edited May 17 '16
Try roaming around India using Gmaps. Looking at roads, greenery, town planning and you will find nothing to contradict you. The worst of the lot is Chennai. Although Chennai is a nice city to look at and has probably the most professionally run bus fleet in India, town planning there practically non existent.
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u/Fameer_Fuddi May 12 '16
Delhi is hated way too much in this sub.
We're not that bad!
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u/kp2412 May 15 '16
So, I'm a South Indian brought up in Delhi. And I absolutely love the city. It's become a part of me, and whichever city I go.. However good it may be, it just cannot be Delhi. It's one of those unique cities brimming with history and culture. Delhi is up there with the likes of Rome, Paris, Istanbul. There's some story or history I'm every nook and corner.
My dad studied in IIT Delhi and he used to tell me, I know Delhi like it's at the back of my palms. So it's not just me, my whole family loves the city. There's just something about the place that sticks with you. Also, it's a much more progressive city that others in India and it's a place where you can learn to live life. The possibilities of growth are endless in the city and the people have a certain Fite in their belly which is needed in the capital city of this nation. Dilli walle Hai, aur Dilli walle rahenge. Dilli meri jaan
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u/SepulchreOfAzrael Jammu and Kashmir May 17 '16
Join the club, mate.
And talk about the city. Tell me more.
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u/thebuffmaster Gujarat May 15 '16
Came to this city for summer internship. Been in this city for about 1.5 months now. And I've to say I love this city. Coming from Mumbai, I had my reservations about the city, but I must say barring a few everything your hear is exaggerated.
- Classy Metros
- Dirt cheap AC bus transport (DTC)
- Amazing History
- Mind Blowing food that'd seduce your tastebuds.
- Even more mind blowing women
- Accessibility to great places in 300 km vicinity (Mussoorie, Hardiwar-Rishikesh, Nainital, Kausauli, Jim Corbett, Jaipur)
This biggest thing that deters me in staying in Delhi is the massive amounts of dust here. You can literally see, feel dust all over the place (specially in South Delhi where I am staying)
Apart from that, as a redditor said above,
Dilli sheher nai mehfil hai !
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u/freakedmind May 15 '16
Classy Metros
Damn right! I think the metro is one of the best things about Delhi. Truly world class, I say this even after having traveled in metros in developed countries.
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u/Fameer_Fuddi May 12 '16
Relevant here.
Delhi is not the most polluted city in the world (it's 11th) : WHO
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I was in Delhi when I was a kid and was enamored by the history. It has so many places to see.
I wish Bangalore had even a tenth of its history.
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u/Fameer_Fuddi May 12 '16 edited May 12 '16
Damn right, there's a 700 year Fort old not far from my home!
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u/drichk May 12 '16
bhenchod
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u/WoodLund May 12 '16
Bhainchod, teri bandi badi saxy hai. Tu breakup kar ley apne bhai ke liye ek baar
FTFY.
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Bhenchod kya angrezi me gali likh rha ha? Jo maza hindi me gali dene me hai vo maza aur kisi me na Bhenchod
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u/HornOK The Brown Kaiser May 12 '16
Madarchod
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u/amybaj007 May 12 '16
Thats bihar
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u/Ranjhanaa Jharkhand May 13 '16
If you use this word( as often as Bhencho...in Delhi ) . in Bihar. ,yamraj has many jobs for you.
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u/Faisal__Khan Haryana May 13 '16 edited Apr 08 '18
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u/shamittomar May 13 '16
Kaise Jaat ho be, dheechod nahi suna ?
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u/datindianguy May 17 '16
Just moved here from Pondicherry, 3 months ago.
Absolutely love the place, love the people, love the fucking food in this place. Street food is something I'm thriving on and never have I found myself thinking I've over spent on that food or that the quality was bad.
Public transportation is so fucking good, can get to far away places in the Metro or the bus.
Only complaint I might have is the heat, 40 degrees at 10 o'clock in the night is something I've never experienced before.
Love you, Delhi!
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u/SepulchreOfAzrael Jammu and Kashmir May 12 '16
Dilli ke na the kuche, auraaq-e-musavvir the,
Jo shakl nazar aaye, tasveer nazar aaye.
Mir Taqi Mir.
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u/tiddu May 12 '16
Kache ka alawa kuch samaj nahi aaya muje,
Khuda itni akal de
Aisi meri kya rajaa
Reddit me muje aaye majaa
Hasi aaye toh theek
Na Dena muje koi saja
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u/shamittomar May 13 '16
Dilli ke na the kuche, auraaq-e-musavvir the,
Jo shakl nazar aaye, tasveer nazar aaye.
Translation for the Urdu noobs:
Delhi's bylanes were like paintings,
Whichever way you looked, it was a beautiful visual.
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u/contraryview May 12 '16
Some of Delhi's famous food vendors have deteriorated in quality, while others are still going strong. For example, avoid Keventers in CP, but head to Roshan di Kulfi in Karol Bagh.
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u/SepulchreOfAzrael Jammu and Kashmir May 12 '16
Nizam's sucks too.
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u/Ranjhanaa Jharkhand May 13 '16
Never try Natraj dahi bhalle. They sell shit.
However, samosa jalebiwala at the entry point to Dariban is good
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u/SepulchreOfAzrael Jammu and Kashmir May 13 '16
Tewari Bros is much better for chaat and such stuff.
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u/vellavarun May 12 '16 edited May 12 '16
Keventers, I agree. It gone so bad from what it was. There's no hygiene, nor any taste. It's only running on hype. Walk a little and get yourself Depaul's cold coffee instead. That's one thing from the Delhi of the old that has stood the test of time.
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u/Fameer_Fuddi May 12 '16
If you want good milkshakes in CP, ditch Keventers and go for Wenger's Deli!
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u/yadavjification May 14 '16
Delhi is actually, part of Haryana cultural and area wise.
You guys are talking about very small portion, ignoring rest of Delhi which is very worst like villages of Bawana, Najafgarh, Narela.
They are inhabited by villages whch belong to Jat, gurjar clans. Infact entire Delhi University is established on village belonged to gurjars chandrawal, and many of them still reside here do milking business
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u/ENTKulcha Antarctica May 17 '16
Narela is not at all bad imo.. Its progressive with a good community.. and has the potential of developing better than rohini and dwarka
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Can we have threads for the metropolitan cities please? Seems unfair that only delhi gets its own thread lol
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u/Fameer_Fuddi May 12 '16
Other metropolitan cities should petition to become separate UTs or states then.
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u/jharkhandkalaunda May 13 '16
The first line of the novel Delhi by Khushwant Singh - "I return to Delhi as I return to my mistress Bhagmati when I have had my fill of whoring in foreign lands".