"Hi! What are you doing here all the way from ANDHERI??", I was asked by a SoBo snob recently at an upscale club in Mahalaxmi. I answered meekly "But I come here often...I am a member". It hit me a few minutes later she meant "Who let you in"? Every time I've met this lady she's asked me, so how long did you take to reach the south today? Her favorite line is, "my husband never travels beyond Peddar road, he needs a visa if he has to travel beyond..."
Another time we were invited to a party at Worli. When the hostess found out we drove from Andheri she screamed " Oh my God you came ALLLLLL the way from Andheri!!!??? Excuse me? it took us just half hour to get there. Does'nt it take over an hour to travel between Worli and Nariman point? Is it the travel time or the area that gets to these people? The icing on the cake was the statement she made " We do not make friends beyond Worli". Except for the stunning sea-link view she had from every room, there was nothing else going for her. Why would we want to be her friend?
Another time we were invited to a party at Worli. When the hostess found out we drove from Andheri she screamed " Oh my God you came ALLLLLL the way from Andheri!!!??? Excuse me? it took us just half hour to get there. Does'nt it take over an hour to travel between Worli and Nariman point? Is it the travel time or the area that gets to these people? The icing on the cake was the statement she made " We do not make friends beyond Worli". Except for the stunning sea-link view she had from every room, there was nothing else going for her. Why would we want to be her friend?
