Mumbaikar!! One tough cookie in the rains!!!!

Got into a discussion with a colleague about the age-old debate of whether
Indians need to have compulsory army training. Here are the usual arguments:

Against:

• There are just too many of us!!!!


• Too costly!!

For:

• Good for the patriotic spirit!!


• Keep us disciplined!!

Nevertheless, putting the debate in perspective with the Mumbai Monsoon Experience, a "Mumbaikar" doesn't need the training!! Ever seen the comparisons??

• Obstacle Course: Unconcreted roads, Work-in-progress concreted roads, Finished(!!) concreted roads.


• Endurance testing: Ever stood in the downpour at a bus stop??


• Psychological Endurance: And the bus passes you by??? EMPTY with a RESERVED board??


• 10 km walk: What you do when your boss screams on your mobile and your bus is stuck in standstill traffic!!

Our Armed Forces Personnel are the GREATEST and there is no doubt about that. We'll always be grateful to them for granting us the privilege to sleep peacefully at night.

But when it comes to being one tough Indian, the Mumbaikar is the closest you can get to the Army.