This FAQ is just another humble retaliation to all the Chennai-bashers and non-Tamilians who live in other parts of the country and have no idea of how great is life in Chennai. This would also serve the purpose of answering all those myths about Chennai.
No. It is very cheap compared to
Is Chennai very hot?
Yes, Chennai is hot and humid as it lies on thermal equator and also on the coastal side. Every different place has got different climatic conditions. This isn’t worth an argument if an IT guy asks this as we sit inside office throughout the day without having any knowledge of what is happening outside. But there are beaches where you can go out in the evenings to get fresh air. I miss those night walks in Besant Nagar beach after 10pm.
Do we get north-Indian food in Chennai?
Yes. You get to see more north-Indian restaurants than the number of Tamilnadu restaurants in
How can I communicate in Chennai as people over there don’t speak Hindi and they are all Tamil fanatics?
Yes, you will have problem with language if you know only Hindi. But the people are not Tamil fanatics, they just don’t know Hindi. If Chinese or Japanese does the same, you admire at them but when it comes to Chennai, they are fanatics huh?
By the way, Hindi is not our official language but English. If you argue that Hindi is our national language and you can speak in
If you refer to the availability of food after 9pm as night life, then yes we do have. Or if you are talking about pubs and discotheques, yes there are few. But it is not life in night is all about. FYI, the closing of pubs by 11 in the night is not the most horrid thing in our country to happen.
Do we have multiplexes in Chennai?
Sathyam. This one word should answer all your queries on this. This Cineplex is far better than PVR and Inox. I still remember the sound of that pop-corn munching in a
How do we get to travel inside city?
You have buses and local trains to connect all parts of the city.
I heard that Chennai auto-rickshaw drivers loot your money. Is that true?
Not always. Yes, there is no meter-system in auto-rickshaws. They charge you based on their mood and not the distance. But if you know the place, you can get a better deal out of them. But lately the problems I have been facing in
How bad is traffic in Chennai?
You get jammed in traffic signals. (I think that’s what signals are for.) You get hardly struck in roads unlike my daily episodes of traffic jam here in
Is Chennai a very conservative place?
People in Chennai have other better work to do than making an issue for your skimpy clothes and other stuffs.
6 comments:
Hey, the FAQs were really gud and the replies were also amazing... U've made me feel proud to be a Chennaite and thnx for such a write-up inspite of being a bangalorean... :)
hmm..good points..bt still i feel if u want to live in a clean n posh city come to blore.i felt there is nothin called cleanness in chennai.
I have missed soo many things from chennai..Spencers, ECR road bike rides, midnight beach walks, beach side hotels..bt still blore wll get more points than chennai.
PS: I was in chenani for morethan 1 yr and now stayin in blore from last 2 yrs.
i have been in chennai for the past 14years and though i agree with most of the things two things that really puts me off is the climate and the autos.I have yet to meet an auto driver who does not fleece you to the bone. As for the climate except for november and december its awfully unbearable. Even the beaches will be blowing hot winds. Inspite of all these i should say chennai is one of the most freindliest and safest place to stay in India
it is very difficult to live in chennai..i'm staying here for past 2 years.....this city lacks cleanliness..In a metro city there are no meters for auto rickshaws can u imagine that..also u cannot compare chennai with posh cities like bangalore and hyderabad...The food available here is also eatable by localites...te sathyam is one of the worst multiplex i've ever seen...how can u compare inox, pvr with sathyam...
@apitha: thanks!am more of a chenaite than a bengalurean.
@raghu: For the midnite beach walks and ECR bike rides, I would miss anything :)
@sujatha: Indian summer is a common term associated to our country..Delhi goes to peak in summer and Bombay is as hot as Chennai. Why single out this city?
@Welcome to imagination world: Show me one autodriver in Bangalore who can come with meter rates from any railway station (and not 1 1/2 and double meters on a daytime). I have been seeing auto drivers asking 150-200 for a 2km distance from KR Puram railway station for last 2 yrs. In Chennai, you get the same rate at any time. Regarding Satyam cinemas, I donno wat to say. You must be really kiddin' abt it. You know the multiplex ticket prices in Bangalore? Food is always a thing you would miss when you stay away from your place. Even with a mixed population in Bangalore, I still dont have many options for Tamilnadu food. Do you ve a say for that?
Interesting to know.
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