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The Haryana woman’s post describing Bengaluru as “overrated” and its people as “rude” sparked a wave of reactions from both locals and outsiders.
The woman who has been living in Bengaluru for four years now said that much of the city feels like a “lifeless concrete jungle”. (Representative Image/Getty)
A woman from Haryana, who has called Bengaluru home for the past four years, recently shared her thoughts about the city in a detailed Reddit post. The techie described Bengaluru as “overrated” and its people as “rude”, adding that much of the city felt like a “lifeless concrete jungle”.
“Bangalore is a completely different city than we think it is. Moved to Padmanabhanagar from Varthur recently and now I am in complete cultural and societal shock,” she recounted on her time in Bengaluru.
The woman, who goes online as “New-Squirrel-2742″, continued, “During my stay in Varthur, I often felt that Bangalore was overrated. Although it is marketed as a tech hub, my experience was limited to its proximity to the tech park. The area lacked proper roads, infrastructure, amenities, and—most importantly for me—culture. It felt non-existent. People were rude, disconnected from each other, and the place resembled a lifeless concrete jungle—more like a concrete immigrant asylum.”
She also shared that she spent her childhood in Gurugram, moved to Mumbai for her education before heading to the US for her master’s. After a brief stint working in the US, she returned to India and settled in Bengaluru to pursue her career.
“I now live in Padmanabhanagar, which is probably deep in the heart of Bengaluru towards south west,” she further said, adding that she wants to explore the area more.
“New-Squirrel-2742″ expressed, “It’s a place where someone like me, a ‘North’ techie would least expect to venture, because there is no point living there unless you are a localite, tech parks are far away from that place, but I shifted to complete WFH now.”
She also expressed her admiration for the neighborhood’s charm and its welcoming community. She even likened it to posh areas of Mumbai. “I initially thought my inability to speak Kannada would be a problem here, but guess what—almost everyone knows English, and I didn’t face any issues at all. The South Indian culture we often see on TV or read about in books is very much alive here.”
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The woman’s Reddit post about Bengaluru sparked a flurry of responses from locals and outsiders alike, with many agreeing and disagreeing with her.
One localite wrote, “Most locals stay in south part of Bengaluru and it’s a different world. We don’t want others shifting here. Let us live our lives peacefully. Stay in indiranagar, Koramangala and other parts. Please don’t come here.”
“The parts of Bangalore that are not touched by a tech park are amazing to live in. Real people, most importantly rooted and have a sense of belonging,” joined another.
Some questioned her observations, including one commenter who wrote, “How did you feel bengaluru is rude as compared to Gurgaon or Haryana. Even I am from north and felt people up north to be more rude.” To this, the woman replied, “Definitely not rude in the levels of NCR, it is whole another story, I mean comparatively rude when compared to average Bangalore level.”
“I myself am so glad my college of choice was in South bangalore because no way I’d have thrived in the tech side of the city,” wrote a fourth.
Many even requested the woman to delete the post, fearing that her praise for areas like Padmanabhanagar would attract too much attention.
