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Old Mar 15, 2018 | 6:15 am
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Originally Posted by windowontheAside
Originally Posted by RoyalSwazi
As I was taught by my Bombayite colleagues it is Bombay. Mumbai is a fake name dreamed up by the local fascist Shiv Sena party ��
As someone who tries to be culturally sensitive in my travels, I was pretty shocked to discover all of my client contacts preferred Bombay, and I felt rather uncomfortable following suit, after I had so rigorously schooled myself to say Mumbai
From A Ticket to Visit Mum (at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPcfJuk1t8s&t=11s):-
I'm originally from Mumbai. I mean, I like to call it Bombay, because I grew up there.
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