First impression of Chennai:
Tooooo hot and sultry! Not that Mumbai was any different but then I had just returned from a brief stint abroad and was still flying high!! :)

What I liked about Chennai:

• The typical traditional "Tam Brahmin" culture......quite conservative!I used to se people draw "rangoli" early morning evryday outside their houses.

• Emphasis on good education amongst the people.Most of the ppl i knew are now engineers and doctors.
• Food-nothing beats the Tamilian Idli Dosa and Sambar.Oops! I forgot the Vada! :) Thair Sadam is also one of my favs.
• My school-Asan Memorial!....I spent the most important formative years of my life there! U know...part of my Jawani!! :) lol
• Marina Beach and the Besant nagar beach.
• Madhavan and Ajith -the tamil filmi stars!
• I learnt a new language!-Tamil
• Made some gr8 frends in life and for life!
• Intelligent ppl.
• Mahabalipuram

What I didn't like about Chennai:

• Extreme emphasis and rivalry on the basis of caste!

• Too much of Reservation system in all institutions!

• Fanatics w.r.t the Tamil Film Industry!-I mean imagine having a temple built for a mortal like Khushboo.....Booo!!! and not to forget the following that Superstar Rajnikanth had and still continues to do so!

• Politicians.....they are all the same and yet the literate ppl continue to vote for them.And i must mention the Huge Kingsize Hoardings and Cut outs of these Mahaan politicians!

• Weather!

• Language barrier-I think its high time that resident people realise that Hindi is the national language of our country and they oughta learn it. All "outsiders" have to learn the not-so-easy language! And those who know hindi pretend not to know it!

• Coum river-it stinks!

• Mosquitoes