Outsider.

A realization hit me in the middle of petty conversation today. It is none but your own that can make you feel alienated in a new city.
To those that are so proud of calling Kolkata (or if you prefer Calcutta) their own.. I've been to many cities, and seen alot of people. None so proud yet hypocritically negligent of their culture and none so possessive about their citizenship.

Why would I love living in your city if all you have done so far is make me feel like an outsider here?

I really tried to be a part of a culture which is as much your own as it is mine, but everytime I get closer, I'm shunned away by a snobbish whiff of "what do you know about Calcutta, you haven't lived here and will never belong here."

Here's the deal: I no longer want to belong. Enough offence has been taken by me on the city's part. I've had it with you 'Calcuttans' and I certainly do not include everybody.. Just a few snobbish dimwits, with no control over their tongue and no substance in their intellect. To you idiots, I do not want to belong with you in your city. Because the city isn't yours, and I'll find my place because I'm not the one plagued by senseless insecurity.
God bless you, and may you not be treated as badly when you move out.

Peace. \m/