Bangalore vs Rest Of India

Today at our lunch table, I had an interesting conversation (rather argument) with a couple of the 'born, bread and buttered' in Bangalore folks. It is always interesting to talk to such people who feel that the 'immigrants' population is increasing at such a pace that the old Bangalore (..with nostalgic eyes) is being lost. One of them actually went on as much to say that the 'outsiders' should be charged a premium so that they dont come in such large hordes. The other mentioned that the Govt. should be happy the 'Wipros' & Infys are going on to other cities

Me, being the eternal capitalist, did not agree completely. I believe that the Govt has absolutely nothing to do in this. If the Govt does not do their job well, the world will just find a better alternative whether they like it or not. That is how the 'market' works. Today, Bangalore has become such an expensive city to live in. At a point, when companies find it too costly to set up shop here, they will just find other alternatives. Now that the other cities (Chennai, Pune, Kolkata etc) are bucking up, I think the trend has begun. A Rediff article on the Real Estate prices in other locations

Well, my Bangalore friends think that the city is so far ahead of time that it will take a long time for a viable alternative. It is almost similar to the way in which the whole Indian IT industry refuses to look at China as a formidable competitor. To me, it seems the other states are getting their acts together and coupled with the problems in Blore, we might really see some momentum outside of Hosur Road, Blore 560100.

There have been quite a number of articles on being 'Bangalored'...but the question is how long before realization dawns?

But on a side note...what is this obsession with 'my' city, my way thing?
Any comments, anybody?