#BangaloreHypeTrain
Sooo I feel like Bangalore is a city that lives on Hype, everyone is just trying to be cool and are too afraid of actually call out stuff for what they are. Few examples (my personal opinion) Eat Naru - it’s good ramen, but you can definitely find better or as good (bookings are sold out in minutes) Pizza 4Ps - Average pizza, great hospitality but not worth waiting for a booking a month in advance Ultrahuman ring - It’s not even that accurate for that price March Tee - good T-shirt, but you can find so much better at that price point I like to call this the Bangalore Hype Train xP
Totally Agree with this, everyone wants to get validation or some kind of approval from ultra rich or dumb influencers, I think it's totally influenced by Tech Cuties mostly from North India working in Startups (HSR, Koramangala). These dumbfucks who never stepped out of their world get excited for silly things, imagine people standing outside a biryani shop at 4am, people standing in a queue sandwich..uff this all insta validation stories matters for them, they seek happiness by impressing or making someone jealous of.
There usually is a mandatory twitter post after doing said activity as well 😂
Yeah, Tech cuties on Twitter with snap filters make single tech Bros go crazy about them 🙏. These people are living in a different world by phuking some dopamine ganja 🤑.
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Equitymaster
Stealth
3 months ago
Add mokobara bags and berkinstak footware to list.
Mokobara quality is below average. And price is 3x the competitors
VIP brand for bags/suitcases have been using /hearing them since childhood...no hype, particular traditional business - these startups just over over hype
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samosa
Stealth
3 months ago
too many fake people who are just doing "networking", nobody has actual friends
Saar
Stealth
3 months ago
What do you do?... Oh! Bye.
Heard this kinda crap is not relevant in old bangalore where the natives are much grounded and prefer to indulge in things in old bangalore at darshinis and templles and detest and hate the new bangalore mostly inhibited by the outsiders.
UpsetUnicorn
Stealth
3 months ago
In old Bangalore does not mean it's old or is loved by old Bangalore
Navu Project
Fold money
Bobs bar
Working 14 hours a day at low wages to make a VC rich :)
Fold money - fuck yes, the hype on twitter for the product was crazy. Kudos to their marketing strategy though
I'm living at home due to WFH and never ever even heard of anything you just mentioned. Not even from friends living in Blr or on insta. Feels like I'm living in a completely different world.
Not limited to B’lore. Wherever people have more money to spare than any actual use.
yejsok
Stealth
3 months ago
Tech crowd of Bangalore is a circlejerk, and tries so hard to be SF/Bay Area.
I haven't heard most of these places. Now Googling them , giving them more validation I guess
Since I like food, I would like to comment on the places.
Both might not be the best out there but they're the best in consistency. Other places are like a hit or miss. One day it's great, other day it's so-so.
True, I’m from Bombay and honestly there are better places which are consistent - but there’s no hype around it as much as Bangalore.
Bastian might be the most hyped place in India. I can definitely name a few more.
Every city has the hype train that pushes the agenda of 'if you haven't eaten from here, you have not tried anything'.
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In couple of years we too will be at the same degen levels of US but with worst law.
Naru is hyped AF. Shittiest service. They served cold food, the owner had an attitude and by the end of the night their dessert inventory was exhausted. Worst way to spend your money. It was one of my friend's birthday and the dinner was supposed to be a gift for them, the day was completely ruined.
nextdoordisneykid
Student
3 months ago
OP you and everyone being a full on buzzkill here could also have suggested some alternate sources of enjoyment would have really helped, moreover hype is how most of the societies (either developing or well off) function, if you have some creative ways of going about this I am all ears
nextdoordisneykid
Student
3 months ago
well I have achieved enough to be all brains, just wanted me to humble and give my pov however people here just have a habit of cribbing all the time, why not go out there in the real world and try having some real life experiences with your hard earned all brains money which I am pretty sure you'll have access to since you are extremely quick in judging other people on the basis of their idealogies, peace out
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unpocoloco
Stealth
3 months ago
It's all instagram effect indeed. Every day I come across a new fad - strawberry picking, wine tasting, pottery classes, baking classes etc, each costing like 2.5k, 3k per session.
These things create fomo ( and also the fear of being judged by peers) for someone like me who just wants to chill out at home over weekends.
The culture of FOMO is strong and everyone's jumping from one insta popular place to the next..
Remember "Flash sales" that phone companies used to do?
Same with restaurant booking these days
Went to Bastian and spent a truckload of money (25k+). General consensus was that the place is pretty average, and doesn't feel special. Left a review about it. Bastian management had the audacity to reply with a undertone that we are too poor to enjoy the food, that it is loved by members of its community and we should appreciate it.
Never going to this ultra hyped up place again. Bastian Mumbai at least has good tasty food and more down to earth management.
Very interested to know which other t shirt brands to try that can be better than March?
yejsok
Stealth
3 months ago
Uniqlo. March doesn’t even hold a candle in front of them.
I've had a good experience at Naru everytime I have went. My friends I have taken them there have also loved it. Wouldn't say it's overhyped. It's just a marketing strategy of being exclusive, and it works. Better than going to the restaurant and waiting 45 mins to get a table, atleast you know you have the table ready to sit on.
Their ramen is tasty af, do tell me "better places for ramen in Bangalore". They do very OG Japanese styled ramen. You can't compare it with a Daily Sushi.
Again, why Pizza4Ps might come across as an average pizza to you is cause they stick to an authentic Neapolitan style + it's a vietnamese restaurant with vietnamese inspired pizzas, so ofcourse!
Their cheese platter board was amazing.
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