The "Big City" Ego and sense of Superiority

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"Big City" ego ! What is it ? This is a word I did not read from anywhere ,even though such a term might be existing . This is the feeling that many of my fellow urbanites have of feeling superior because they happen to live in ;or born in a big city . I was born in New Delhi ,bought up,educated and for major part of my career ,worked here. Yet ;it does not make me feel something extra special. Yet;there are some friends as well as relatives of mine who take extreme pride in being born or living in Delhi (specifically Delhi,not the NCR region) . They feel that others are inferior to them . Now,this feeling is nothing specific to Delhites .I recall seeing a Hindi Movie "Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai" in which a College student of a Mumbai College,where the film's hero : "Abhishek Bacchan" had gone to study,while ragging Abhishek Bacchan asks him : From which "Village" are you ? Abhishek Bacchan replies : " I am not from a Village,but from city Varanasi ." (or was it Allahabad city- I don't exactly recall ) . To this ,the other person said : "Every place outside Mumbai is a village !! " This kind of an attitude is very bad as per me . Just because you are born ,living or doing a job in a place with more facilities ,money ,job oppportunities and luxuries of life does not give you license to deplore others ;or to make mockery of them . It is by god's will that things happened in our lives in way that made us live here.So,we must be humble and treat people living in smaller cities as well as Villages with respect and friendliness. We are all equal before God . What do you think ? Please share your comments ? Regards -Ptrikha_2