In love with the city...

It is quite interesting to see how people fall in love with places. Most people are bonded with the city where they grew up, others have an attachment with the place where they've studied or worked. Once the bond is formed, no matter where they go, the love for their 'beloved home' doesn't perish.

I have been observing the profiles of numerous bloggers, where in they have to mention the place that they 'belong' to. And there are umpteen instances where people have mentioned more than one places, as if someone's asking them to justify the reason why they've mentioned the current place where they are dwelling in and not their favorite place!

Some such examples:
Place: Mumbai, now in Pune, India
Place: London/Bangalore
Place: Austin (for now), Mumbai (forever).

I wonder what makes a person fall in love with a place. This trend is noticeable especially in people from the big cities. Apparently, every metropolitan or a cosmopolitan has its inherent spirit which all the people living in that place share. This spirit is what makes them stick to the place despite all the hardships and the daily struggles of commuting and living. These people love to identify themselves as New Yorkers or Parisians , or even Mumbaiyyas.

I guess once we accept a place as home, nothing can change the feeling and no other place can live up to that sense of belonging!