Divided city

Been living in this city for close to sixteen years. For some reason, the entire island is not Mumbai, but instead a small section in the top right corner is Thane. Now Thane has got an identity of its own, especially because it is the capital of the district that Mumbai is a part of, but somehow Mumbai is the capital of the state.
Being a Thaneite is different from being a Mumbaiite. You are more cultured but less cool. There are more differences, but I cannot pinpoint them. There are others, who can say from which area of the city any man has come from. I can figure out if any given guy is from which side of Mumbai, Central or Western, the goddamned city being divided because of the railway lines. They are going to bridge the gap in yet another place CST-Churchgate, apart from Dadar and Matunga, bringing the city closer, but there will always be very noticable differences for some reason.
Funny how you affiliate yourself with a part of a city, and become almost patriotic about it. For example, Thaneites are sometimes frowned upon as wannabes from the outskirts of the city. In an infamous article in the south Mumbai edition of the Times of India, a piece had a list of distinctions between The City and the Outskirts. I remember only one, an that is because it was an outrageous statement. Apparently, teens in South Mumbai dress casually, while we Thaneits dress in flashy, wannabe clothes. Basically that the city is more Urban than Thane.
This is in fact, the general attitude of all the people in Mumbai to anyone from Thane and downwards. However, people in Thane think people beyond Kalyan are uncultured. People in Thane also seem to think that all Mumbaiites are snobs with little or no intelligence.
Many stations have acquired infamy by being associated with a particular personality. For example, Mulund is said to be full of rowdy wastes and half-criminals and easily dissed people with short tempers. Andheri is full of high-class snobs. Masjid is dangerous and full of robbers. Curry Street brimming with sex trade. There are entire areas of the city (like Dongri) that are shunned.

Funny how a small piece of land can be divided so many times over.